COC CLS - Healthy Safety Environment - NIKE, Inc. - The Journey

FALL PROTECTION
STANDARD
The contractor provides a safe, hygienic and healthy workplace setting and takes necessary steps to
prevent accidents and injury arising out of, linked with or occurring in the course of work or as result of
the operation of contractor’s facilities. The contractor has systems to detect, avoid and respond to
potential risks to the safety and health of all employees.
‣ Develop and implement procedures to reduce or eliminate risk associated with falling off, onto,
or through working levels and to protect employees or contractors from being struck by falling
objects.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Location Manager must ensure that the fall protection procedures are developed, implemented and
followed.
HSE Representative must establish, maintain and administer the fall protection procedures.
Managers and Supervisors must ensure that employees are trained and adhere to the requirements of
the fall protection procedures.
Employees must adhere to the requirements of the fall protection procedures.
DEFINITIONS
• Fall protection system is the use of multiple, approved safety equipment components such as body
harnesses, shock absorbing lanyards, deceleration devices, vertical lifelines, and anchorages,
interconnected in order to stop a free fall.
REQUIREMENTS
1. RISK ASSESSMENT—Each facility must have a documented fall risk assessment performed which
includes as a minimum:
a. Identification of which job tasks that an employee or object is at risk of falling.
b. Evaluation of the risk associated with tasks involving work at height.
c. Identification and implementation of control measures to reduce the risk.
2. POLICIES & PROCEDURES—Each facility must implement procedures to reduce or eliminate the risk
of a fall or being struck by a falling object which must cover, as a minimum, the following:
a. Full body harness is required for any unprotected height of 1.8 meters (6 feet) or greater.
b. Fall protection equipment must be inspected before and after each use.
c. Monthly fall protection equipment inspection.
d. Proper maintenance, cleaning and storage of fall protection equipment.
e. Proper use of fall protection systems.
f. Proper handling, storage and securing of tools and material.
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