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