5.5.1 Purpose & Responsibility

PURPOSE:
Ensure all field workers operating at heights of 6 feet and above have specific and clear guidelines for responding to a fall. This plan should ensure the victim’s health risks are minimized during a fall.

The plan should also ensure that the rescue is conducted in a safe manner and that all rescuers are protected by fall protection equipment at all times during the rescue attempt.

DEFINITIONS:
• RESCUE PLAN: A response procedure made to safely retrieve a suspended person after a fall. This plan should include how to conduct both self-rescue and retrieval of another person.
• SELF-RESCUE: The use of fall protection equipment to safely recover ones-self from suspension after a fall.
• MECHANICALLY AIDED RESCUE: A method of rescue used to safely retrieve a person who has fallen from an elevated work surface using mechanical means.
• SUSPENSION TRAUMA: A serious medical condition that can lead to unconsciousness, injury or death, which can occur when a worker is suspended in a harness for too long after a fall.
• PROMPT RESCUE: Conducting a rescue within the recommended time of six minutes as determined by ANSI Z359.2-6.1

RESPONSIBILITIES:
It is Carter & Carter management’s responsibility to provide a safe workplace for all employees, subcontractors, etc. Carter & Carter will assist in aiding the rescue of a fallen worker.

Subcontractors

• Provide Carter & Carter with its written site specific Fall Rescue Procedure.
• Properly train employees regarding proper protocol in accordance with its own established Fall Rescue Procedure.
• Understand and follow the protocols of its Fall Rescue Plan in the event of a fall.