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REINFORCEMENT STEEL/CONCRETE FORM WORK

  1. Personnel working on rebar walls, piers, and on concrete form walls must have fall protection 100% of the time they are exposed to a potential fall.  This fall protection can be achieved by using one of the following options.
    • Double landyard system
    • Retractable lifelines
    • Man lifts
    • Guarding ( Toprail, Midrail & Toeboard)
    • Warning Lines.
  2. Personnel working rebar or formed walls and elevated piers generally require the use of work positioning belt and lanyard.  The positioning belt/lanyard shall be used in conjunction with a harness/lanyard that has been properly secured to provide fall protection.
  3. On vertical rebar walls, the safety lanyard shall be secured overhead to either a lifeline or a horizontal section of rebar.
  4. On form walls, personnel shall use patented construction form tie-off attachments or lifelines to secure their safety lanyards.  These persons shall receive specific TSTI on the equipment and fall protection practices that will be used.