Walking and Working Surfaces – OSHA CFR 1915 vs. 1910 PRESENTED BY: YANIV ZAGAGI, IN MSC, CIH, CSP
Walking and Working Surfaces A P P L I C A B L E S TA N D A R D S A N D S C O P E S • 1910 Subpart D • This subpart applies to all general industry workplaces. It covers all walking- working surfaces unless specifically excluded by an individual section of this subpart • 1915 Subpart D Scaffolds, Ladders and Other Working Surfaces • The provisions of this section shall apply to all ship repairing, shipbuilding and shipbreaking operations except that paragraphs (b)(8) through (b)(10) and paragraphs (c) through (f) of this section shall only apply to ship repairing and shipbuilding operations and shall not apply to shipbreaking. • 1915 Subpart F General Working Conditions • The provisions of this subpart apply to general working conditions in shipyard employment, including work on vessels, on vessel sections, and at landside operations, regardless of geographic location. ___
OSHA 2 9 C F R 1 9 1 5 . 4 - D E F I N I T I O N S . • (j) The terms ship repair and ship repairing mean any repair of a vessel including, but not restricted to, alterations, conversions, installations, cleaning, painting, and maintenance work. • (k) The term shipbuilding means the construction of a vessel including the installation of machinery and equipment. • (l) The term shipbreaking means any breaking down of a vessel's structure for the purpose of scrapping the vessel, including the removal of gear, equipment or any component part of a vessel. ___
Walking and Working Surfaces - Changes Old Rule – Subpart D New Rule – Subpart D 1910.21 – Definitions 1910.21 – Scope and Definitions 1910.22 – General Requirements 1910.22 – General Requirements 1910.23 – Guarding Floor and Wall Openings 1910.23 - Ladders and Holes 1910.24 – Fixed Industrial Stairs 1910.24 – Step Bolts and Manhole Steps 1910.25 – Portable Wood Ladders 1910.25 - Stairways 1910.26 – Portable Metal Ladders 1910.26 - Dockboards 1910.27 – Scaffolds and Rope Descent 1910.27 – Fixed Ladders Systems 1910.28 – Safety Requirements for 1910.28 – Duty to Have Fall Protection and Scaffolding Falling Object Protection 1910.29 – Manually Propelled Mobile Ladder 1910.29 – Fall Protection Systems and Falling Stands and Scaffolds (towers) Object Protection – Criteria and Practices 1910.30 – Other Working Surfaces 1910.30 – Training Requirements ___
Timeline for Compliance Final Subpart D Section and Requirement Compliance Date 1910.30(a) - Train exposed employees on fall hazards May 17, 2017 1910.30(b) - Train employees who use equipment covered by the new May 17, 2017 rule 1910.27(b)(1) - Inspect and certify permanent anchorage points for November 20, 2017 rope descent systems 1910.28(b)(9)(i)(B) - For fixed ladders over 24 feet, install personal fall November 19, 2018 arrest or ladder safety systems on new fixed and on replacement ladders or ladder sections, including ladder systems on advertising structures 1910.28(b)(9)(i)(A) - Ensure existing fixed ladders over 24 feet are November 19, 2018 equipped with a cage, well, personal fall arrest system, or ladder safety system 1910.28(b)(9)(i)(D) - Replace those cages and wells used as fall November 18, 2036 protection with ladder safety or personal fall arrest systems on all fixed ladders over 24 feet ___
Walking and Working Surfaces 1 9 1 5 1 9 1 0 1915.80(b) Definitions applicable 1910.21 – Scope and Definitions to this subpart . • Authorized means an • Authorized employee employee who the An employee who performs one or more of employer assigns to the following perform a specific type of lockout/tags-plus duty, or allows in a responsibilities: specific location or area. • Executes the lockout/tags- plus procedures; • Installs a lock or tags-plus system on machinery, equipment, or systems; or • Services any machine, equipment, or system under lockout/tags-plus application. ___
Walking and Working Surfaces 1 9 1 5 1 9 1 0 1915.80(b) Definitions applicable 1910.21 – Scope and Definitions to this subpart. • Hole means a gap or open • Not available space in a floor, roof, horizontal walking-working surface, or similar surface that is at least 2 inches (5 cm) in its least dimension ___
Walking and Working Surfaces 1 9 1 5 1 9 1 0 1915.83(a)(1) Steam supply 1910.21 – Scope and Definitions system, and • Competent person means a person who is capable of 1915.83(c)(3) Electric shore identifying existing and predictable hazards in any power personal fall protection system or any component of it, as well as in • A responsible vessel's their application and uses with representative, a contractor, or related equipment, and who has authorization to take prompt, any other person who is corrective action to eliminate the qualified by training, identified hazards. knowledge, or experience • Qualified describes a person who, by possession of a recognized degree, certificate, or professional standing, or who by extensive knowledge, training, and experience has successfully demonstrated the ability to solve or resolve problems relating to the subject matter, the work, or the project. ___
Walking and Working Surfaces 1 9 1 5 1 9 1 0 1915.80(b) Definitions applicable 1910.21 – Scope and to this subpart. Definitions • Not available • Low-slope roof means a roof that has a slope less than or equal to a ratio of 4 in 12 (vertical to horizontal). • Manhole steps means steps that are individually attached to, or set into, the wall of a manhole structure. ___
Walking and Working Surfaces 1 9 1 5 1 9 1 0 1915.80(b) Definitions applicable 1910.21 – Scope and Definitions to this subpart. • Opening means a gap or open space in a wall, partition, • Walkway. Any surface, vertical walking-working whether vertical, slanted, or surface, or similar surface that horizontal, on which is at least 30 inches (76 cm) employees walk, including high and at least 18 inches (46 areas that employees pass cm) wide, through which an through, to perform their job employee can fall to a lower tasks . Walkways include, but level. are not limited to, access • Walking-working surface ways, designated walkways, means any horizontal or aisles, exits, gangways, vertical surface on or through ladders, ramps, stairs, steps, which an employee walks, works, or gains access to a passageways, and scaffolding. work area or workplace If an area is, or could be, location (i.e. parking lots) used to gain access to other locations, it is to be considered a walkway ___
Walking and Working Surfaces 1 9 1 5 1 9 1 0 1915.81 – General Working 1910.22 – General Conditions: Housekeeping Requirements: Housekeeping • The employer shall eliminate slippery conditions, such as Employers are required to snow and ice, on walkways and inspect walking-working working surfaces as necessary. surfaces regularly and as If it is not practicable for the needed and identify, control, employer to remove slippery and as much as possible conditions, the employer either prevent hazardous conditions. shall: • Restrict employees to • Surface conditions - designated walkways and Walking-working surfaces are working surfaces where maintained free of hazards the employer has such as sharp or protruding eliminated slippery conditions; or objects, loose boards, • Provide slip-resistant corrosion, leaks, spills, snow, footwear and ice ___
Walking and Working Surfaces 1 9 1 5 1 9 1 0 1915.81 – General Working 1910.22 – General Conditions: Housekeeping Requirements: Housekeeping • The employer also shall ensure that • Inspection, maintenance, and each walkway: repair • Provides adequate passage; • The employer must ensure: Walking-working surfaces are • Is clear of debris, including solid inspected, regularly and as and liquid wastes, that may necessary, and maintained create a hazard for employees; in a safe condition. • Is clear of tools, materials, • Hazardous conditions on equipment, and other objects that walking working surfaces are may create a hazard for corrected or repaired before employees; and an employee uses the • Is clear of hoses and electrical walking-working surface service cords. again. If the correction or repair cannot be made • While a walkway or part of a walkway immediately, the hazard must is being used as a working surface, be guarded to prevent the employer shall cordon off that employees from using the portion to prevent it from being walking-working surface until the hazard is corrected or used as a walkway. repaired; and ___
Walking and Working Surfaces 1 9 1 5 1 9 1 0 1915.81 – General Working 1910.22 – General Conditions: Housekeeping Requirements: Housekeeping • When any correction or • Not available repair involves the . structural integrity of the walking-working surface, a qualified person performs or supervises the correction or repair. ___
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