BANNED BELTS HAVE FEW FANS LEFT

As of January 1, 1998, most construction employers can no longer legally expose their workers to one of the most dangerous pieces of equipment at the jobsite: the safety belt. Federal safety regulations now require that workers exposed to fall hazards wear safety harnesses and related equipment that diminish and distribute the tremendous forces that gravity delivers to a protected person as a fall is arrested. However, after legal action by the National Erectors Association, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration granted an exemption to steel erection workers, one of the most fall-prone construction specialties. The exemption for steel erection is a "bogus issue," says John H. Price, a safety manager for the JMA joint venture, which is working on the Los Angeles subway. "Ironworkers are not exempt from the laws of gravity."

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• Authors:
  • Korman, R
• Publication Date: 1998-1-5

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos;
• Pagination: p. 10
• Serial:
  • ENR
  • Volume: 240
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: McGraw-Hill, Incorporated
  • ISSN: 0891-9526

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Construction; Construction industry; Erection (Building); Fall; Federal laws; Injuries; Manual safety belts; Occupational safety; Shoulder harnesses; Steel
• Identifier Terms: U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration
• Old TRIS Terms: Federal regulations; Ironworkers; Occupational safety and health administration; Personal injury; Personnel safety; Steel construction
• Subject Areas: Construction; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I50: Construction and Supervision of Construction; I84: Personal Injuries;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00745536
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 9 1998 12:00AM