Fall protection

Many of these incidents are preventable when proper precautions are taken, making fall protection training not only critical, but also required for all construction workers.

[4] statutes, standards and regulations in the United States pertaining to the requirements for employers to provide fall protection are administered by OSHA.

Aside from having elevated locations, hazardous machinery and open holes install fall prevention equipment around and in them, OSHA also required that all workplace apply the following:[11] Passive Fall Prevention y This is a system that is stationary, non-dynamic, and can't move, change, or adapt when it is being used.

These fall arrest assist of harness, single or multiple anchor points, and a self- retracting lifeline or safety lanyard.

[15] Examples of administrative controls include placing a safety observer or warning line near an edge, or enforcing a safety policy which trains workers and requires them to adhere to other fall protection measures, or prohibiting any un-restrained worker from approaching an edge.

Camera-based system combined with artificial intelligence (AI) can monitor worksites in real time, identifying potential fall hazards/Unsafe acts/Unsafe conditions and notifying workers and management before any mishappening.

and automatically triggering alerts (mails/SMS/App notifications or buzzer alarm) whenever workers approach these zones without proper protective measures (PPE detection).

Also, wearable devices equipped with IoT capabilities can recognize and monitors a worker's movements and environmental condition, providing immediate feedback and datasets to cloud in real time and alerts to prevent falls.