FALL HAZARD ASSESSMENT FLOW CHART

What type of working surface is involved?

Ladder Employee elevating Elevated Working

equipment Surface

Is the ladder Does the

No Yes Does the manufacturer
permanently working surface have No
fixed in require the use of unguarded sides,
position ? Fall Protection? floors or
wall openings?

Yes No
Yes
Does the
Is the ladder equipment elevate
No greater than greater than No Is the working
20 feet in 4 feet (1.2 m) or above
dangerous surface at or above
length ? 4 ft (1.2 m) General
equipment or No
processes? Industry, 6 ft (1.8 m)
Construction Activities
or above dangerous
Yes equipment?
Is the ladder Yes
used as a
Yes
working
Yes Does the
platform? equipment elevate Yes
the employee
Fall Hazard Present vertically and Fall Hazard Present
No horizontally?

No Fall Protection
No Fall Protection
No Required (1)
Required (1)

NOTE: Fall hazards can be

No Does the present at any height. This
equipment have
Fall Hazard Present standard
criteria is established as a
guardrails? general rule of thumb to identify
fall hazards. Each situation
must be evaluated individually
to determine the presence of
Yes a fall hazard.
No Fall Hazard Present (1) (1) General safe work
practices are still required