SJA800-15-Q-0008-A001_-_Attachment_11_-_Fall_Protection.pdf

Amendment A001

Request for Quotations (RFQ) No. SJA800-15-Q-0008

Attachment 11

Attachment 11 - Fall Protection

Purpose. To inform contractors of their responsibilities when performing work at elevated surfaces for real property owned or managed by the U.S. Government at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo, Japan.

Use anytime a contractor is suspected to work at unguarded locations above six feet. Such locations may include, but is not limited to, the following:

(1) Portable and fixed ladders;

(2) Aerial lifts;

(3) Scaffolds;

(4) Roofs; and

(5) Elevated work locations and platforms.

Contractors are required to:

(1) Reduce the hazards associated with falls;

(2) Control fall hazards first through engineering controls;

(3) Institute personal fall arrest systems, administrative controls and training when engineering controls are not feasible;

(4) Have a formal fall protection program in accordance with OSHA requirements or equivalent as determined by the POSHO;

(5) Have the necessary fall protection equipment to safely perform the job;

(6) Have workers properly trained in the use of fall protection equipment; and

(7) Have supervisors (or competent personnel) who ensure the use of fall protection equipment as required.