Vestil CC-30-MC - Manual (Page 55)

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FALL PROTECTION (continued)
The Fall Protection System shown below incorporates the following features:
FALL PROTECTION FOR PEOPLE:
(1) TOPRAIL
“shall be 42” (107 cm) plus or minus 3” (8 cm) above the walking/working level”
(2) MIDRAIL “shall be installed at a height midway between the top edge of the guardrail
system and the walking/working level, when there is no wall or parapet wall at
least 21” (53 cm) high”.
(3) OPENINGS “Other structural members shall be installed such that there are no openings in the
guardrail system that are more than 19” (48 cm) wide.
FALL PROTECTION FOR OBJECTS:
(4) TOEBOARD “shall be a minimum of 3.5” (9 cm) in vertical height from its top edge to the level
of the walking/working surface. It shall not have more than ¼” (6 mm) clearance
above the walking/working surface”.
(5) SCREENS Openings around Top Hopper and Door sections must be covered over using
screens, boards, or plywood to prevent debris from falling outside the chute.
(6) BUMPER A solid bumper, not less than 4” (10 cm) thick and 6” (15 cm) high, prevents
wheelbarrows from breaking through and falling over the edge.
“Guardrail systems, when used for falling object protection, shall have openings small enough to
prevent passage of falling objects”
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