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Section 8:
Safety
This section provides safety information for working on, or near, a digital billboard display.
8.1 Personal Protective Equipment
Installation personnel are responsible for wearing appropriate Personal Protective
Equipment (PPE) in all operations where there is a potential of exposure to a hazardous
condition. Additionally, installation personnel should dress appropriately for the weather.
Installation personnel must also follow Daktronics and customer safety requirements.
Head Protection:
A Class G hardhat must be worn when employees could be exposed to
falling objects or there is the risk of bumping into fixed objects.
Eye Protection:
Safety glasses with side shields are required in all circumstances while
performing installation work. Safety glasses must meet
ANSI Z87.1-1989
.
Foot Protection:
Sturdy leather work boots are required. Steel-toe boots are recommended.
Hand Protection:
Properly fitted work gloves are recommended to protect employees against
lacerations, abrasions, and punctures.
Fall Protection:
All installers and technicians walking or working on surfaces 6' or more
above a lower level or working on lift equipment must wear a Personal Fall Arrest System
(PFAS). Daktronics requires the use of a harness with the appropriate double-leg lanyard.
Daktronics policy mandates 100 percent tie off. This means that at all times PFAS is required,
the worker must be attached via the lanyard to an OHSA approved anchorage. Fall
protection training is required for employees and is available through Daktronics. Refer to
Section 8.2
.
8.2 Personal Fall Arrest System
Installation personnel are responsible for wearing PFAS when working on surfaces 6' or more
above a lower level or working in lift equipment. PFAS should consist of an anchorage,
connectors, body harness, a lanyard, deceleration device, lifeline, or a suitable combination of
these. Daktronics has PFAS available for check in/check out through the Safety Department.
All PFAS must be properly adjusted for each worker. Follow these guidelines for proper
adjustment.
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Locate the D-ring between shoulder blades
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Locate chest strap at mid chest
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Leg straps are snug but not binding
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Proper shoulder to hip snugness
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Butt strap is under the buttocks
