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Safety Memo #2 Impalement Protection & Fall Protection

Date: September 17, 2018

To: ACI PROJECT DIVISION
<<MANDATORY>>
[1] Impalement Protection and Protective covers for rebar and form stakes
[2] Fall Protection

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As of today, all ACI jobsites MUST have the Protective Covers on the SAME DAY of rebar(straight/bent) and all
metal or wood stakes installation.

This falls under the category of Impalement Hazards, Title 8, §1712, Requirements for Impalement Protection.
OSHA covers the topic of Protection from Reinforcing Steel and Other Similar Projections to all work sites and
locations where employees work around or over exposed projections. Projections are defined as a thing that
extends outward from something else. Rebar, straight or bent; vertical or horizontal, along with metal and wood
stakes, are under this category.

If your subcontractor does not comply with this safety requirement, then the installation must be put on HOLD until
the subcontractor procures the proper Protective Covers.

Please refer to the link below for further detail:
Additional Impalement Hazard Above Grade

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All ACI jobsites MUST install fall protection immediately when we have any area 6 feet or over from the ground.

OSHA Fall Protection:
https://www.osha.gov/SLTC/fallprotection/

Please keep in mind that safety is our number one priority on the job site.

Thank you.