This document provides information for a course on working at height, including:
- Facility rules such as PPE requirements, smoking areas, and accident reporting procedures.
- Course objectives which are to increase awareness of fall hazards and regulations, and teach planning, equipment selection, and rescue procedures.
- Hazards of working at height like falls, dropped objects, fragile surfaces, and suspension trauma.
- Regulations regarding risk assessment, fall protection planning, and competent workers.
- Examples of fall protection methods like guardrails, harnesses, and restraint systems.
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PPE must be worn if entering workshop training areas.
Location of toilets- two in main entrance corridor and one next to
kitchenette.
Coffee available in kitchen.
Designated smoking area, outside in yard in smoking shelter.
Mobiles on silent and should not be used until breaks or course.
Any safety issues you become aware of please advise a member
of staff.
Personal effects can be stored in locker room.
Facility Induction
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Muster on grass area adjacent main gate.
A staff member will conduct a role call.
Accidents, Illness and Injury.
First Aid – Claire Campbell in Administration is First Aider.
Report any incident to trainer who will document as per
company & insurance requirements.
Equipment used on course is regularly inspected report
any defects to trainer.
If fire alarm sounds leave by nearest exit.
Facility Induction
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Course Aim
The aim of this course is to give delegates an understanding of
the hazards involved with working at height (WAH) within the
workplace.
Not only the risk of falling but also being struck by falling &
dropped objects.
Introduction to industry “DROPS Campaign”
Understand the principles of collective and personal protection
and their assessment & identification in the planning stage,
And subsequent selection of equipment for WAH operations
and exposure to that equipment.
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Objectives
You will have:
An awareness of “The Working at Height Regulations 2005”.
An understanding of employer/employee responsibilities.
Fall protection hierarchy.
Fall arrest systems.
The planning process.
Awareness of oil Industry initiative on DROPS
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Objectives
Equipment selection
Testing and recording
Fragile surfaces
Scaffolding
Ladders
Fall Arrest
Rescue equipment
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Legislation “The Working at Height Regulations 2005”.
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Legislation
Health and Safety At Work Etc. Act 1974
Regulations
ACOP
Guidance
Company Policies & Procedures
Regulations
Regulations
Regulations Regulations
ACOP ACOP ACOP ACOP
Guidance
Guidance Guidance Guidance
PUWER 1998
MHSW
1999
PPE 1992
Working At
Height 2005
LOLER 1998
EU Directives
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WAH Statistics.
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Legislation - Working at Height Regulations 2005
Work at height means work in any place where, if precautions
were not taken, a person could fall a distance liable to cause
personal injury.
For example you are working at height if you:
Are working on a ladder or a flat roof;
Could fall through a fragile surface;
Could fall into an opening in a floor or a hole in the ground.
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Examples of WAH Incidents.
Manufacturer fined after contractor suffers fatal fall through skylight
A carton manufacturer has been fined after a contractor suffered fatal head injuries after falling through a broken
skylight.
a contractor suffered fatal head injuries when he fell six metres through a broken skylight in the roof to the factory floor
below.
An investigation by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) into the incident found that the company failed to assess
the risks of working at height and failed to implement a safe system of work giving consideration to the hierarchy
of control found in the work at height regulations.
The company has been fined £200,000 and ordered to pay costs of £12,569.52.
Speaking after the hearing, HSE inspector stated that in this case the duty holder failed to properly assess the
risks and introduce a system of work that could have easily prevented this death.
“Duty holders have a duty to protect not only their employees but also their contractors.”
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Examples of WAH Incidents.
Due to lack of proper procedures and safeguards in place, a painter, fell around 10 feet through a waiting room ceiling.
The IP incurred severe ligament damage, and hasn’t been able to return to his job as an industrial painter since the
accident – which happened on January 7th, 2018.
The contractor, was given a site induction when he first arrived at the job on December 18th, 2017, but he wasn’t briefed
on the risk assessment. The RA, unbeknown to the contractor, specified that workers should wear full body harness.
When he returned to work on January 7th after the festive break, he wasn’t given another safety briefing and, crucially,
wasn’t warned about the fragile roofs.
Subsequently, he fell through the unguarded ceiling and into the waiting room that morning.
During prosecution, both companies involved – were fined a grand total of £965,000 after admitting charges under
Section 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974.
HSE Rep stated: “The most unnerving issue around this situation is the fact that it could’ve been avoided so easily,
simply through proactive communication”.
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Legislation - Working at Height Regulations 2005
The legislation identifies that anybody that works at height to be competent???
You should make sure that people with sufficient skills, knowledge and experience are
employed to perform the task.
In the case of low-risk, short duration tasks involving ladders, competence requirements may
be no more than making sure employees receive instruction on how to use the equipment
safely (e.g. how to tie a ladder properly) and appropriate training in equipment used.
When a more technical level of competence is required, for example drawing up a plan for
assembling a complex scaffold, existing training and certification schemes drawn up by trade
associations and industry is one way to help demonstrate competence.
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Legislation - Working at Height Regulations 2005
Legal duties under WAH regulations:
Understand potential hazards relating to work or equipment.
Identify who controls the work and lines of communications.
Understand the principles of fall protection.
Recognise safe and unsafe situations.
Understand how to deal with hazards.
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Legislation – Hazard Hierarchy of Fall Protection
1. Hazard Elimination - Preferred solution is to eliminate
exposure to the fall hazard
2. Passive Fall Protection – Physical Barriers, like
guardrails around unprotected edges and covers over
holes.
3. Fall Restraint – Use PPE to restrict the workers range of
movement so they cannot fall. (Training required in these
methods).
4. Fall Arrest System – Use PPE to arrest a fall within
acceptable limits. (Training & rescue planning required).
5. Admin Controls – Least preferred solution is work
practices or procedures that increase a workers
awareness off a fall hazard.
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Employer Responsibilities
Every employer shall ensure that work at height is:
Properly planned.
Appropriately supervised.
Carried out in a manner which is so far as reasonably
practicable safe.
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Planning
For safe operations correct planning and supervision
should be implemented and include the following:
Risk Assessment.
Permit to Work, where in operation.
Work instruction utilising relevant legislation.
Method statements
Collectively known as safe systems of work.
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Risk Assessment
Identify Hazards
Record your significant
findings
Decide who might be
harmed and how
Evaluate the risks and decide
on precautions
Review your assessment and
update if necessary
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Risk Assessment
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Risk Assessment
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Rescue Planning
During planning there must be contingency rescue plans in
place in the unlikely event of emergencies occurring that
require rescue.
e.g. When a fall arrest harness has been deployed, how are
we going to rescue the person before orthostatic intolerance
becomes a problem.
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Hazards associated with WAH
Environment
Dropped objects
Fragile surfaces
Fatigue
Competency of personnel
Incorrect selecting of equipment
Orthostatic Intolerance
Falling
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Hazards When WAH – Falls
The most obvious hazard of working at height is falling
The nature and extent of an injury from a fall from height may be
influenced by:
Height from which the person fell
Angle of impact
Suitability of personal protective equipment
Equipment being carried
Landing surface
Impact with protrusions/objects during a fall.
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Environment
Every employer shall ensure that work at height is carried out only
when environmental conditions do not jeopardise the health or safety of
persons involved in the work.
These conditions could include:
Working temperature, External Temperatures
Sea state, Wind speed
Worksite location
Day / Night shift
Simultaneous Operations
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Hazards When WAH – Fragile Surfaces
The employer must ensure, “so far as is reasonably practicable, that suitable and sufficient
platforms, coverings, guard rails or similar means of support or protection are provided and
used.”
Prominent warning notices are affixed at the approach to the place where the fragile surface
is situated.
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Hazards When WAH – Physical & Mental
Snow & Ice on roofs.
Inappropriate access equipment.
Unfit workers.
Condition of areas to be worked in.
Unrealistic job completion times.
Supervisors instructions.
Availability of PPE
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Hazards When WAH – Incorrect Selection of Equipment
Working at height involves movement around the area
and can include the use of equipment such as:
Ladders
Scaffolds
Mobile Elevating Work Platforms (MEWPS)
Scaffold towers
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Hazards When WAH – Suspension Syncope
If the rescuer is unable to
immediately release a conscious
casualty from a suspended position,
what happens?
Then elevation of the legs by the
casualty or rescuer where safely
possible may prolong tolerance of
suspension.
Fall is stopped by harness
Blood flow impeded by straps
Blood collects in large muscles
Blood flow to heart reduced
Danger & pain increases heart rate
Heart slows due to low blood return
More blood collects in legs
Body reflex reduces heart rate &
pressure
Blood flow to brain fails
Victim looses consciousness
Blood to brain continues to fall
Brain damage
Eventual death
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Hazards When WAH – Suspension Syncope
If someone is suspended in a harness leg
movement may reduce the effects of orthostatic
intolerance.
Leg Loop Safety Straps can provide the means for
a worker who has fallen, to stand in their harness
“Leg Loops” while waiting for rescue.
Standing relieves pressure on the legs and may
prevent the effects of orthostatic intolerance.
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Hazards When WAH – Suspension Syncope
First responders to persons in harness suspension should be
able to recognise the symptoms of pre-syncope.
These include light headedness; nausea; sensations of flushing;
tingling or numbness of the arms or legs; anxiety; visual
disturbance; or a feeling they are about to faint.
(Motionless head up suspension can lead to pre-syncope in most
normal subjects within 1 hour and in a fifth within 10 minutes.)
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Collective and Passive Protection Measures
Collective and Passive Protection Measures
An assembly of components or equipment which provides fall
protection, for all persons working at a position, without
requiring any action on their part to be effective (guardrails,
safety nets)
Personal Protection Measure
An assembly of components or equipment which provides fall
protection for an individual which requires some action on their
part to be effective (harness and lanyard)
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Fall Arrest Systems
A body holding device connected to a reliable
anchor to arrest or restrict a fall so as to prevent the
collision of the user with the ground or structure
whilst limiting the forces on the body.
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Work Restraint System
A body holding device connected to a reliable
anchor to prevent a person from reaching zones
where the risk of a fall exists.
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Work Restraint System - Anchor Points
It is important that when using a restraint system that the device is tethered to a suitable anchor
point.
Preferred method use purpose made
anchors
Do not use pipes, cable trays, etc, look for
structural beams.
Anchors should be regularly inspected to
ensure first for purpose.
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Work Positioning System
A body holding device connected to a reliable
anchor to support the user in tension or suspension
in a such a way that a fall is prevented or restricted.
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Example of Hazard Reduction - Drones
Drones are being used more and more to carryout
survey work.
They are used to take photographic evidence of the
condition of materials & structures, etc, at heights.
In the past for some survey inspection work person has
to use rope access to carry out work.
This removes the need for working at height and
removes potential for a person falling.
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Dropped Objects
Falling objects are a major danger when working at height and measures must be taken
to prevent this from occurring.
This could take the form of:
Edge protection on scaffolding
Tying off tools
Tools aloft register
Shadow boards
Barriers
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Awareness in Applying DROPS approach to preventing dropped object
incidents In the Offshore industry
“Working to make our
industry a safer place”
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Initiative to raise awareness of potential dropped objects
To explore methods for the control and prevention of dropped objects
To recognise your personal responsibilities for the prevention of dropped objects
Eliminate injury to people and damage sustained to equipment due to dropped objects
throughout Industry.
Ultimately to deliver a ‘second-nature’ dropped objects prevention strategy
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What is a dropped object?
“Any object that falls from its
previous static position under its
own weight”
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How bad is the problem?
AT WORK :
“Dropped Objects are among the Top 10 causes of Fatality and Serious Injury in the Oil and
Gas Industry”
AT HOME AND AT LEISURE :
The top three causes of fatal accidents are… falls from height……and being struck by moving
vehicles
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Over 70 companies are sharing commitment and enthusiasm for dropped object
prevention.
Basic remit to consider and review all avenues available for improving industries
dropped object prevention performance
To identify key learnings and deliver these to the industry effectively as awareness,
best practice,
recommendations,
lessons,
tools & techniques
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DROPS Industry Approach to Preventing Dropped Object Incidents
Raise Awareness and Appreciation of DROPS
Implement Inspections & Surveys
Control Measures – Static & Dynamic Dropped Object Risk
DROPS Systems / Procedures
Enforcement & Industry Self Regulation
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Awareness and Appreciation of DROPS
Controls and regulations do cover DROPS but awareness and appreciation of criticality
of DROPS is missing.
Oil and Gas Industry approach in the:
All DROPS are treated as HIPO Incidents
Massive awareness campaign on DROPS throughout the industry through:
Posters, Training, Videos, Campaigns etc.
Sustained DROPS specific awareness and appreciation campaign is underway through
out the industry
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Survey and Inspection
Teams of industry experts identified that:
Survey and inspection is the key to preventing dropped object risk
Dropped Object tools ensures consistency of surveys and identifies:
Areas for inspection
What to look out for during the survey
The required survey tasks
Also details the deliverables such as:
Dropped objects survey report
Failed item list
Dropped object inspection book
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Survey and Inspection
Survey tasks include:
Photographs of each item surveyed
Including ID number for each item
Description of each item surveyed including:
Inspection and document primary securing method(s)
Inspection and document secondary retention method(s)
Recording equipment pass or fail, including reason for failure
Recording inspection frequency (i.e. weekly/monthly)
Generating a failed items list
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Example of dynamic dropped objects:
Hand tools
Material on crane etc.
What is done in the oil and gas industry:
Work at height tools
Red zones / No-go zones
Trained and competent lifting personnel
PTW for lifting operation
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Managing dynamic dropped object is also
being implemented in oil related construction
industry also includes:
Promoting the use of work at height
tools
Using the concept of zoning
Improve competency and DROPS
awareness of lifting personnel
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What is the on going approach towards DROPS in oil and gas industry
Gain commitment of operators and contractors towards DROPS
Appoint a DROPS focal person on every rig site.
Adopt similar DROPS concept for all worksites
DROPS survey to be done before a rig is commissioned.
Results of survey compiled in the form of picture book and used for routine inspection of high
risk equipment.
Implement similar initiative for erection of tower cranes, formwork, scaffolds etc.
Managing contractors – to ensure that equipment used by contractors are also controlled
against dropped object risk
Overall adoption by all contractors of Zoning system used in oil and gas industry
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DROPS Guidance: Restricted Access Areas (Red Zones)
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DROPS Guidance: Restricted Access Areas (Red Zones)
Green Zone: where the layout and activities of the area present little likelihood of personnel
being exposed to potential dropped objects under normal circumstances.
Yellow Zone: where the layout and activities of the area do present some risk of personnel
being exposed to potential dropped objects under normal circumstances.
Red Zone: where the layout and activities of the area present significant risk of personnel
being exposed to potential dropped objects under normal circumstances.
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DROPS Guidance: Restricted Access Areas (Red Zones)
Green Zones- anyone may enter as long as no additional barriers are in place.
Yellow Zones- only personnel with specific tasks in that zone may enter. All others require the
Area Authority’s permission to enter or work in that zone.
Red Zones- personnel may be more exposed to falling objects, the movement of remotely
operated equipment, high pressure, and/or other hazards as determined by risk assessment.
Personnel in Red Zone must be required for the current operation and must be authorized by the
Area Authority.
Area Authority must ensure an appropriate plan is in place for specific operations in a Red or
Yellow Zone
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DROPS Guidance: Restricted Access Areas (Red Zones)
Every effort should be made to identify and define an access route to the Area Authority’s
workplace location within the Green Zone
To allow personnel access to Area Authority to request authorization into the Yellow and Red
Zones.
Personnel not required for current operations must not be permitted into Yellow or Red
Zones.
For any activities that require entry to a Red Zone, and for non-routine activities within a
Yellow Zone,
A documented risk assessment must be performed before permission is given.
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DROPS Guidance: Restricted Access Areas (Red Zones)
When the UK HSE focused extensively on offshore Dropped Object
incidents dropped considerably
Key is to use 2-pronged approach to promote:
DROPS Enforcement &
DROPS Self regulation
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Control Measures Being Implemented - Static & Dynamic Dropped Objects
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Preventive Controls Static Dropped Objects
Preventative Maintenance to include drops inspections
Routine planned dropped object inspections
Primary Securing Devices - Booklet available to determine reliable securing methods
Independent Drops surveys using contractors & visitors
Dropped object picture book format examples
All available through Drops campaign work packs
Mitigation Methods
Secondary Retention, Effective use of barriers, Restricting access to areas
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Behavioural Factors are considered vital in effective control of dynamic Dropped Objects
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Preventive Controls Dynamic Dropped Objects
Individual Awareness
Effective Task Planning (Including lift plans)
Collision Check Lists
Pre-task Assessment and Checks
Preventative Maintenance to include drops inspections (e.g.
DROPS Prompt Cards)
Observation and Vigilance (DROPS Training & Hazard Hunts)
MOC (Management of Change)
Time Out for Safety (TOFS)
Management of Distractions
Tools Aloft Registers
Sub Contractor Equipment Inspections.
Mitigating Measures
Raising Individual Awareness within the Industry
Use of Tools Approved for WAH
PAAnnouncements/Warnings to raise awareness during
overhead operations
Effective use of barriers
Restricted access
Advice & Guidance available through Drops campaign
work packs
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Managing Static dropped objects at the worksite
Examples of static dropped objects at a worksite
Scaffold and its parts
Framework & brackets
Cranes and lifting equipment parts
What is done in the oil industry:
Secondary retention systems on objects placed at heights
Design equipment at height for consideration of DROPS
Minimise need to place objects at heights
Pre-commissioning/installation inspections
Periodic inspections using picture books
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Work Groups
Set up to develop and
design DROPS Work
Packs and
Procedures
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Access & Egress
The correct selection of working platform should be used to
access and egress the work area and will be vital in the safety
of personnel working at height
Working platform means any platform used as a place of work
or as a means of access to or egress from a place of work.
Includes any scaffold, MEWP, mobile ladders with platform
and step ladder treads.
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Mobile Elevated Work Platforms (MEWPS)
Ensure that MEWP operators are trained and competent
Ensure pre-use inspections are carried out by a competent person
Observe and comply with the SWL (Safe Working Load) and operating safety
instructions.
Check above and around the platform for obstructions before moving it.
Have a trained operator at the base area.
Feet are to be on the basket floor at all times
Make sure the platform is correctly positioned and outriggers are deployed (if fitted)
Attach to a suitable point inside the basket.
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Mobile Elevated Work Platforms (MEWPS)
Example MEWP Pre-Use Check List
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Mobile Elevated Work Platforms (MEWPS)
Example MEWP Accidents
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Mobile Elevated Work Platforms (MEWPS)
MEWP Hazards
Most fatal and serious injuries involving MEWPs arise from:
Entrapment: operator trapped between part of the basket and a fixed structure, e.g. when
manoeuvring in confined overhead areas of steelwork.
Operators may become trapped against the platform controls, and if this happens they
may not be able to stop the machine running.
Overturning: the machine may overturn throwing the operator from the basket;
Falling: an operator may fall from the basket during work activities; and
Collision: the vehicle may collide with pedestrians, overhead cables or nearby vehicles.
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Scaffolding
Scaffolding should provide a safe place of work by having safe level flooring with
no trip hazards and good edge protection.
Users must:
Be trained and authorised to erect, install, use & and dismantle the equipment
Inspect the platform for damage and that it is level
Ensure the working platform is the correct height and size for the job
Ensure there is a safe way to get to and from the work platform, for example
internal ladders
Edge protection, guard rails, intermediate rails or other suitable barriers and
toe boards fitted
Keep the platform clean and tidy.
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Scaffolding
Scaffold Hazards
Should be erected by trained and competent people.
The incidents that occur are mainly caused by:
Dangerous methods of erection or dismantling – where a safe
system is not being followed;
Defects in the erected scaffold – where the tower structure is
incorrectly assembled or where a platform guardrail is missing;
Misuse of the scaffold – where a ladder is used on a tower
causing it to overturn or when a person falls while the tower is
being moved.
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Scaffolding
NEVER:
Stand on handrails or diagonal supports
Use other equipment on the work platform to gain additional
height
Reach outside your area (reach envelope)
Hinder your mobility on the platform with bad housekeeping
Obstruct the access hatch with materials.
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Scaffolding – Example Checklists
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Working with Ladders
Ladders and stepladders are not banned under health and safety law.
In fact they can be a sensible and practical option for low-risk, short-duration tasks, although
they may not automatically be your first choice.
Make sure you use the right type of ladder and you know how to use it safely.
The law calls for a sensible, proportionate approach to managing risk,
Further guidance on what you should do before deciding if a ladder is the right type of
equipment for a particular task is provided in Working at height: A brief guide
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Extension
Ladder with
Spreader Bar
Roof Ladder
(Beak)
Extension
Ladder
“A” Frame
Ladder
Step Ladder
Pole Ladder
Step Up
Free Standing
Ladder
Telescopic
Ladder
Folding Ladder Trestle
Types of Ladders
Fibreglass Electrical Work
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Working with Ladders
When pitching a ladder the angle of the ladder against the structure
should be 75o.
For every 4 metre of height, the base should be angled at 1 metre
out from vertical.
The head of the ladder should be at least 3 rungs above the
intended platform
Where possible secure the head of the ladder to a secure fixed
object.
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Working with Ladders
Ladders should be thoroughly inspected before use
Ladders should be placed on firm level surfaces with
rungs/rounds horizontal
When ascending or descending the ladder always maintain 3
Points of contact at all times
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Working with Ladders
Only one person should climb or work from a ladder at any given
time
Do not over reach, keep both feet on the rungs at all times
Users should face ladders at all times whilst Ascending Descending
and Dismounting
Ladders should be stored properly after use.
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Working with Ladders - Legislation
New EN 131 Standard Introduced
A revised set of new EN131 ladder standards have been released
to the European market on the 1st January 2018.
These changes are designed primarily to address ladder stability
and durability and introduce a classification of "use" to the new
standard.
Within the new standard ladders are classified as "EN131
Professional", (intended for use in a workplace),
and "EN131 Non-Professional" (intended for use by domestic
users).
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Working with Ladders - Legislation
Product standards do not apply retrospectively so existing
BS2037, BS1129 and EN131 ladders are perfectly legal and
fit for use as long as they are in good condition and fit for
purpose.
As long as your ladders and steps are regularly inspected
and maintained in good condition there is no need to replace
or exchange your existing ladders.
Remember use a stand off device when resting ladder
against a weak area, e.g. plastic roan pipes.
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Harness Pre-use Checks
Check webbing for cuts, tears, abrasions or
discolouration
Check metal attachment points for deformity or corrosion
Check for ripped or pulled stitching
Check buckles for corrosion or deformity
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Lanyard Pre-use Checks
Check webbing for cuts, tears , abrasion or
discolouration
Check for ripped or pulled stitching
Check connectors for correct operation, deformity or
corrosion
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Equipment Practical Pre-use Checks
Check all equipment with webbing for cuts, tears,
abrasion or discolouration.
Check equipment has been regularly inspected by
competent person.
Colour coding is correct as per current procedure.
Check PUWER assessment for PPE, e.g. Harnesses.
Check lift test current for lifting equipment. Man riding
& lifting equipment.
Assess equipment needed to enter CSE tank.
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Equipment Practical Exercise – Safety Brief
Loose Items
No loose items are to be carried on personnel at height
If essential items are required to be carried they must be stored in a zipped up pocket
No loose jewellery to be worn, where rings cannot be removed they should be taped up or
covered by the use of appropriate gloves
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Working at Height
Fall Arrest equipment to be used where possible to ascend/descend ladders
3 points of contact at all times when ascending/descending ladders
Harnesses should be worn at all times when at height , DO NOT undo unless instructed by
staff
When at height ensure you are correctly clipped on and stay away from potential fall areas
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Equipment Practical Exercise
Demonstrate correct pre-use inspection of personal equipment including
harness, lanyards & PPE
Demonstrate correct pre-use inspection of fall arrest equipment inertia reels.
Demonstrate safe use of harness and lanyards at height
Demonstrate safe ascent/descent of ladder from height
Demonstrate confidence and use of safe procedures at height
Set up inertia reel tripod on CSE tank and fit inertia reel.
Enter CSE unit by ladder using three point contact while attached to inertia reel.
Risk assess work at heights using following scenario
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Equipment Practical Exercise
Remove hand rail to allow two persons to
access & remove 5” Victaulic
Remove hatch & descend
ladder to bottom
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Equipment Practical Exercise - Equipment
Rope Access Harness Fall Arrest Work Harness
Grillion Hook Climbing Rope & Restraint Devices
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Relevant website for information
http://www.hse.gov.uk/
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