Work at height hazards and controls | Work at height hazards | work at height controls

 Work at height hazards and controls | Work at height hazards | work at height control

Work at height

HAZARDS

CONTROL MEASURE

·   Improper access / agrees ·   Improperly use of a Ladder ·   Inappropriate platform ·   Loose materials and unfit hand tools ·   Slip, trip, and fall ·   Untie off the harness ·   Fall from height ·   Falling objects

-     Ensure safe access & egress for working at a height -     Full Body Harness must be worn while working above 2 meters of height -     Working at height training for the people involved. -     A safety harness with a double lanyard will be provided, worn, and hooked while working at the height -     Tools shall be secured, and throwing of tools and other materials will not be allowed. -     No work shall be conducted in adverse weather conditions. -     Close supervision must be available all the time. -     100 % tie-off shall be ensured by all the personnel while working at height. -     Wind speed must be monitored and work should stop if adverse weather -     Ensure Personnel not be permitted to climb whilst carrying tools or heavy loads, the only exception being tools carried in a waist belt designed specifically for the purpose. Where necessary, tools shall be hauled up and lowered in a suitable container -     Ensure personnel shall not be assigned to work directly below the overhead work position of another person. -     100% tie-off shall be ensured where a person working at height is always connected to an anchor so that they are protected by their fall-arrest system or work-positioning system while ascending, descending moving from point to point, or conducting work activity -     Comply with the limited weight when placing some materials on scaffolding. -     SIMOPS jobs are not allowed. -     Use proper PPE (Helmet, Safety shoes, Coverall, Safety harness, Safety glass, Hand gloves. -     The Working Platform should be inspected before use by a certified Scaffolding Inspector. -     All Tools & parts should be secured in a box with a lanyard. -     The tagline should be connected to all Tools. -     The ladder is to be inspected before use to ensure it is fit for its purpose. -     Three points of contact are to be maintained when ascending or descending the ladder. -     Heavy tools & equipment is not to be carried up or down the ladder& must be raised or lowered with the use of a hand line. -     Ladders are not to be utilized as a work platform and are for access to the work area only.