work in any place where, if precautions were not taken, a person could fall a distance liable to cause personal injury. Many Repair & maintenance and Construction Jobs require work at height and with use of ladders, scaffolding, Mobile Elevated Work
use of permit to work system
especially where heights limit PPE / Fall Arrest System exceeds 2 meter. Full body harness Falls may occur from the edges Fall Arrestors of roofs; through gaps or holes in Life lines & anchor points roofs; and through fragile roof Helmets materials. Work at height should Safety nets be carried out from a platform Landing mats with suitable edge protection. Occasionally this may not be Selection of access Equipment: possible and a ladder may have When deciding what equipment to be used. to use think about what the job • All unprotected work 2 meter includes, how long it will last and or above ground level requires where it needs to be done. It is Platforms (aerial lifts, scissor a work permit and the use of tempting to use a ladder for all lifts, man-baskets placed on a certain equipment, such as a harness. sorts of work but you should forklift), Stairs & Hand rails, • Use a harness as required, and always consider a working Man lifts. There are no specified only if you are trained to use it. platform first, for example, a height limits but OSHA • Chin straps must be used on properly erected mobile scaffold recommended height limit is 2 helmets when working at tower or a mobile elevated meters. Major hazards heights. working platform (MEWP). associated with work at height • Check harness for defects are injuries due to fall of a person regularly and never use a “Falls from heights from height or falling object that damaged or repaired harness. might hit someone passing or • Ensure platforms above 2 continue to be the biggest working below. To make work at meter in height have 1 meter killer especially on height safe main priority is to high guardrails. Mid-rails or construction sites; it takes prevent falls of people and brick guards may also be half a second to react to objects and to ensure that needed. This also applies to tanks and pits. fall. Protect yourself access equipments are safe • All floor openings must be against a fall when working enough to use and by doing risk covered or fenced off securely. assessments, making SSOW and at heights”
DGKCC HSE HUB BALOCHISTANAN PREPARED: ANSAR ALI (AM HSE)