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Anexo O Comentarios de Las Condiciones Calientes Después de La Revisión de ICOP DRP
Anexo O Comentarios de Las Condiciones Calientes Después de La Revisión de ICOP DRP
Anexo O Comentarios de Las Condiciones Calientes Después de La Revisión de ICOP DRP
Office use Clause Paragraph/ *Type Comment Proposed change by the person Working group
No./ Sub Figure/Tabl of com- commenting reviewers’
clause e/ Note ment observations
No./ (e.g. Table (Comments should be constructive and always (on each comment
1) (G, T or accompanied by a proposal in the adjacent column)
Annex submitted)
(e.g. E)
1 SK 4.2)and
O.3.1.2 2016-May-04
G Delete these clauses See comment
O.3.13 to
O.3.1.6 Note from convenor: not sure why Partially accepted
Leave 3.2.3 and 3.2.4
Line 4 E Remove the word “normal” Replace with the word “temperate” 2016-May-04
2 MC O.3.1.3
Accepted
which can lead to severe dehydration if not Just curious if it sounds better to say, ”If 2016-May-04
3 RA 0.3.1.4 enough water is drunk throughout the day not enough water is drank throughout the
day”. Instead of drunk? Drunk is correct
G Consider changing: ….Thus, in high humidity To: …. Thus, in high humidity conditions, 2016-May-04
4 RG O.3.1.4 conditions, the natural cooling procedure is the natural cooling procedure process is
reduced…. reduced. Accepted
G Consider change: …Workers become overheated in To: Workers become overheated in two 2016-May-04
5 RG O.3.1.5 two primary ways: the environmental conditions and primary ways: the environmental
body heat generated by physical actions. conditions and body heat generated by Accepted
physical actions activity.
Table O.3.5 E Consider to split the display of temperature ranges for e.g.: 103 °F to 115 °F 2016-May-04
6 RG easier reading. 39 °C to 46 °C Table deleted
* Comments are general (G), technical (T) or editorial (E). Please mark this column with the comment type.
Table O.3.5 T The temperatures quoted in the table do not correlate Change heat index temperatures to match 2016-May-04
9 MC O.3.2.5 to tables O.3.3, O.3.4 or the bullet points in O.3.2.5
Partially accepted
Table O.3.5 deleted.
G Question: Is the paragraph: Safety in the Heat an Consider shifting this paragraph to the end 2016-May-04
11 RG O.3.3
IRATA adopted standard to work by or a of the document and bringing forward O.3.4
consideration?? - O.3.11. Not accepted
* Comments are general (G), technical (T) or editorial (E). Please mark this column with the comment type.
G Consider a chapter or reference about the importance It is vital for technicians to understand 2016-May-04
13 RG of acclimatisation of technicians coming from acclimatisation, how it works and time
moderate/cooler climates to hot environs. frames involved. People may get/feel Partially accepted
pressured into performing above their usual Text added to O.3.12.1.
capabilities, particularly when starting a
new job.
T Emphasize on doing measurements on the job Care should be taken to perform 2016-May-04
14 EB O.3.3.6 location. Especially temperature levels can vary a lot measurements on the working location
depending on height. itself instead on easy to reach nearby Accepted.
locations. Especially temperature levels New last sentence added to
can vary a lot depending on the height. O.3.3.6.
Paras 1,2,3 E Add the word “core” after body ( to read 2016-May-04
16 MC O.3.4.1 &4 “body core temperature”)
Partially accepted
core body temperature used
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18 SK E Delete last sentence as it implies that those before are See comment 2016-May-04
O.3.4.2 not medical emergencies
d)
Accepted
and c) also modified
Line 2 E Remove the word “expensive” as this portrays the Treatment should be in the patient’s best 2016-May-04
20 MC O.3.5.3.4 wrong sentiment interest and not price.
Clause deleted
TWL G NB No rope access technicians to work alone in any No rope access technician should work 2016-May-04
21 IS Table O.3.6 of the 3 working zones alone so is this not a superfluous
comment? Accepted
Column title modified
TWL? No limits on self-paced work for educated, hydrated Define educated? 2016-May-04
22 IS workers
Educated deleted
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27 SK T Add bullets to cover risk assessment, planning for carry out continuous risk 2016-May-04
O.3.12.2 rescue and provision of emergency contacts assessments, e.g. by monitoring the
temperature and by buddy checking Accepted
for signs of heat-related illnesses
First and last points now covered
plan for rescue; in O.3.12.3 m) and n). Rescue
covered in new O.3.12.2.
provide emergency contacts.
T Include practical prevention arrangements such as job “Job rotation schedules with maximum 2016-May-04
28 EB O.3.12.2 rotation. working times”.
Accepted
Now O.3.12.3
T Consider adding pointer to commercially available e.g. Cooling vests, Cooling snakes in 2016-May-04
29 RG O.3.12.2 temperature relieve products. helmets, spraying of water mist etc.
Accepted
Now O.3.12.3
T Include sunglasses as preventional measure. Provide sunglasses to protect the eyes against 2016-May-04
30 EB O.3.12.3 UV-radiation.
Covered in O.4 (to become O.5)
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Table O.3.7 T Is providing fluid to a patient with heat stroke Will the risk of a patient becoming 2016-May-04
34 MC O.3.12.6 acceptable? unresponsive and taking fluid orally create
an airway hazard? Addressed
Wording added to Table O.3.7:
conscious casualties only.
T The (draft) annex focusses mainly on the physical Example given; Include sufficient time to 2016-May-04
37 EB General side of heat exposure. egress the workplace with a safe margin to
prevent overexposure during egress. Accepted
Perhaps we can include some examples on “good
Consider including pulley systems (rig- Wording added to (new) O.3.12.3
practice” in a rope access environment where it is
for- rescue) in the rigging when working (see new c).
often more difficult to implement effective Rig-for-rescue now covered in
preventive measures due to the isolation of the from the top to assist during egress.
new O.3.12.2
workplace and the physical demanding work
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KEY RG: Reinhard Grussler; RA: Ryan AuCoin (Crosbie Salamis Ltd); IS: Ian Somers (TRAC Oil & Gas LTD); EB: Erik Birkhoff (Hertel B.V); FRN: Francisco Rodrigo Negreiros (Seabra Tech
2015T); ND: Nadine Drummond (ASP Rope Access); MC: Mike Clayton (Total Access (UK) Ltd); SK: Sheila Kondaveeti
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