Dept: P&D

SOP NO. / Rev.

Purpose: SOP for Height work in various location (The purpose of this standard is to prevent injury and property
damage when conducting work at height)

Responsibility: Concern Executive/ incharges

Manpower & Skill level required: Trained persons

PPE’s Required: 1. Safety Helmet

2. Safety shoes
3. Dust mask
4. Safety goggles
5. Hand gloves
6 Face shield for welder, Grinder and Gas Cutting work

Material/ Tools required: 1. Safety ladder / Scaffoldings/ temporary platforms/ Mobile elevators/ Boom lift
2. Safety lifting tools & tackles

Safety precautions to be take: 1. Ensure Job specific PPE’s

2. Ensure that all tools & tackles condition with load test certified
3. TBT Conducted before start of the work
4. Ensure the person health condition, medical test reports & Height
pass issued by safety & OHC
5. Ensure that area barricading & Explain the condition to concern area person
6. Ensure of loading weight / Handling
7. Ensure Full body safety harness above 1.8 mtr height

Safety Work permit Requirement: Yes

LOTO Applicable: No

Procedure: 1. Check the manpower & condition of each person

2. Do not allow the work without height work permit clearance
3. Ensure proper access and proper working platform before start the work
4. Allow the height work certified persons only
5. Check weather condition before permitting the height work
6. Check all tools & tackles
7. Check License/ Medical test
8. Check the handling materials (Single load) & Life line supports
10. Check area barricading
11. Check the Flash back arrester O2 and LPG both side of cutting set

Post Completion: Inform to concern area incharges and Ensure of locking & house keeping

Do’s: 1. All Safety PPE’s must wear

2. Follow the safety SOP procedure
3. Loading & locking of materials proper condition
4. Area barricading & information placards (sign board) near that working area
5. Confirming the environment & manpower health condition

Don’ts: 1. Using of Damaged slings (Do not use damaged lifting tools and tackle)
 2. Lifting of more load / un even loads ( Do not lift over load /
3. Bypassing the Safety SOP norms/ Procedure
4. Avoiding the area barricading
5. Running of mobile vehicles by avoiding the safety norms (Over load lifting,
reverse horn, expiry of load test certificates & unauthorized persons operating)
6. Left the site without verification of hazardous/ Flammable materials @ site.
7. Do not use mobile phone while working at height

Note : Need to add responsible person detail in every line in procedure