working in height

the working at height remains one of the biggest causes of fatalities and major injuies

the work at height, means work in any place where, if there were no precautions place, a person could fall a distance liable to cause personal injury

you are working at height if you:

could fall through a fragile surface

are working on a ladder or a flat roof

could fall into an opening in a floor or a hole in the ground

WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO?

YOU MUST MAKE SURE WORK IS PROPERLY PLANNED, SUPERVISED Y CARRIED OUT BY COMPETENT PEOPLE WITH THE SKILLS,KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE TO DO THE JOB

PERSONAL PROTECTION IS EQUIPMENT THAT REQUIRES THE INDIVIDUAL TO ACT FOR IT TO BE EFFECTIVE.AN EXAMPLE IS PUTTING ON A SAFETY HARNESS CORRECTLY AND CONNECTING IT, WITH AN ENERGY-ABSORBING LANYARD, TO A SUITABLE ANCHOR POINT.

YOU MUST USE THE RIGHT TYPE OF EQUIPMENT FOR WORKING AT HEIGHT YOU NO PARTICULAR PRECAUTIONS ARE NECESSARY

CONTROL MEASURES

FIRST ASSESS THE RISKS. FACTORS TO WEIGH UP INCLUDE THE HEIGHT OF THE TASK , THE DURATION AND FREQUENCY, AND THE CONDITION OF THE SURFACE BEING WORKED ON

BEFORE WORKING AT HEIGHT WORK THROUGH THESE: SIMPLE STEPS AVOID WORK AT HEIGHT WHERE IT IS REASONABLY PRACTICABLE TO DO SO WHERE WORK AT HEIGHT CANNOT BE EASILY AVOIDED,PREVENT FALLS USING EITHER AN EXISTING PLACE OF WORK THAT IS ALREADY SAFE OR THE RIGHT TYPE OF EQUIPMENT.

FOR EACH STEP, ALWAYS CONSIDER MEASURES THAT PROTECT EVERYONE AT RISK (COLLECTIVE PROTECTION) BEFORE MEASURES THAT ONLY PROTECT THE INDIVIDUAL (PERSONAL PROTECTION) COLLECTIVE PROTECTION IS EQUIPMENT THAT DOES NOT REQUIRE THE PERSON WORKING AT HEIGHT TO ACT FOR IT TO BE EFFECTIVE. EXAMPLES ARE PERMANENT OR TEMPORARY GUARDRAILS, SCISSOR LIFTS AND TOWER SCAFFOLDS.