Sabtu, 14 November 2009

WORKING AT HEIGHT

Bekerja di ketinggian 2 meter sudah termasuk working at height yang mengharuskan menggunakan safety harness. Pekerjaan tidak akan dimulai dan dilaksanakan sebelum kajian risiko dibuat dan didiskusikan oleh team pelaksana. Alat pelindung diri harus dipakai sesuai dengan risiko pekerjaan atau sesuai dengan ketentuan minimum dari kebijakan local.

Work at Height Regulations

FALLS PROGRAMME
• Reduce death and major injuries from falls from height.
• HSC/ HSE targets 10% reduction in death and major injuries by 2010.
• Working with sectors were falls are an issue;
• Caretakers
• Facilities Management Companies
• Maintenance fitters

Summary
• The Work at Height Regulations
• Background
• Scope
• Managing risks from work at height
• Selecting the right equipment
• Other Requirements

Background: Statistics
• Biggest Killer 67 Fatal Accidents 2003/04
• 3884 Major Accidents 2003/04
• Until this year always 2ndbiggest cause of major accidents
• 2/3 of all major injuries caused by ‘low falls’ (below 2mtrs)

Background : Objectives
Temporary Work at Height Directive (2001/45/EC)
Bring existing legislation together into risk based regulation
Maintain and improve standards


Current position
• Came into force on 6 April 2005
• No transitional period proposed –Regulations consolidate good practice
• Challenge to communicate the WAH message effectively


WaH Regulations: Overview
• Scope
• Risk assessment/organisation/planning
• Avoid –Prevent –Minimise
• Select the right Work Equipment
• Other Precautions
• Key messages


Scope: What is work at height?
• Work in any place from which a person could fall a distance liable to cause personal injury
• Includes
• access and egress
• work at or below ground level;
• but not stairways or slips or trips on the level


Scope: What Sectors are covered?
• Covers allindustries:e.g. construction, agriculture, manufacturing, retail,
maintenance,warehouse etc; but not those paid to lead or train climbing and caving
• Duty holders are:
• employers;
• self-employed; and
• those in control of people at work, to the extent of their control

Organisation, Planning, Competence
Work at height should be :
• Properly planned
• Appropriately supervised
• Not carried out if weather conditions jeopardise health and safety
Those working at height should be
• competent or if being trained supervised by a competent person

Risk Assessment
• Regulation 3 of the Management of Health and Safety at work Regulations
• Do a risk assessment
Avoid -Prevent -MinimiseAvoidwork at height
• if you don’t have to go up there DON’T!
Preventfalls
• use an existing place or means of access
• Use the most suitable way of working
• Select thmost suitable equipment

Minimisethe distance and consequences
• Minimise the consequences
• Take other measures to prevent injury eg instruction, information and training

Select the right work equipment
• Select guardrails/working platforms before personal fall prevention (egwork restraint)
• Select nets/airbags before personal fall arrest
• Working conditions
• Access and Egress
• Distance and consequences of a fall
• Duration and frequency of use/task
• Ease of rescue/evacuation
• Risk of use, installation and removal of equipment

Types of Work Equipment
• Guardrails
• Working platforms (scaffolds/MEWPS etc)
• Nets/Airbags
• Personal Fall Protection systems
• Ladders

LADDERS USE
• Risk assessment must justify use;
• Low risk,
• Short duration,
• Or Site conditions dictate
• Follow good practice
Other Requirements
Avoid risks from Fragile Surfaces
Prevent Falling Objects
Warn about Danger Areas
Inspect work equipment
Persons at work should
Follow instructions and training
Advise employer of hazards/risks to health and safety


Communication
• What HSE have done
• What HSE would like you to do
• How will HSE know if they are getting it right?

KEY MESSAGES
• If you follow good practice you should be doing enough to comply
• Do a risk assessment, plan and organise your work properly
• Follow the hierarchy: avoid –prevent –minimise
• Choose the right equipment -select collective protection before personal
• Guide supported by Industry Specific Guidance.
• Collective protection before personal protection

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