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• Appreciate the requirements of UK legislation.
• Understand the difference between fall arrest/ work restraint and the importance of correct anchorage.
• Understand the method for fitting, usage and inspection of all fall prevention equipment specified for this course.
• Appreciate the standards for roof safety and the hazards to be avoided.
• Understand the access/working procedures for portable ladder usage on elevations and pitched roof working.
• Understand the procedures to access but not work on a flat roof.
• Demonstrate the method for securing and using fall protection equipment on leaning ladders for access.
• Demonstrate the process and transfer methods for the fall protection equipment used for gaining safe access to pitched roofs.
• Provide guidance on self rescue methods.
• working more safely yourself.
• manage safety more effectively.
• contribute to the overall safety of your organisation.
AN OBJECTIVE TO BE ACHIEVED BY D&K
HEATING SERVICES LTD AND YOU.
Designed to prevent a secured ladder from slipping out at the base and replaces the operative hand with a mechanical device to maintain 3 points of
contact
Ladder System;
• Level 1 – with Cows Tail
• Level 2 – with Cows Tail, Rope & Rope Grab
• Level 3 – for gaining access to pitched roofs
Employers General Duties Section 2 (1)
It shall be the duty of every employer to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, the health, safety and welfare at work of all
his employees.
Employers General Duties Section 2 (2)
(a) Provide and maintain plant & systems of work that are, SFAIRP, safe and without risks to health.
(b) Have arrangements for ensuring, SFAIRP, safety and absence of risks to health, in connection with the use, handling, storage and transport of articles & substances.
(c) Provide such information, instruction, training & supervision as is necessary to ensure, SFAIRP, the health & safety at work of his employees.
(d) SFAIRP, as regards any place of work/environment under the employers control, maintain it in a condition that is safe and without risks to health, and provide and maintain means of access and egress that are safe and without such risks.
* SFAIRP – So far as is reasonably practicable.
Duty to Non Employees section 3 (1)
It shall be the duty of every employer to conduct his undertaking in such a way as to ensure, SFAIRP, that persons not in his employment who may be affected by his work, are not exposed to risks to their health or safety.
Employee Duties section 7&8
All employees must;
1. Take reasonable care for health & safety at work of themselves and any other people who might be affected by their acts or omissions.
2. To cooperate with their employers and others to enable them to comply with the statutory duties
3. Not to interfere with or misuse anything provided for health and safety purposes.
Duty Not to Charge Employees section 9
No employer must charge his employees for any measures which he is
required by law to provide in the interests of health and safety i.e. (protective
equipment, safety training).
Employers Responsibilities
• Assess the risk to the health and safety of employees and to anyone who may be affected by the company work activity.
• Produce arrangements/control measures for controlling hazards.
• Plan for emergencies that may arise.
• Provide information to all those affected and training to employees.
• Arrange for competent assistance where required to meet these obligations.
5 employees = written risk assessments
PUWER
• Suitable for the Intended Use.
• (Work equipment includes ladders, stabilising devices, hand tools etc.)
• Safe for use, maintained in a safe condition and inspected.
• Used by individuals who have received adequate information, instruction and training.
• Accompanied by suitable safety measures e.g. protective devices, markings and warnings.
PPE
• PPE may only be used if other measures are not effective.
• PPE must be suitable to the individual and appropriate for the risk.
• PPE must be CE marked.
• Combinations of PPE must be compatible for use together
• Employees must take reasonable care in using PPE and report defects.
PPE must be inspected before usage by the wearer, with an additional annual inspection
carried out by a competent person.
What is work at height?
Work at height where there is a risk of a fall liable to cause personal injury even if it is at or below ground level.
Regulation 6 - Hierarchy
AVOID – WORK AT HEIGHT Using an existing place of work that is already safe, or, if not use work equipment to prevent people from falling.
Take sufficient measures to minimise the distance and/or consequences of a potential fall.
For tasks of low risk and short duration, ladder and stepladders can be a sensible and practical option.
Organisation and Planning
Avoid working at height if possible
Working at height to be properly planned
Working at height to be appropriately supervised
Working at height to be completed by a competent person
Working at height carried out using risk assessment
Ladder Usage – Schedule 6 Requirements for Ladders
Ladders are used at height only if a risk
assessment demonstrates that the use of other
equipment is not justified because of the low risk
and: Short Duration of use or existing features on site
cannot be altered.
Short duration work
How long do you think?
Maximum of 30 minutes at a single position
before the ladder is moved
Additional Requirements
• Fragile Surfaces
• Falling Objects
• Selection of Work Equipment
Suitable and appropriate for the nature of the work.
• Inspections
http://press.hse.gov.uk/2015/company-fined-after-workers-ladder-fall/
This person fell a few cm’s more than a football crossbar height
Injuries incurred; • 8 broken ribs • Cut head • Broken finger • Lacerations (shin, knees &
elbows
E2 Developments Ltd
£66,000 with £13,200 costs
Peter Allum (contractor in
charge of roofing)
£1500 with £1500 costs
Philip Lonergan (sub
contractor & experienced
roofer)
Fell to his death
Albion Scaffolding
£53,000 with £15,000 costs
Lee Cotterill (Director Albion)
3 months prison (suspended)
£4000 costs
http://press.hse.gov.uk/2014/four-
prosecuted-after-roof-fall-death/
1. Label (is harness in date)
2. Rip stitch indicators
3. Buckles & fastenings for correct operation
4. Visually check webbing & stitching
• Fall can occur over exposed edges while wearing fall arrest
• System stops a person from hitting the ground
• Safest and most preferable position for attachment
• Fall distance is prevented as cowstail under tension
• Generally achieved when operative steps up a rung without disconnecting
• Increases fall distance moving individual from a position of restraint of arrest
Describe the inspection procedure for twist lock karabiners?
• Examine the operation of the gate & locking mechanism
• Check moving parts function (twist lock)
When in place and tightened how far should the ladder bolt protrude the wall?
Once tightened the ladder bolt should sit flush with
the wall
Describe why it is important to position the ladder yoke at a 90° angle to the ladder stiles?
It is the shortest distance from the ladder to the wall
• Has a risk assessment been undertaken • Check roof is safe by carrying out a visual inspection
before accessing • Consider the method and area for accessing the roof • Consider the possibility of falling objects
Preparation for roof working
Roof Working Parameters
1. Sufficient Edge Protection 950mm in height – (and roof integrity confirmed) – Fall protection not required.
2. Ladder Access to roof 1m above stepping off point.
3. Microlite/Standoff used to prevent leaning ladder on fragile surface.
4. Demarcation to exposed edge. (later slide)
HSG 33 – Short Duration Roof Working
Definition: • Tasks that are measured in minutes rather
than hours. It includes tasks such as inspection, short drilling operations and replacing a few tiles.
Minimum Requirements: • A safe means of access to the roof level & • Safe means of working on the roof.
Options for Securing Ladders
1. Tie the ladder (this course) 2. Stabilise the ladder 3. Wedge the ladder
4. Foot the ladder (last resort)*
*HSE INDG455 “Footing is the last resort. Avoid it, where ‘reasonably
practicable’, by using other access equipment.”