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    Work at Height: Prepared: Ansar Ali (Am Hse)

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    Work at height refers to any work where a fall from height could cause injury. Many construction and maintenance jobs require work at height using equipment like ladders, scaffolding, and mobile elevated work platforms. Fall protection measures are required for any work over 2 meters, including full body harnesses, fall arrestors, safety nets, and helmets. Proper planning including risk assessments and method statements are needed to select the safest access equipment for the job and prevent falls of people or objects from heights.

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    Work at height refers to any work where a fall from height could cause injury. Many construction and maintenance jobs require work at height using equipment like ladders, scaffolding, and mobile elevated work platforms. Fall protection measures are required for any work over 2 meters, including full body harnesses, fall arrestors, safety nets, and helmets. Proper planning including risk assessments and method statements are needed to select the safest access equipment for the job and prevent falls of people or objects from heights.

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    Work at height refers to any work where a fall from height could cause injury. Many construction and maintenance jobs require work at height using equipment like ladders, scaffolding, and mobile elevated work platforms. Fall protection measures are required for any work over 2 meters, including full body harnesses, fall arrestors, safety nets, and helmets. Proper planning including risk assessments and method statements are needed to select the safest access equipment for the job and prevent falls of people or objects from heights.

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    Work at Height: Prepared: Ansar Ali (Am Hse)

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    Work at height refers to any work where a fall from height could cause injury. Many construction and maintenance jobs require work at height using equipment like ladders, scaffolding, and mobile elevated work platforms. Fall protection measures are required for any work over 2 meters, including full body harnesses, fall arrestors, safety nets, and helmets. Proper planning including risk assessments and method statements are needed to select the safest access equipment for the job and prevent falls of people or objects from heights.

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    WORK AT HEIGHT

    W ork at height means


    work in any place
    where, if precautions
    were not taken, a person could
    fall a distance liable to cause
    personal injury. Many Repair &
    maintenance and Construction
    Jobs require work at height and
    with use of ladders, scaffolding,
    Mobile Elevated Work

    use of permit to work system


    especially where heights limit PPE / Fall Arrest System
    exceeds 2 meter.
     Full body harness
    Falls may occur from the edges  Fall Arrestors
    of roofs; through gaps or holes in  Life lines & anchor points
    roofs; and through fragile roof  Helmets
    materials. Work at height should  Safety nets
    be carried out from a platform
     Landing mats
    with suitable edge protection.
    Occasionally this may not be
    Selection of access Equipment:
    possible and a ladder may have
    When deciding what equipment
    to be used.
    to use think about what the job
    • All unprotected work 2 meter includes, how long it will last and
    or above ground level requires where it needs to be done. It is
    Platforms (aerial lifts, scissor a work permit and the use of tempting to use a ladder for all
    lifts, man-baskets placed on a certain equipment, such as a
    harness. sorts of work but you should
    forklift), Stairs & Hand rails,
    • Use a harness as required, and always consider a working
    Man lifts. There are no specified
    only if you are trained to use it. platform first, for example, a
    height limits but OSHA
    • Chin straps must be used on properly erected mobile scaffold
    recommended height limit is 2
    helmets when working at tower or a mobile elevated
    meters. Major hazards heights. working platform (MEWP).
    associated with work at height • Check harness for defects
    are injuries due to fall of a person regularly and never use a “Falls from heights
    from height or falling object that damaged or repaired harness.
    might hit someone passing or • Ensure platforms above 2 continue to be the biggest
    working below. To make work at meter in height have 1 meter killer especially on
    height safe main priority is to high guardrails. Mid-rails or construction sites; it takes
    prevent falls of people and brick guards may also be half a second to react to
    objects and to ensure that needed. This also applies to
    tanks and pits. fall. Protect yourself
    access equipments are safe • All floor openings must be against a fall when working
    enough to use and by doing risk covered or fenced off securely.
    assessments, making SSOW and at heights”

    DGKCC HSE HUB BALOCHISTANAN PREPARED: ANSAR ALI (AM HSE)

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