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1 © 2014 National Safety Council

Safe Principles of Working at Height-

International prospective

Eur Ing Namir George

MSc. MIChemE, FIOSH, RSP

Manager International Consulting Services

National Safety Council


• Chemical Engineer, MIChemE - UK

• MSc. Occupational Safety & Health, UK

FIOSH, RSP

• 34 years experience in EHS in various

industry sectors

• Joined National Safety Council in 2015 –

based in UK – international consulting

Namir George


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• What is working at height

• What are the risks

• International Standards

• International Requirements

Objectives


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Work at height is work in any place, including a place at, above or below ground level, where a person could be injured if they fell from that place.

Includes

Access and Egress

work at or below ground level

Does not include

Stairways or slips or trips on the level

What is

Working at Heights


What are the hazards

of working at height

• Employees put in dangerous positions

• Employees handling very heavy or

awkward loads causing falls or injury

• Falls due to collapses of partly built

permanent works

• Workers crushed by falling or otherwise

moving elements or equipment



of working at height (Cont’d)

• Falling machinery or parts of machinery

• Falling loads

• Crushing due to impact of moving or toppling

plant and equipment

• Impact from release of pressure

• Falling from plant and equipment

• Falls caused by swinging loads, plant and

equipment



of working at height (Cont’d)

• Limbs or bodies caught in parts of the

permanent works or machinery

• Physiological damage through exposure to

weather

• Poor ergonomics

• Physiological and psychological damage

through stress of dangerous work

• Stress caused by poor environment

• Others ??


International Standards

• UK – Working at Height Regulations

(WAHR) 2005

• USA – OSHA Sub part – M Fall Protection

1926.500-503

• ILO – Construction OS&H

• ANSI/ASSE Z359.0 – Z359.4 - 2007

• Others


Requirements UK

• Work at height means work in any place

where, if there were no precautions in

place, a person could fall a distance liable

to cause personal injury. For example you

are working at height if you:

– are working on a ladder or a flat roof;

– could fall through a fragile surface;

– could fall into an opening in a floor or a hole in

the ground. 12


Requirements UK (cont’d)

• Falls from height are one of the biggest

causes of workplace fatalities and major

injuries.

• Common causes are falls from ladders

and through fragile roofs.

• The purpose of WAHR is to prevent death

and injury from a fall from height.

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Requirements UK (cont’d)

• Work is properly planned, supervised and

carried out by competent people.

• Employers and those in control must first assess

the risks.

• Take a sensible, pragmatic approach when

considering precautions for work at height.

Factors to consider:

– the duration and frequency; and

– the condition of the surface being worked on.

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Requirements

under OSHA

• The Subpart M 1926.500 – 503 was revised

and its designed to prevent employees from

falling off, onto, or through working levels and to

protect employees from being struck by falling

objects.

• Why?

• Falls are the leading cause of fatalities in the

construction industry.

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Requirements

under OSHA .. Cont’d

• Where protection is required, select fall protection

systems appropriate for given situations.

• Use proper construction and installation of safety

systems.

• Supervise employees properly.

• Use safe work procedures.

• Train workers in the proper selection, use, and

maintenance of all protection systems.

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Requirements

under OSHA .. Cont’d

• Each employee less than 6 feet (1.8 m) above

dangerous equipment shall be protected from

falling into or onto the dangerous equipment by

guardrail systems or by equipment guards.

• Each employee 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above

dangerous equipment shall be protected from fall

hazards by guardrail systems, personal fall arrest

systems, or safety net systems.

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Requirements

under ILO

Fall of materials

• Preventive measures should be taken against

the fall of workers and tools or other objects or

materials.

Openings

• All openings through which workers are liable to

fall should be kept effectively covered or fenced

and indicated in the most appropriate manner.

Train workers in the proper selection, use, and


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Requirements

ANSI/ASSE Z359

Scope

• Guidelines and requirements for an employer’s

managed fall protection program covering:

– Policies

– Duties and training

– Fall protection

– Hazard elimination and control

– Rescue procedure

– Incident investigation

– Program evaluation 19


Requirements

ANSI/ASSE Z359

Fall of materials

• Preventive measures should be taken against

the fall of workers and tools or other objects or

materials.

Openings

• All openings through which workers are liable to

fall should be kept effectively covered or fenced

and indicated in the most appropriate manner.

Train workers in the proper selection, use, and


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• Look for all work-at-grade alternatives

before beginning work at height.

• Fall hazards associated with working at

height shall be identified and mitigated

prior to beginning work, and personnel

must be protected by fall prevention or fall

protection systems.

• Personnel performing work-at-height shall

be competent in the roles for which they

are responsible, and must be trained in the

proper use, maintenance and inspection of

the equipment they will be required to use.

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Work At Height Standard


• Awareness of the risks associated with working at height

• Knowledge of Work at Height safe requirements and practices

• Understanding of the control measures required for Work at Height

Summary


• Lets all double our efforts and

work together on our journey to

achieve Safety Excellence with

working at height .

Conclusion


Thank You


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