Toolbox Talk-Working at height
- 1. Toolbox Talk-Working at height
- 2. What is working at height? What is working at height? • Working at height remains one of the biggest causes of fatalities and major injuries. Common cases include falls from ladders and through fragile surfaces. What dose work height mean? • ‘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 a fall through a fragile roof).
- 3. Working at height – Preparation • You must make sure work is properly planned, supervised and carried out by competent people with the skills, knowledge and experience to do the job. You must use the right type of equipment for working at height. • Take a sensible approach when considering precautions. Low-risk, relatively straightforward tasks will require less effort when it comes to planning and there may be some low-risk situations where common sense tells you no particular precautions are necessary.
- 4. Do’s and don’ts of working at height and ground. Do…. · As much work as possible from the ground · Ensure workers can get safely to and from where they work at height · Ensure equipment is suitable, stable and strong enough for the job, maintained and checked regularly · Take precautions when working on or near fragile surfaces · Provide protection from falling objects Don’t… · Overload ladders – consider the equipment or materials workers are carrying before working at height. Check the pictogram or label on the ladder for information · Overreach on ladders or stepladders · Rest a ladder against weak upper surfaces, eg glazing or plastic gutters · Use ladders or stepladders for strenuous or heavy tasks, only use them for light work of short duration (a maximum of 30 minutes at a time) · Let anyone who is not competent (who doesn’t have the skills, knowledge and experience to do the job) work at height
- 5. Working at height — Main accidents that occur: • Ladders • Trestles and stepladders • Hoists and hoist towers • System scaffolds • Mobile scaffold towers • Tube and fittings scaffolding • Safe working at height • Fall arrest and suspension equipment • Mobile elevating work platforms • Safety with steelwork
- 6. One of the main accidents that occur when working at height Height Ladder safety • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jblt8UTIu gY
- 7. How to reduce or control working at height accidents • Special equipment e.g. • Avoid work at height • Minimise the risks that may occur • Used right type of equipment
- 8. Working at height regulation 2005 • The purpose of The Work at Height Regulations 2005 is to prevent death and injury caused by a fall from height. If you are an employer or you control work at height (for example facilities managers or building owners who may contract others to work at height) the Regulations apply to you.
- 9. Fatal fall injuries to workers, top three industries, 2001/02 to 2013/14p