Transcript HOW TO WEAR A FULL BODY HARNESS CORRECTLY

Guidance on the Working at Height Regulations
2005 (amended).
Delivered by Daniel McNess
Abseil Inspector / Emergency Rescue Co-ordinator
Severn Bridges
Working at Height Hierarchy
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The sequence of the Working at Height hierarchy is as
follows:- collective fall prevention (e.g. guardrails and working
platforms), then personal fall prevention (work restraint) then
work positioning, e.g. rope access, collective fall arrest (e.g.
nets, airbags etc.), then personal fall protection (e.g. fall
arrest. harnesses).
Working at Height Hierarchy –
1st Choice = Guardrails & Working Platforms
Scaffold
Access
Working at Height Hierarchy –
1st Choice = Guardrails & Working Platforms
Access
Cradles
Working at Height Hierarchy –
1st Choice = Guardrails & Working Platforms
Access Gantries
Working at Height Hierarchy –
1st Choice = Guardrails & Working Platforms
Mobile
Elevated
Working
Platform
Working at Height Hierarchy –
2nd Choice = Personal Fall Prevention (Work Restraint)
Full Body Harnesses with Adjustable Lanyards
Working at Height Hierarchy –
2nd Choice = Personal Fall Prevention (Work Restraint)
Rope Access Techniques
Working at Height Hierarchy –
2nd Choice = Personal Fall Prevention (Work Restraint)
Rope Access / Fall Restraint Techniques
Working at Height Hierarchy –
3rd & Final Choice = Fall Arrest
Fall Arrest Retrieval Block
used in conjunction with a
Full Body Harness
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Regulations 2005
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Avoid work at height wherever and whenever possible.
 Use work equipment or other measures to prevent falls where
working at height can not be avoided.
 Where the risk of a fall can not be eliminated, use work
equipment or other measures to minimize the distance and
consequences of a fall should one occur.
 Ensure all work at height is properly planned and organized
 Ensure that all those involved in work at height are competent
Guidance on the Working at Height
Regulations 2005
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Where it is not possible to work from the existing structure
and the use of a scaffold working platform is not appropriate,
a range of mobile access equipment including mobile elevating
work platforms (MEWPs), Gantries, Suspended Cradles and
Rope Access Equipment can be used. Ladders are to be used
for access only unless for short duration work that has been
risk assessed.
Aims & Objectives
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To ensure effective liaison with the emergency services where
appropriate
To undertake suitable and sufficient working at height risk
assessments of all premises and activities within the organisation, with
a clearly defined workable rescue plan
To identify and implement reasonably practicable control measures to
control the risk from working at heights
To conduct at least annually height evacuation drills and testing of
emergency rescue equipment
To conduct regular safety inspections
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Regulations 2005
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That the risks from work at height are assessed.
 That appropriate work equipment is selected and used.
 That risks from fragile surfaces are properly controlled.
 That equipment for work at height is properly inspected and
maintained including Schedules giving requirements for existing
places of work and means of access for work at height.
Responsibilities
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An appointed Working at Height Responsible Person must
ensure that their working at Heights plans are implemented
and adhered to on a sustainable basis in their areas of
strategy responsibility.
 It is their responsibility to ensure that suitable and sufficient
Working At height risk assessments and emergency rescue/
evacuation plans are carried out by competent persons for all
the above operations.
Responsibilities
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All staff that work at height shall be trained in the use of the
equipment, trained in evacuation and informed at induction of
this policy.
 All employees, contractors, visitors and others will ensure that
they participate with the requirements of the Working at
Height risk assessment process and will ensure that they
comply with the arrangements made to control the risks from
Working at Height hazards.
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Regulations 2005
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