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Safety is Integral part of all projects in Kenya, but the people have an attitude. We should understand that safety is for our own Good. Your Best bodyguard is your own self. Do not take chances, Live life and live abundantly
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WORK AT HEIGHT, WHOSE
CONCERNS?
Victor Momanyi
HSE Officer
KEC International
Kenya
WHY HEALTH AND SAFETY IS IMPORTANT
� People - accidents and ill-health do harm.
� The Law - breaking Health & Safety law is a
criminal offence for which individuals can be
fined or imprisoned.
� The Business - health or safety incidents can
have an immediate impact. Loss of confidence by
customers and investors can be even more
serious and result in job losses.
HEALTH & SAFETY INDUCTION
�Above all else, it’s
your own attitude
which has the
biggest influence
on whether you
will suffer
injury or ill-health.
� think safety
WORKING AT HEIGHT
Definition
� A fall which you drop from one surface to a lower
surface or elevation
� Working at elevated areas:
• Roofs, Scaffolds, Ladders, Bigger
equipments/machines
• Working at height or depth of 1.8m or above to be
considered as working at height and adequate
working arrangements and fall protection to be
made to prevent fall of persons and materials.
FALL PROTECTION DEVICES
� Fall Protection Components
� Full body safety Harness – the device which
attaches to the person.
� Double Lanyard – the device which connects the
harness to the anchorage point
FALL PROTECTION DEVICES CONT’D
� Lifeline or Retractable device – the intermediate
attachment point which is used in some
applications to allow for greater range of vertical
or horizontal Movement
� NB
� Lanyards must incorporate shock absorbers
� Anchorage point must be designed to support
load.
WHY TO USE SAFETY HARNESS & LIFE
LINE WHILE WORKING AT HEIGHT
�A lot of construction site
workers tend to assume
that they are just safe or
smart when working at
height.
� It’s always advisable to
employ all the required
measures when working
at heights.
�Please see the incident- photographs
of our construction site . Due to
usage of fall protection ( i.e safety
harness and lifeline) all workmen
were arrested from falling down and
rescued.
CONVINCE ME : WHY A SAFETY HARNESS
& LIFE LINES
Seems like Bungee jumping, but that’s how effective
a Life line can be
A closer look, yes they are huddled together but safe,
attached with double lanyards to the life line
The damage is colossal, but all the Lives are safe,
Help is coming
A man is safely lifted by a crane hoop carrying a belt.
Using the Belt, he safely secures them to the hoop.
Some support is provided from beneath with an
excavator bucket
Careful, human beings are fragile, you are too..
The workers have to disentangle
Workers are safely lowered to the Ground
RECOMMENDATIONS
�Please, I know there is even a better way
that we would have used to evacuate
those workers to safety, a lot of near
misses reports and investigation reports.
�Submit your comments and I will be glad
to improve safety standards.