WORK & SAFETY AT HEIGHT

MUHAMMAD REHAN KHANMAINTENANCE ENGINEER

SLIP, TRIP & FALL

SLIPS!! :to slide along

smoothly resulting in a sudden mishap.

TRIPS!! :to catch the

foot on something so as to stumble.

FALLS!! :to descend

freely by the force of gravity.

Fatal occupational injuries 2012Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics

FATAL ACCIDENTS - SLIPS, TRIPS & FALLS

31%

18%13%

8%

12%

11%

5% 2%

TransportationRoadway accidentsViolanceHomicidesContact with objectSlip, Trip & FallHarmsful envioronment exposureother events

HIERARCHY OF HAZARD CONTROL - FALL

ELIMINATION

SUBSTITUTION

ENGINEERING CONTROL

ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROL

PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT

DESIREABLE

UNDESIREABLE

ISOLATION & GUARDING

DESIGN IT OUT SAFE

USE SOMETHING ELSE

TRAINING & WORK SCHEDULING

FALL ARREST

FALL HAZARD CONTROL – ELIMINATION & SUBSITUTION

ELIMINATION

SUBSTITUTION

ENGINEERING CONTROL

ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROL

PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT

SAFER DESIGN Low maintenance equipment Locating equipment at ground Walkways with handrails Permanent guards or walls

USING ALTERNATIVE METHODS Prefabrication at ground Pre-painting at ground

USING ALTERNATE TOOLS Long-handled tools

FALL HAZARD CONTROL – ENGINEERING CONTROL

ELIMINATION

SUBSTITUTION

ENGINEERING CONTROL

ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROL

PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT

MECHANICAL ACCESS PLATFORMS

CONSTRUCT SCAFFOLDING

PROVIDE EDGE PROTECTION

SAFETY MESH

FALL HAZARD CONTROL – ENGINEERING CONTROL

MECHANICAL ACCESS PLATFORM

FALL HAZARD CONTROL – ENGINEERING CONTROL

SCAFFOLDING

FALL HAZARD CONTROL – ENGINEERING CONTROL

EDGE PROTECTION

FALL HAZARD CONTROL – ENGINEERING CONTROL

SAFETY MESH

FALL HAZARD CONTROL – ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROL

ELIMINATION

SUBSTITUTION

ENGINEERING CONTROL

ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROL

PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT

TRAINING OF PERSONNEL

WORK PLANNING Identify the hazard Assess the hazard Control the hazard Monitor Document

FALL HAZARD CONTROL – PPEs

ELIMINATION

SUBSTITUTION

ENGINEERING CONTROL

ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROL

PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT

WHERE TO USE? – PPEs