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Tool box talk - Working at heights. Ladder safety Other access equipment Accidents Risk assessment. Ladder safety - Working at heights. Training Authorisation Risk assessment Safe guards Ladder condition Firm floor / base Footed Securely tied Angle 4 : 1 Over-reaching
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Tool box talk -Working at heights • Ladder safety • Other access equipment • Accidents • Risk assessment
Ladder safety -Working at heights • Training • Authorisation • Risk assessment • Safe guards Ladder condition Firm floor / base Footed Securely tied Angle 4 : 1 Over-reaching • Inspection tool only
Other equipment -Working at heights Consider Training Authorisation Risk assessment Safe guards • Scaffold - fixed / mobile • Cherry picker • Forklift truck cages • Scissor lifts • Suspended access equipment
Accidents -Working at heights • Equipment slipping or moving • Over-loading equipment • Wrong type of access equipment used • Materials falling • Poor / faulty equipment condition • Poor environmental conditions • Lack of fall arrest provision 4000 ladder accidents occur each year Around 50 prove to be fatal!
Risk Assessment -Working at heights • Is the equipment correct for the job being undertaken? • Assess the maintenance system for the equipment • Consult regulatory standards and guidance • Assess the environmental conditions where the equipment is to be used • Ensure competency of the equipment erectors / inspectors • Assess the training of operatives • Assess the provision of barriers / signs in working area • Assess necessity for equipment inspections • Assess the safe working loads of equipment against the task being completed • Assessment / auditing of control measures
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