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Jack Waldron empowers progress by emphasizing safety measures in WAH and CSE, focusing on preventing fatalities in workplace accidents. Training to international standards, implementing emergency procedures, and ensuring proper supervision are key aspects highlighted.
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by Jack Waldron: WAH and CSE Specialist HSE Department – Fire and Rescue Empowering Progress
“Leadership @ Height…” • Safety: Recap. Reason for my presentation…. • WAH, if not controlled is the biggest killer in any industry….and we must STOP IT! BapcoGeneral Manager Refineries ….. FIRST PRIORITY is “ The prevention of fatalities….” • What you about to see is an Elite Unit that I trained and worked with… Empowering Progress
Jack has fallen from heights more than 10,0000 times Empowering Progress
The Message….. “STOP THE DROP!” • Even the most Professional Organisation in the World, will and do have emergencies….. • Its what they do about it that makes them Professionals… • What do they do…. • Training to International Standards. • Emergency Procedures • Rescue Plans and Rehearsals • Providing the correct Personal Protective Equipment. • Qualified and Competent Supervision • Communication, Coordination and Control. Empowering Progress
What is Working at Heights • Any work where, if no control measures were in place to prevent a person from falling, a person could fall a distance likely to cause injury or death. “WAH is a high risk activity!” Empowering Progress
Industry Standards and Codes of Practice. • Reference Material • Bapco WAH Standard Dec 2017 • Scaffold Best Practice Documents Trained and Competent persons Scaffold Rescue qualified Self Rescue mandatory . Empowering Progress
Hierarchy of Control Avoid leaving Floor Level Ie Construct on the ground Prevent the fall from Height Scaffolding, MEWP, Scissor lift Provide PPE and Training ie Harnesses, Static Lines. Empowering Progress
Ministry Labor and Social Development statistics 2017. • 352 worksite accidents were reported. 2/3 Failed to report. • 20 Deaths in the Construction industry 13 were FALL from HEIGHTS • 50% of those fatalities were under 3 meters. • ALL WERE PEVENTABLE. Dec 2017 • BAPCO Working at Height Standard was published on 6th December. June 2018 • The WAH computer based training CBT was launched for Bapco Staff. (Refinery and Operations Depts, is compulsory) • Bapco Contractor Safety Officers will deliver face to face training. • Campaigns WAH and CSE. Empowering Progress
Exercise Emergency Procedure…. • In the event of an Emergency Bapco Staff are trained to call 5555 internally or 1775 5555 from outside….. • This will be patched directly to our Bapco Emergency Services, Security, Medical, Fire Health and Safety….. Empowering Progress
Jack to Martin • JW This is Bapco Fire Dept what is your emergency? • MP This is Martin….One of my men have fallen from a scaffold and I see smoke coming from the building…. • JW Ok please calm down Martin, What is your location? • MP We are at the Wyndam Grand Hotel in the Carpark and I see smoke coming from the 45th Floor… • JW What? • MP There is a FIRE up there!!!! • JW OK, Martin don’t panic! your at the WyndamGrand Hotel, one man has fallen, and there is smoke on the 45th Floor… stay on the line, were on the way. • MP Yes, Please Hurry. Empowering Progress