Expectation: Work at heights requirements are considered during the planning phase and appropriate measures (equipment and worker selection, procedures and documents) are developed for implementation.
Specify: Planning and design activities are implemented to identify if work programmes, deployed equipment and/or contracted works will require work from elevated positions. This process includes:
- Engineering review to remove the requirement for any hazardous tasks (work at height outside engineered platforms) identifying how tasks could be performed at ground level or on a permanent fixed platform with no reaching required
- Detailed planning and work area inspections (with associated identification of: external requirements to be addressed; rated anchor points (including static lines); documentation, and; gathering of drawings and photographs) prior to review by a group of appropriate subject matter experts (planning, supervision and operational) [=Risk Assessment/Analysis process] for WaH tasks that could not be engineered out
- Preparation of safe work method statements, procedures, draft Job Safety Analyses (JSA) or similar to support work crews preparing work authority (and permit) materials. These specify requirements for anchors/static lines, edge protection, catch netting, relocating EWP’s/ladders to avoid over reaching, barricading and signage, restricting entry points, and emergency response considerations – it also identifies prohibited items (such as portable extension ladders and non-standard/out-of-code(date) lanyards, anchors, and harnesses) to communicate with contractors and other workers on
- Formally commission works in line with a permit to work process that confirms all requirements are passed on and understood by workers conducting the tasks
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