HealthandSafetyExecutiveHealthandSafetyExecutiveSafeworkingonornearroofsSummary•Why•Thelaw•Inpractice•Ladders•GoldenrulesWHY•Gravitykills•Morefatalaccidentsinconstructioncausedbyfallsthananythingelse•Twobiggestclassesoffatalfalls–aredomesticrooflevelrepairs(7offladders,6othercauses)–throughfragileroof(5lastyear),evenmorethis)Numbersareprovisional2008/9statsandtypicalFatalAccidentsinconstruction(allcauses)WhereFatalaccidentsoccurred2008/09-Fataldatabase99/00-06/07(615)07/08(72)08/09p(53)27%22%13%10%10%4%3%9%3%6%7%7%8%7%29%26%26%23%10%11%19%2%13%7%0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%Other/demolitionCivilEngineeringRoadworksNewbuild-industrialNewbuild-commercialNewbuild-housingRefurb/Rep/Maint-domesticRefurb/Rep/Maint-nondomesticAccidenttriangleFatalsSeriousMinorTheLawWorkatHeightRegulations2005•Applytoallworkactivitiesinallindustries•Applytoallatworkbyemployees,employersorselfemployed•Planwork•Usetherightequipment•UsecompetentpeoplePREVENTFALLS,REDUCEINJURYTheRegulationsHierarchy•AVOIDworkatheightifyoucan•PREVENTfallsbyusingthepropergear,suchasscaffoldsorcherrypickers•MINIMISEthechancesofbeinghurtifyoufallApplieseventosmall,quickjobsDoingnothingisdangerousandillegalPlanned/rightequipment/competent?Planned/rightequipment/competent?RiskAssessmentExamplesofwhattoconsiderinclude:•theworkactivity•equipmenttobeused•locationoftheworkandanyhazards•workingenvironment(weather,lighting)•conditionofexistingworksurfaces•durationofthework•physicalcapabilitiesofworkersAvoidworkatheightPreventFalls•Useanexistingor‘safe’placeofworkwherenoadditionalmeasuresarerequired•Useworkingplatformswithguardrailsorpoweredaccessplatforms•Useaworkrestraintsystem(preventingsomeonegettingintoapositionfromwhichhecanfall)MEWPCollectiveFallPreventionMinimisethedistanceandconsequences•Collectivecontrolmeasuresshouldalwaystakepriorityoverpersonalcontrolmeasures.•Collectivemeasurese.g.airbags,netsetc.areusuallypassiveandrequirenoactionbytheuser•Personalprotectionmeasurese.g.fallarrestharnessesare‘active’andrequiretheusertodocliponforthemtoworkeffectivelyMinimisetherisksusingcollectivemeasuresNetsAirbagsSelecttherightgearThinkabout•Whereyouaregoingtobeworking(groundconditions,space,public)•Howfaryoucouldfallandhowlikelyyouaretobeinjured•Howlongwillthejobtakeandhowoftenwillitneedtobedone•Whatyouneedtodotorescuesomeoneshouldtheyfall•Canthebuildingorscaffoldetctaketheweightoftheworkforceandmaterialsneedforthejob•IsitthebestpieceofkitforthejobSelecttherightequipmentSelecttherightequipmentUseofladdersNotbannedbutshouldonlyworkfromaladder(includingstepladder)•whenotherequipmentsuchasatowerscaffoldisnotsuitable•forlightworkthattakesafewminutes•ofthecorrecttypeandingoodcondition•placedonfirmlevelgroundandproperlysecured•andsetatthecorrectlengthandangleforthejobAppropriateuseofladders?UseworkequipmenttopreventafallOtherthingstothinkabout•Preventtoolsandmaterialsfalling–Throwingmaterialsordebris(bombing)neveracceptable•Warnemployeesaboutdangerareas•Youneedtomakesurethatequipmentsuchasscaffoldsarechecked•Afterassemblyorinstallation•Atsuitableintervalsorafterexceptionalcircumstances•Scaffoldandtowerscaffoldinspectionineachnewpositionandthenevery7days•MEWPonsitewithinprevious7daysFragileRoofs•Sheetmaterialsincludingasbestoscementorskylights–Willnotsupportweight•Walkingtheboltsnotacceptable•Workfromunderneathfromamewpwhereverpossible(specialrooffixingsavailabletoallowthis)Goldenrules•Plan•Chooserightequipmentto–Preventfalls–Reduceinjury•CompetentworkersDon’tchanceit
