What is the Employer Responsibilities Regarding Work at Height?
a) ensuring the implementation of the protective measures established in this Standard;
b) ensuring the performance of the Risk Analysis and, when applicable, the issuance of the Work Permit;
c) developing operational procedures for routine work at height activities;
d) ensuring a prior assessment of the conditions at the work site at height, through the study, planning, and implementation of applicable additional safety actions and measures;
e) adopt the necessary measures to monitor compliance with the protective measures established in this Standard by contractors;
f) provide workers with up-to-date information on risks and control measures;
g) ensure that any work at height begins only after the protective measures defined in this Standard have been adopted;
h) ensure that work at height is suspended when an unforeseen risk situation or condition is detected, the elimination or immediate neutralization of which is not possible;
i) establish a system for authorizing workers to work at height;
j) ensure that all work at height is performed under supervision, the form of which will be determined by a risk analysis according to the specific characteristics of the activity;
k) ensure the organization and archiving of the documentation required by this Standard.
Fall Protection System:
To mitigate the risks associated with working at heights, legislation also requires companies to implement a Fall Protection System whenever this type of work cannot be avoided. Click here for the working at height course
Therefore, this system must:
a) be appropriate for the task to be performed;
b) be selected based on a Risk Analysis, considering not only the risks to which the worker is exposed, but also additional risks;
c) be selected by a qualified occupational safety professional;
d) be strong enough to withstand the maximum applicable force anticipated during a fall;
e) comply with national technical standards or, in their absence, with applicable international standards;
f) have all its elements compatible and subjected to a systematic inspection.
- Safety Harness;
- Seat Harness;
- Connectors;
- Ropes;
- Ladders;
- Pulley;
- Safety Lanyards: Y and Simple;
- Fall Arrest;
- Retractable Fall Arrest.
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