Everyone working across the building, construction, or any other place or site should have the skills and knowledge to not only complete their work but to identify and mitigate any potential injury risks that can arise.
Falls from height are one of the biggest causes of workplace fatalities and major injuries. If there are no precautions in a place, a person could fall a distance liable to cause personal injury. Thus, it is very essential to take a sensible approach when considering precautions for work at height.
Before working at height one must work through these simple steps:
- Minimize the distance and consequences of a fall, by using the right kind of a equipment.
- Ensure equipment is suitable, stable and strong enough for the job
- Regular check and maintenance of the equipment
- Avoid overloading or overreaching when working at height
- Avoid fragile surfaces
- Follow rescue procedures
- Do as much work as possible from the ground
- Plan safe access and prevent falls from edged and openings
Heights and harness in Window cleaning:
Fear of Hurt While Clearing the Dirt?
Don’t worry it’s all clear and no smear if you follow the below:
- Check for the weather conditions
- Inspection and testing of window cleaning suspension equipment which is permanently attached to the building,
- Check the place where work has to be undertaken is safe. Each place needs to be checked every time before use.
- Check of personal protective equipment to be used by each worker.
- Ropes should be able to resist dirt and chemicals and perform in different environmental conditions
- Self-rescue and immediate on-site rescue, think about the foreseeable situations.
- Know the emergency procedures. Don’t just rely entirely on the emergency services for rescue.
Safely working at height requires proper training, focus, and the right safety precautions to be in place.
