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Work at Height Survey (WAH)
The following WAH survey results could be used for critical high areas which might require special procedures / PPEs. Please notethat the recommendations provided may not exactly suit your WAH problem but can provide some valuable thinking triggers.
SerialNumber AreaHeight Job/s descriptionRecommended safe WAH procedures /PPE1.Flare Stack A(40 m)
Lattice Steel Structure typeStructure painting / Maintenance of flare stack / Cable laying in thevertical cable tray-FBH, Safety Goggles, Hard Hat/, SafetyShoes- Vertical life line with retractable cable fallarrest device, anchored to the flare stack top& at various levels, FBH attached to life line,work to be carried out using working saddle,descending device
2.Control Room
60 m horizontal cable traysection behind control roomCable installation / structure painting/ structure maintenance-FBH with 2m long lanyard, Safety Goggles,Hard Hat/, Safety Shoes-Horizontal steel life line attached (detachabletype) with fixed anchor rings along the cabletray section anchored at both ends and inbetween to permanent structures, with FBHconnected to the life line
3.Chimney & Storage Tank
Outside Painting / maintenance-FBH with 2m long lanyard, Safety Goggles,Hard Hat/, Safety Shoes-Working Aluminum saddle attached tovertical steel life line, descending device ,manual operation
4.Urea Plant B
Pipe RackElectrical lamp replacement-FBH with 2m long lanyard, Safety Goggles,Hard Hat/, Safety Shoes-Use ‘A’ type retractable ladder, FBH lanyardattached to the top section of pipe rackthrough a fall arrest deviceWork At height Survey 1
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5.Compressor Train B
43.1 m elevationPainting work-FBH with 2m long lanyard, Safety Goggles,Hard Hat/, Safety Shoes, safety net (installfrom 7 ‘ from the permanent structure) withmore tie-points, without joints in nets- Use of rescue & descent device usingvertical steel / polyamide lifeline with FBHattached with fall arrest device (OPTIONAL)
6.Compressor Trains (A &B)
83 m elevationMaintenance / repair / painting work-FBH with 2m long lanyard, Safety Goggles,Hard Hat/, Safety Shoes, safety net (installfrom 7 ‘ from the permanent structure) withmore tie-points- Us of Tripod & retractable cable fall arrestdevice, to be positioned atop the 83 melevation and lowered. Optionally, Aluminumworking saddle also can be used
7.Ammonia Storage Tank A
Refrigerated, dome shapedtankMaintenance / repair / painting workat the tank dome area-FBH with 2m long lanyard, Safety Goggles,Hard Hat/, Safety Shoes, safety net (installfrom 7 ‘ from the permanent structure) withmore tie-points- Install a ladder to the dome centre from thenearest working platform, install a permanentanchor point at the dome centre,
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Install a lifeline anchored to the dome anchor point to work around the dome, with FBHlanyard attached to this lifeline with a fallarrest device
8.Ammonia Storage Tank B
Refrigerated, dome shapedtankMaintenance / repair / painting workat the tank sides
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-FBH with 2m long lanyard, SafetyGoggles, Hard Hat/, Safety Shoes, safetynet (install from 7 ‘ from the permanentstructure) with more tie-pointsWork At height Survey 2
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- A vertical steel lifeline anchored to thetop permanent platform of tank, withAluminum working saddle (or sky chair)with cable decent control, cable fall arrestmechanism
9.Inaccessible pipe-sections / other PlantAreas
Maintenance / repair / painting workof pipeline sections- All required PPE
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Man basket lift using crane, FBH lanyardanchored to crane hook (& if possibleattached to the near by permanentstructure), with an optional retractablecable fall arrestor & vertical life line kept inthe man basket, use of qualified rigger,crane operator, tag lines
10.Communication Tower
Painting / Repair Work / Cablereplacement
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All required PPE including FBH, etc.
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Retractable cable fall arrest deviceattached to vertical lifeline, fixed to thetower top section
11.Urea Conveyor
Covered with AC sheet roof & sidesMaintenance of AC sheet work(replacement of broken sheet, etc.)
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FBH, safety shoes, goggles, Hard Hat,
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- Man basket lift using crane, FBH lanyardanchored to crane hook (& if possibleattached to the near by permanentstructure), with an optional retractablecable fall arrestor & vertical life line kept inthe man basket, use of qualified rigger,crane operator, tag lines
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As an option, ABCD can consider installing a horizontal life line
alongthe conveyor housing with variousanchor points (similar to therecommendation provided for theWork At height Survey 3
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