WAH Awareness Training Rev 4

WORKING AT HEIGHT
AWARENESS TRAINING
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WAH Awareness Training
Do I Really Need Fall Protection?

 I have carefully thought out all the angles I know
what I am doing, its what I have been trained to
do my whole life
 Nothing could possibly go wrong and it wouldn’t

happen to me anyway.
 I have done it a thousand times.
 I’m not really high enough to get hurt anyhow.
 It will only take a minute. What could possibly

happen?
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Falls from Height cause

2 Fatalities serious injuries
10 Lost Time
 85 people fell from height
in 5 years. (2005 – 2010)
 Almost half of them
needed at least Medical
48 First Aid / 25 Medical Treatment Treatment.
No Treatment / Restricted Work
 2 people died.
 Fall from height is the
major cause of death in
the construction industry
LAWIT FATALITY INCIDENT - October 28, 2008
Investigation Findings
 Physical evidence and interviews suggest that the IP climbed a portable ladder to
retrieve an L-shaped Rosemount bracket from a storage room above the library and
he fell backward while descending the unsecured ladder.
Direct Cause (Hypothesis based on circumstantial evidence)

 Ladder slipped, IP fell backwards, and was fatally injured when the back of his head
struck the steel deck.
 Autopsy findings confirmed the cause of death was a brain hemorrhage from a
fractured skull.
Root Causes
 Personal risk tolerance – working at heights alone with an unsecured ladder
 Procedural compliance – ExxonMobil Upstream Safety Manual (USM) requires
portable ladder to be secured or held by another person while it is being used; lack
of inspection and compliance program for portable ladders per USM requirements.
 Management of change – materials stored at height and with no warning signs of
hazards.
 Work Management – hazards associated with obtaining parts or materials required
to comply with Permitted task were not identified in JSA or discussed with work
team.
Wear safety belt

while working at
height.
Body harness with

single lanyard and
without absorber
No proper working platform for the job.
No guard rail & body
harness.
Wearing harness just not to get summon
Not wearing harness at unsecured area.
No harness, no lifeline

at un-secure area
 Provision of handrail
at the panel/block during
shifting
Working on Vessel with

harness(100% tie off???)
- No life line
Working on the unguarded area at height without fall
protection
One of the Openings without barrier (About
6m height)
Is it the solution for the opening about 6m
height??
No barrier/ cover for opening
-Broken planks; Just cover with ladder and no further action
taken
-No barrier provided
Raised platform (the same height with existing guardrail)
Picture explained itself
Not understanding of “Working at
Height”????
LEAD
By
EXAMPLE
WHAT IS “WORKING AT HEIGHT” (WAH)
 Working above 6 ft (1.8m) from ground
 Working less than 6 ft from an unguarded edge
 Working on a roof with grade more than 20% (1:5)
 Working on a ladder above 6 ft
 Working from a suspended scaffold
 Working over water
 When creating openings such as removing/installing floor
planks, hole covers or gratings
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WHAT IS “WORKING AT HEIGHT” (WAH) contd..
 Standing, walking, working on structures where a fall of
6 ft can occur. Eg. crane boom, flare boom
 In areas exposed to impaling hazards, even when the
height is less than 6 ft
 Working from or travelling in powered work platforms or
personnel lifting/hoisting devices
Note: Heights are measured from feet to ground, deck,
platform
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WAH “Safe Work Practices”
 Personnel trained on WAH Awareness
 Work Management processes used for WAH
 Use WAH Checklist
 Work site has plan, people, equipment needed to rescue
 No working alone
 Tie-off points are adequate
 Tie-off above you, to reduce free fall
 Tools and equipment are secured/contained/barricaded
 Sign and barriers placed under the work site
 Ladder inspected in good condition, suitable load rating
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WAH “Safe Work Practices” contd..
Rescue
 Proper rescue equipment available and certified
 Designated rescue team available at site
 Rescue drills should be practiced
Suspension Trauma
 Personnel working at heights should be familiar how to
recognize, manage and prevent suspension trauma.
 First aid responders trained to anticipate and treat
suspension trauma.
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 How to reduce risks for WAH
 Do not WAH if it can be avoided
 WAH using a permanent existing platform
 WAH using a stable temporary platform such as a

scaffold, hydraulic platform or crane basket
 WAH using approved personal fall protection
equipment
 WAH using general collective fall arrest equipment
(e.g., safety catch net)
 The Work Management processes are used for WAH
 Job Safety Analysis (JSA)
 Work Permit
 Safe Performance Self Assessment (SPSA).

WAH Safe Work
Practice Checklist
Inspection : Hardware
 Buckles
 D-rings
 Back Pad
 Keepers
Must Not Be: Damaged, Broken,

Distorted
Free from: Sharp Edges, Burrs,

Cracks,Worn Parts, Corrosion
Inspection Webbing/Stitching
Webbing: No Cuts, Frays,

Broken Fibers, Tears, Holes
Abrasion, Mold, Burns/Heat,
Discoloration, Decontamination
Inspection Webbing/Stitching
Stitching – Not to be: Cut
Pulled, Broken, Indication of Loading
Load Indicators: Grommets, D-ring Pad, Metal Keepers

What is Suspension Trauma?
Pooling of blood in the legs when a worker hangs
motionless in a harness.
The lack of circulation is made worse by the
tightness of the harness leg loops when you hang in
it. This causes constriction to blood flow from the
legs back to the heart.
How to overcome? – If conscious

1- Wiggle your toes
2- Use Suspension Trauma Straps
It provides a platform to relieve the pressure and
use your muscles to move the blood back to your
heart
Suspension Trauma Strap does NOT eliminate all
the risk of suspension, nor does it eliminate the
need for Rescue Suspension Trauma Strap
Your Motivator
Mereka menanti kepulangan

anda dengan selamat.
Jangan hampakan mereka.

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The Roof: A Risky Place To Be
Hazards of Working on Roofs:-
 If you can fall more than 2 meters, guardrails and toe
boards must be erected
 Hazards resulting from adverse weather conditions
must be anticipated, and suitable precautions taken
 Wet windy or Icy weather
can seriously affect safety
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WHAT YOU NEED?
 Full body harness complete with rear dorsal ring (EN 361)
 1.75m fixed length lanyard (EN 362)
 Shock absorbing device (EN 355)
 55mm opening scaffold hook for one handed operation (EN 362)
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Checking harness and putting it on
Step 1 Step 2
Hold harness If chest, leg
by back D-ring. and/or waist
Shake harness straps are
to allow all buckled, release
straps to fall in straps and
place. unbuckle at this
time.
Step 3 Step 4
Slip straps over Pull leg strap
shoulders so D- between legs and
ring is located connect to opposite
in middle of end. Repeat with
back between second leg strap. If
shoulder belted harness,
blades. connect waist strap
after leg straps.
Checking harness and putting it on
Step 5 Step 6
Connect chest After all straps
strap and have been buckled,
position in mid- tighten all buckles
chest area. so that harness fits
Tighten to snug but allows full
keep shoulder range of
straps taut movement. Pass
excess strap
through loop
keepers.
Questions
What is wrong here ?
1. Standing on top of stepladder
2. Working above 6 feet / 1.8 m

without handrails and no FPE
3. No barricades to protect worker

or passing people
4. Holding unnecessary tools in

hands
5. Working alone
Questions
Working above 6 feet / 1.8 m

without handrails and no FPE
Questions
Not using FPE (full body harness

plus 100% tie-off) while in a
boom lift basket
Questions
Lanyard should be
attached to the
crane lifting
arrangement (rings,
hook)
Questions
Not wearing FPE (full

body harness and 100%
tie off) while erecting,
modifying, or dismantling
scaffold.
Questions
Grating/lid has been

removed, no
barricades to keep
people away from the
open hole
Questions
Shock absorbing
lanyard is badly
damaged – must not
be used – must be
destroyed

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WORKING AT HEIGHT

Do I Really Need Fall Protection?

 Nothing could possibly go wrong and it wouldn’t

 I have done it a thousand times.

 I’m not really high enough to get hurt anyhow.

 It will only take a minute. What could possibly

Falls from Height cause

Direct Cause (Hypothesis based on circumstantial evidence)

Wear safety belt

Body harness with

No harness, no lifeline

Working on Vessel with

 WAH using a permanent existing platform

 WAH using a stable temporary platform such as a

 Safe Performance Self Assessment (SPSA).

Must Not Be: Damaged, Broken,

Free from: Sharp Edges, Burrs,

Webbing: No Cuts, Frays,

Stitching – Not to be: Cut

Pulled, Broken, Indication of Loading

Load Indicators: Grommets, D-ring Pad, Metal Keepers

How to overcome? – If conscious

Mereka menanti kepulangan

Jangan hampakan mereka.

 1.75m fixed length lanyard (EN 362)

 Shock absorbing device (EN 355)

1. Standing on top of stepladder

2. Working above 6 feet / 1.8 m

3. No barricades to protect worker

4. Holding unnecessary tools in

What is wrong here ?

Working above 6 feet / 1.8 m

What is wrong here ?

Not using FPE (full body harness

Not wearing FPE (full

Grating/lid has been

What is wrong here ?

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