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    During an annual lift inspection, a lift technician climbed out of the protected barrier of an elevated lift platform and lowered himself onto the top rung of a truck-mounted ladder, which did not extend the full height of the platform. This violated Shell's Life Saving Rule requiring fall protection equipment when working above 1.8 meters. The incident occurred because the technician failed to recognize the unsafe work practice, was unaware of the fall protection rule, and the job method statement and permit did not identify the issue of not being able to operate the lift from the ground. Lessons included ensuring supervisors oversee contractor work, all staff understand life saving rules, and method statements explicitly describe how work is to be done to identify hazards

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    During an annual lift inspection, a lift technician climbed out of the protected barrier of an elevated lift platform and lowered himself onto the top rung of a truck-mounted ladder, which did not extend the full height of the platform. This violated Shell's Life Saving Rule requiring fall protection equipment when working above 1.8 meters. The incident occurred because the technician failed to recognize the unsafe work practice, was unaware of the fall protection rule, and the job method statement and permit did not identify the issue of not being able to operate the lift from the ground. Lessons included ensuring supervisors oversee contractor work, all staff understand life saving rules, and method statements explicitly describe how work is to be done to identify hazards

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    DIA AW 201208 LSR Working at Height

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    During an annual lift inspection, a lift technician climbed out of the protected barrier of an elevated lift platform and lowered himself onto the top rung of a truck-mounted ladder, which did not extend the full height of the platform. This violated Shell's Life Saving Rule requiring fall protection equipment when working above 1.8 meters. The incident occurred because the technician failed to recognize the unsafe work practice, was unaware of the fall protection rule, and the job method statement and permit did not identify the issue of not being able to operate the lift from the ground. Lessons included ensuring supervisors oversee contractor work, all staff understand life saving rules, and method statements explicitly describe how work is to be done to identify hazards

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    DIA-AW-201208 Aviation July 2012

    Working at Height (Life Saving Rule breach)


    while conducting lift inspection

    Target audience for this alert


    Superintendents, Supervisors and Contract Holders

    What happened
    During an annual lift inspection and whilst the lift was
    extended (2.7 m*) the Lift Technician climbed out of the
    protected barrier and lowered himself on to the top rung of
    the trucks mounted ladder, a distance of 1.37m. As the
    ladder did not extened to the full height of the platform, he
    was unable to maintain 3 points of contact, see picture.

    Why it happened
     Failure to recgonise unsafe work practise. The lifted
    needed to be rasied, so the inspection could take place. However the only possible way to do this was from switches
    located on the lift platform ( this could not be done from ground level). Hence once raised the Lift Technician needed to
    get back to the ground.
     The Lift Technician was not aware of the specfic requirements of the Shell LSR #6 - Use fall protection equipment when
    working outside a protective environment where you can fall over 1.8 meters (6 feet) to keep you safe. * Note: the
    Country legal requirement was for Fall protection > 3 M.
     The job method statement and Permit did not identify the issue of not being able to operate the Lift from the ground.
    Lessons learned
     Ensure that supervisors understand the need to oversee contractor work, and all potential unsafe condtions are
    highlighted before work starts.
     Ensure all staff (employees & contractors) fully understand the requirements of the Shell Life Saving Rules. Especailly if
    stricter controls are needed compared to Country requirments
     The Method Statement and PTW need to be very explicit about not only what tasks need doing, but how the work is
    to be done. This should allow hazards and potential issues to be highlighted and discussed prior to start of work.

    Recommendations to be followed
     Site Supervisors to check the lifts on trucks and report lifts that cannot be operated by a remote ground control device
    to the Regional Engineering Manager.
     Supervisors of employees & contractor personnel to ensure persons within their control have attended LSR awareness
    session(s), attendance records to be maintained and to check understanding.
     Permit Holders and Permit Issues should carryout “Walk-through inspections” of the workplace and the task to be
    done to fully understand potential issues and ensure these have been captured in the method statement.

    Further information : Contact james.kelly@shell.com or your Regional HSSE Manager for more information.

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