WORK AT HEIGHT

Key Requirements

Work at any place where a person could fall a distance liable to cause personal

injury, cannot proceed unless properly managed.

• Plan equipment and resources to minimize tasks that need people to work at height.

• Where work at height is unavoidable, ensure that there is a secure working area of

suitable design and strength which mitigates the risk of personnel or tools and

materials falling.
• Where provision of a secure working area is not reasonably practicable, personnel

shall follow a fall protection plan & use a fall arrest or fall restraint system. The plan

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shall:Ensure that personnel are trained in use of fall protection equipment .

 Ensure that equipment is adequate, inspected and certified for use.

 Make sure that proper and adequate anchor points are selected.
 Utilize a full body harness with double lanyards to ensure 100% tie-off.
 Include appropriate shock absorbing lanyards to limit fall distance.
 Prohibit personnel from working alone.
•  Include
Protect personnel from objects dropped or dislodged by personnel working at height
an appropriate emergency response plan for rescue and recovery.
by using toe boards on scaffolding, tool lanyards, warning signs and barricades in the

exclusion zone .

• Personnel working in mobile elevated work platforms or suspended work baskets

shall wear a fall restraint system attached to a secure anchor point.

• Avoid working on ladder unless not reasonably practicable to install working platforms

• Do not use ladders or stepladders for strenuous or heavy tasks, only use them for

light work of short duration.

• If ladders are used, three-point contact shall be maintained always.

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Checklist

Use this checklist to verify compliance with the Critical Risk Protocol for Work at

height.

Can the work activity be performed at ground level?

If the work cannot be completed at ground level, could a fixed or mobile platform

be used?

Does the fall arrest system include all the mandatory requirements?

Is everyone involved in the activity trained in the use of the fall prevention

system?

Will personnel be attached to an anchor point at all times during the activity?

Is there an emergency response plan that minimizes suspension trauma, in

place?

Are all items, tools and equipment adequately secured to prevent potential

dropped objects?

Has all equipment to be used in the activity, been inspected?

Are appropriate barriers for exclusion zone and warning signs in place?

Does the activity done using ladders allow the user to maintain three-point

contact?