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| The Work at Height Regulations 2005 |
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Falling objects
People falling |
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| WAHR - Simple Hierarchy of Control |
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Avoid - working at height
Prevent - falls
Minimise - distances and consequences |
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Hazards facing Lone Workers
V - SMELT |
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Violence
Supervision
Medical Condition
Emergency Procedures
Lifting onbjects too heavy for one per
The need for more than one person |
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The Confined Spaces Regulations 2007
Definition of a confined space? |
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| Any place including, chamber, tank, pit, silo or other space by which virtue of its enclosed nature, there arises a foreseeable specified risk. |
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| What is a specified risk? |
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A serious injury arising from;
Fire and explosion, loss of consciousness due to rise in body temp, asphyxiation, drowing in liquid or free flowing solid. |
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Factors to consider when assessing risks in confined space working:
(TEMP) |
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Task
Equipment
Materials
Person at Risk |
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| Precautions in P2W in Confined Space: |
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Isolation of confined space
Adequate ventilation
Absence of substances giving of fumes
Atmospheric testing for fumes
Supply of respirable air
Specified working period
Rescue and resuscitation arrangements |
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| Factors to consider in assessment of risk in relation to P2W and entry into confined space: |
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Is entry necessary?
Work needing to be done
Methods of working
Hazards inherent in the plant
Hazards from neighbouring plant
Steps necessary to make job safe |
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| Emergency Arrangements - "suitable and sufficient EA's for rescue in an emergency" Reg 5 - CSR - 2005 |
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Breathing Apparatus Sets
Resuscitators
Means of summoning help
Life-lines
Oxygen for resus |
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