FALL PROTECTION (WORKING IN ELEVATED POSITIONS Sample Clauses

FALL PROTECTION (WORKING IN ELEVATED POSITIONS. (Construction Regulation 10) A pre-emptive Risk Assessment will be required for any work to be carried out above two metres from the ground or any floor level and will be classified as "Work in Elevated Positions". As far as is practicable, any person working in an elevated position will work from a platform, ladder or other device that is at least as safe as if he/she is working at ground level and whilst working in this position be wearing and using a full body harness that will be worn to prevent the person falling from the platform, ladder or other device utilised. This safety harness will be, as far as is possible, secured to a point away from the edge over which the person might fall and the double lanyard must be of such a length that the person will not be able to move over the edge. In addition any platform, slab, deck or surface forming an edge over which a person may fall must be fitted with guard rails at two different heights as prescribed in SABS 085' Code of Practice for the Design, Erection, Use and Inspection of Access Scaffolding Workers working in elevated positions must be trained to do this safely and without risk. Proof of training must be maintained on the contractors site safety file. Medical certificates of fitness for all employees working in elevated positions must be available on site. This must be issued by an Occupational Health Practitioner. Where work on roofs are carried out, the Risk Assessment must take into account the possibility of persons falling through fragile material, skylights, soffits and openings in the roof, steel support work trusses and purlins so designed as to support the roof structure. The Risk Assessments shall place specific emphasis on the placing and handling of roofing materials such as Inverted Box Rib Sheeting (IBR sheeting) or similar materials, (including contingency safety measures), which when exposed to windy conditions represents a serious safety hazard.
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