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Redhill Footbridge – June 2011 – Health & Safety at Walk

200 yards north of Redhill Station is this footbridge over the line. I walk across this most days when walking my dog. He will walk happily across this one because it has concrete steps whereas I have to pick him up and carry him if we use the one further along as it has metal steps which you can see the ground below through. Being 6 foot tall I tend not to notice this but little Button peers through the gaps of each rung anxiously before deciding he’s not going to risk it. It only adds a couple of hundred yards to the walk so I, generally, don’t mind.
The ‘Health and Safety’ reference in the title refers not to those people walking across it but to the passengers on the trains below who have the right not to expect either jumpers or bricks to land on the roof. It is amazing how the actions of a few idiots can have major influence on society as a whole.
Anyway I thought it made for an interesting image and hope you agree.

Office Health and Safety

For years, it has been a law for employers to ensure that their employees are protected from any workplace related injuries in the UK.  The laws that governed this activity are named the “work and safety work acts” this meant that the rules required that all new employees were to be trained in health and safety of their new company. Because of these procedures a new person has the benefit of getting to know the facility and knowing how they could get out of the building in case of emergencies. They were also taught some basic things to do in case of emergencies.

Nowadays, even more emphasis is placed on health and safety. Because every year statistics show that many more employees are getting hurt on the job and the averages show that a high number of people are losing their lives to illnesses or injuries that happen on the job as a result of some accident. This is why the UK and owners of companies have developed prevention measures to ensure that these problems are eliminated.

Managers and supervisors of offices must take extra precautions and pay special attention to health and safety procedures in order to control the possibility of risks and any chance of hurting someone. Taking the time to ensure that health and safety procedures are followed also ensures that things that would be dangerous to employees are removed or repaired, allowing workers to work confidently knowing that the company cared enough to remove any hazards that could pose a problem.

For the most part, most owners of businesses are only too happy to do their part and ensure that their employees are safe. In fact many will host the training classes of their management and supervisory staff to be sure that they know how to properly ensure the health and safety of the company.

After ensuring that management and supervisory staff are trained on health and safety policies, they will need to conduct inspections to ensure that the company meets expectations, and then you will need to teach your employees to follow these directions and implement these safety procedures. Even though having information is a great idea, nothing beats hands on training to ensure that the health and safety procedures are carried out.

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Health And Safety Program For Installation OF Pipe

For years, it has been a law for employers to ensure that their employees are protected from any workplace related injuries in the UK.  The laws that governed this activity are named the “work and safety work acts” this meant that the rules required that all new employees were to be trained in health and safety of their new company. Because of these procedures a new person has the benefit of getting to know the facility and knowing how they could get out of the building in case of emergencies. They were also taught some basic things to do in case of emergencies.

Nowadays, even more emphasis is placed on health and safety. Because every year statistics show that many more employees are getting hurt on the job and the averages show that a high number of people are losing their lives to illnesses or injuries that happen on the job as a result of some accident. This is why the UK and owners of companies have developed prevention measures to ensure that these problems are eliminated.

Managers and supervisors of offices must take extra precautions and pay special attention to health and safety procedures in order to control the possibility of risks and any chance of hurting someone. Taking the time to ensure that health and safety procedures are followed also ensures that things that would be dangerous to employees are removed or repaired, allowing workers to work confidently knowing that the company cared enough to remove any hazards that could pose a problem.

For the most part, most owners of businesses are only too happy to do their part and ensure that their employees are safe. In fact many will host the training classes of their management and supervisory staff to be sure that they know how to properly ensure the health and safety of the company.

After ensuring that management and supervisory staff are trained on health and safety policies, they will need to conduct inspections to ensure that the company meets expectations, and then you will need to teach your employees to follow these directions and implement these safety procedures. Even though having information is a great idea, nothing beats hands on training to ensure that the health and safety procedures are carried out.

Objectives:

·         Zero Accident/ Incident

·         Quality

·         Cost within Budget

All employees should comply the following requirements:

·         Safety Orientation

·         Medical Certificate

·         NBI/ Police Clearance

·         Drug Test

Safety program should be implemented

Permit to work should be prior before starting each job

Identify hazards any possible risk within the workplace

Production should have quality any finished within the duration period

REQUIREMENTS:      Hot Work Permit

                          Permit to Work

                          Risk Assessment

                          Work at Heights Permit (1.8 m height)

ITEMS AT THE WORK SITE SHOULD BE CHECKED BEFORE STARTINNG ANY WORK

·         Combustible materials should be removed if possible. Otherwise protect with fire blanket.

·         Fire resistant covers suspended beneath work to collect sparks, if necessary.

·         Flammable liquids, combustible materials, and oily deposits removed.

·         Precaution taken against release of gas.

·         Unit or equipment being prepared gone thru lototo procedure.

·         Control of welding sparks in place.

·         Cutting outfit in good working condition (inspected any tagged).

·         Welding machine in safe location and inspected.

·         Welding machine grounding cable connected in safe location.

·         Special warning/caution signs in place.

·         Standby fire protection (fire extinguisher/fire blanket/water in drum)

·         Fire watch required ( 1 in every hot work area)

PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT STANDARD AND IN GOOD CONDITION

·         Hard hat (with chin strap)

·         Safety goggles

·         High visibility clothing

·         Safety shoes

ADDITIONAL PPE

·         Welding gloves

·         Welding mask/shield

·         Welding apron

WORK SAFE PRE JOB RISK ASSESSMENT

       RISK                     HAZARD              CONTROL MEASURES   

Back pain, injuries

Manual lifting

Apply correct body positioning

Severity

Probability

Wounds, cuts

Sharp edges

Wear many gloves

1

2

Hit by falling object

Object fall from heights

Secure tools/materials properly

4

2

Eye irritation

Arc welding radiation

Use standard welding mask

1

2

Slip/trip

Poor illumination

Provide additional lightings

1

2

Electrocution

Cables not properly spliced, worn out

Check cables properly

Spliced and insulation

3

2

Burn (fire)

Fire, combustible materials

Fire extinguisher accessible by fire watch

2

2

Blindness, skin irritation

Small frying particles

Use standard face shield

2

2

SEVERITY

                                         EXPLANATION

5

Fatality, or paralyzed, property

4

Permanent disability (including occupational diseases)

3

Temporary disablement, LTI more than 3 days

2

Minor injury, LTI with up to 3 lost days

1

First-aid injury, NOP LTI

PROBABILITY

EXPLANATION

5

Almost certain

4

Very likely

3

Likely

2

Unlikely

1

Very unlikely

REFERENCE OF HAZARDS

·         Electrical (loss of power)

·         Ergonomics (strain)

·         Equipment failure

·         Explosion (over pressurization)

·         Mechanical vibration

·         Environment

PRECAUTIONS TO BE TAKEN

·         Site inspection                                                       

·         RA briefing

·         Equipment checked

·         Clearing of site completed

·         Isolation procedure (electrical/mechanical)

·         Signages posted

·         Work procedures followed

·         Appropriate tools used

·         Site clearly barricaded

·         Coordination being made

SEQUENCE OF JOB

1.      Preparation

-prepare tools, equipments and materials to be used

      2. lay-out for support

                              -lay out materials to be used

                              -cutting outfit is in good condition (acetylene and oxygen gas)

      3. Align fit-up of pipe and support

                              -provide direct grounding

                              -lay over head welding cable from hose (gas)

      4. Welding works

                              -provide direct grounding

                              -lay over head welding cable from hose (gas)

      5. Grinding

                              -standard grinding stone

      6. Painting of welded joint

                              -keep away from flame

      7. Housekeeping

                              -arrange tools and equipments at their proper place

                              -waste materials should be properly disposed

Contractor’s authorized personnel should physically inspected the area

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