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Working at heightsFalling is a major risk whenever a worker is required to work above or below ground level and can result in a multitude of injuries including head injuries, spinal injuries, internal injuries, fractures and dislocations.
Workers may be exposed to the risk of falling when carrying out blasting or coating activities:
on external faces, edges and the perimeter of buildings or structures;
from penetrations in the work environment from holes cut or formed in the working surface;
on fragile roofs and floors;
when accessing the worksite;
in excavations; and
during erection and dismantling of plant and framework.
Because of the significant risk of death and serious injury from working at heights Queensland legislation requires that fall protection be provided for persons working at 2m for construction work (other than when working on housing construction where the limit is 3 metres). Below these threshold heights, Queensland legislation requires that a risk assessment must be applied.
Controls
The aim of the control measures is to prevent the person from falling.
Elimination/substitution
You should examine the need to work at heights. The article to be blasted or coated may be able to be moved to ground level or a less hazardous place (preferably to a blast chamber or a spray painting booth).
Engineering controls
Blasting nozzles should be fitted with an earthing device to prevent the build up of static electricity from the abrasive moving at high velocity through the blasting hose. Although the mild shocks possible are not sufficient to cause electrocution, they may cause the operator to lose balance and fall when working at heights.
Administrative
If working at heights can not be avoided, physical barriers should be put in place to stop the person from falling. These include:
edge protection systems e.g. guard railing with mid rails, containment sheeting, hoarding;
fall protection covers over holes and openings;
working platforms e.g. elevating work platforms such as scissor lifts, boom type elevated; and
platforms or mast climbers.
Scissor lifts and cherry pickers should be fitted with operator's controls and hand and toe rails.
The choice of staging should take account of the operators' needs for freedom of movement to complete the task safely. Extra precautions should be taken when blasting from a scaffold because an air-fed helmet does not allow a full field of vision, so planks should be wide and tightly secured for maximum footing.
Where work is to be undertaken in an elevated position, the level of lighting should not be less than 200 lux for the working area and 50 lux for stairs or other areas giving access to the work area (as per the Australian Standard).
This should ensure operators are able to see:
the physical limits of the work platform;
any other people in the work area; an
all control devices.
Some general rules which should always be applied when blasting at heights are:
no one should work below blast operators - a nozzle or hose dropped can kill or cause severe injury;
stop frequently to sweep or clean abrasive media from all horizontal surfaces on the staging - footing can be treacherous on loose abrasive; and
Use ropes or other strong attachment methods to secure the blast hose to the staging - this relieves the operator from the weight of the hose and prevents a dropped hose from falling.
Personal protective equipment
Personal fall protection equipment
Personal fall protection systems are systems which secure a person to a building or structure. They should only be used where it is not possible to use physical barrier systems such as working platforms, edge protection or fall protection covers. However, personal fall protection may be used in addition to physical barrier systems of fall protection.
Personal fall protection equipment includes:
travel restriction devices which prevent a person falling e.g. i
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