Safety is something that is relative freedom from loss, injury, risk,
hazard or fatal and confined space is something which is closed or
partially closed space or condition with unusual atmosphere and not
designed or intended for human occupancy. Tanks, vessel, trenches,
shafts, boilers, any excavations more than four feet deep is also
considered as confined space.
Confined spaces are classified into two types such as Permit-to-Work
confined space and non permit to work confined space. Non permit to work
safety confined spaces are those which has no hazardous atmosphere and
with low risk which is at acceptable level.
Before going for the task Risk Assessments and Hazard Identification are
to be carried out and no one shall enter into a confined space unless
there is a standard system of work in place that have been planned,
organised, implemented and regularly monitored, maintained so as to
render that work safe and without risk to health. All the entrants of
the confined space must be provided with information of the task to be
carried out.
the industrial sector safety is a very precious and important aspect of
an Industry or Factory, as an accident or injury free workplace
environment will generate a positive morale among the employees working
in hazardous situations. By recognizing all the facts as industries
involving various hazards and risks, they prepare their own safety
policy, safety manuals, safety procedures and safety management systems
considering national laws. Industries/Factories have a separate
department or section which deals specially with safety so as to create
awareness and importance of Industrial safety.
The word safety means nothing but the relative freedom from loss,
injury, risk, hazard or fatal and work at refers to any work above 1.8
meter from the ground surface is considered as work at height as for
examples working on a ladder, working near or adjacent to fragile
materials, working at ground level adjacent to an excavation, working on
rooftop of building and the involved will have a potential to fall and
injure themselves.
Initially carry out risk assessments for the work at height activities
and make sure that all the tasks is properly planned, organised and
carried out by a competent person and these risk assessments should
include a careful examination of what loss could be caused from working
at heights and what hazards could be involved in the task with this view
taking the effective steps to reduce the likelihood of the loss
occurring, either by avoiding the task or avoiding only when the risk is
not reasonably practicable and in that case carry it out in a safe
manner using work equipment which are appropriate to the task and level
of risk involved.
While carrying out the activity ensure that there is railing or other
fall protection barricade systems in place. This provision has no need
of training or other equipment as the railing will naturally help
workers to keep themselves free of danger. As it is not possible for all
the works at height to provide or make fall protection barricade
systems available, it is very important to use job specific Personal
Protective equipment’s and selection of the appropriate PPE’s such as a
standard full body harnesses that meet the high quality standards
despite of cost and also use of personal fall arrest systems and
additionally as the task is pre planned determine what you really as per
the situation and if you have a task where workers do welding at
heights, then the nylon based harness will not have the heat resistance
you need. Kevlar based harness which have a better resistance to heat
will be suitable for the task.
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TWG International
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