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Best Practice Scaffold Erection 100% Hook-Up - Fatality Elimination
Problem Scaffolders are potentially exposed to falls while erecting and dismantling scaffold. The method and culture of erecting scaffolding had to be amended to ensure 100% fall protection. Solution In response, a single rope technique was developed. This technique anchored an 11mm kermantle... Read more
Rolling Scaffolds
If a worker falls from a rolling scaffold, or if the scaffold collapses, serious injuries can result. This guideline explains the controls and precautions that should be taken to prevent such injuries. It also provides a practical inspection checklist ... Read more
Failure of Scaffolding
What A worker sustained two dislocated shoulders and a fracture to the shoulder when the decking of scaffolding collapsed causing him to fall 3.5m onto a moving conveyor. Why Ledgers to be installed as spreader bars were not present in one bay of... Read more
Identification Tool for Aluminium Mobile Scaffolding
A safety fact sheet that details occupational hazards associated with working on mobile aluminium scaffolding. A wide variety of tasks are covered, the associated possible hazards, their accompanying risks, and the ways to manage these risks and hazard. ... Read more
Highwall Pump Access System
Problem To replace the polypipe on the reel of a highwall pump safely, scaffold had to be constructed each time this was to be carried out. The erection of scaffold introduced working at height concerns that were identified within the Maintenance... Read more
METAL/NON-METAL MINE FATALITY - Fatal Fall of Person
What A contractor laborer was fatally injured at an alumina operation. The victim was standing on a horizontal pipe scaffold support when he lost his balance and fell about 57 feet. Why The accident occurred because management policies failed to ensure that persons... Read more
Fatal Fall of Person Accident
What A contractor laborer was fatally injured at an alumina operation. The victim was standing on a horizontal pipe scaffold support when he lost his balance and fell about 57 feet. Why The accident occurred because management policies failed to ensure that persons... Read more
Surface Nonmetal Mine (Cement Plant) Fatal Fall of Person Accident CDK Contracting Company (L35) Farmington, San Juan County, New Mexico
What A 50-year-old iron worker (contractor employee) with 36 weeks mining experience was fatally injured at a cement operation. The victim was descending a scaffold ladder when he fell 42 feet to the ground below. Why The accident was caused by the failure... Read more
Major Hazard Standard: Safe Working at Height
The purpose of this Standard is to eliminate fatalities and serious injuries on all WMC sites resulting from persons falling from one level to another. This Standard applies to all work performed at height. This Standard covers requirements for: Designing,... Read more
Struck On Head By Build-Up of Rust
What A contract maintenance crew were re-sheeting the inside of the tank. On relocation of the mobile scaffolding within the leach tank a piece of rust fell 10 metres hitting an apprentice. A cut to the left side of his head,... Read more
Working near overhead powerlines
This information bulletin suggests ways to minimise the risk of injury or death. Powerlines are a potential hazard to mobile plant operators and persons erecting or working from scaffolding. ... Read more
Fatal Machinery Accident, Blacksville No. 2 Mine. Wana, West Virginia. U.S.A.
What Welding a catwalk support bracket to the edge of an opening in the fourth floor deck of Prep Plant, the victim squatted down on scaffold board to look at a weld. He was pulled back into the washer when... Read more
Fatal Machinery Accident, Blacksville No. 2 Mine. Wana, West Virginia. U.S.A.
Welding a catwalk support bracket to the edge of an opening in the fourth floor deck of Prep Plant, the victim squatted down on scaffold board to look at a weld. He was pulled back into the washer when... Read more
Worsley Valve Lifting Frame
Problem These valves can weigh up to 200kg and are often awkwardly positioned. ; Historically large valves were manually removed which often resulted in injuries ; some severe Solution The Worsley Valve Lifting Frame Benefits It is in alliance with Worsleys aim of working towards... Read more
Overhead Powerline Hazards
Overhead power lines can present a serious hazard at: Storage yards; delivery areas; Mobile equipment maintenance, parking, and fueling areas; Haulage and access roads, Construction sites, particularly if cranes or scaffolds in use; Unintentional buildup of roadways under overhead... Read more
Underground Nonmetal Mine (Limestone/Cement Plant) Fatal Fall of Person Accident Dunn Industrial Group, Inc. (9VL)Kansas City, Missouri at Sugar Creek
What A 43-year-old boiler maker (contractor employee) with 20 years construction experience was fatally injured at a cement operation. The victim had stepped from the walkway onto a steel I-beam to help position a component being installed. He lost his balance... Read more
Surface Nonmetal Mine (Cement Plant) Fatal Fall of Person Accident CDK Contracting Company (L35) Farmington, San Juan County, New Mexico
What A 50-year-old iron worker (contractor employee) with 36 weeks mining experience was fatally injured at a cement operation. The victim was descending a scaffold ladder when he fell 42 feet to the ground below. Recommendations Cages or equivalent protection should be provided... Read more
Developing a prototype decision aid for determining the risk of work systems at height when using temporary access systems
Access to height has associated risks of falls of people and objects that can arise due to structural and procedural inadequacies. Previous research suggests that the basic risks are not sufficiently controlled across industry, and that the injury rate in... Read more
Technical guide to the selection and use of fall prevention and arrest equipment
A study on fall prevention and arrest equipment available to construction industry. A critical appraisal of Purlin Trolley Systems; Safety Decking; Fall Arrest Mats; Safety Netting; Cable and Track-Based fall arrest systems; NASC's SG4:00: The Use of Fall Arrest Equipment... Read more
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