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TOOLBOX
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TOOLBOXTALKPACK
C.N.PerryMBAPgDCMIOSHAIIRSMRMaPSHSMSafetyManagementTel:01142631329
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CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
TOOLBOXTALKS
TOOLBOXTALKPROGRAMREGISTER
TOOLBOXTALKREGISTER
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TOOLBOXTALKPACKINTRODUCTION
ThetoolboxtalkscontainedinthispackaredesignedtofitintotheoverallrequirementtoprovideInformation,Instruction,TrainingandSupervisiontoemployees.
Thetoolboxtalksinthispackareintendedtobepuretoolboxtalksdeliveredinthesitecabin,roundthetoolboxoronsite,notinaformaltrainingroom. Theyarenotformaltraining,theyareremindersofselectedpointsofthetopicscovered. Formaltrainingandrefreshertrainingshouldbeprovidedtocoverthebreadthanddetailofthesetopicsfully.
Thetalksareintendedtobeofbetween5and10minutesduration,onlythequestionsfromthoseattendingshouldgooverthistime. Thetalksshouldnotbeusedasformaltrainingastheydonothavethebreadthanddetailforthistobesuitableandsufficient. Theyshouldbeusedaspartofanintegratedstrategyofformaltrainingreinforcedbyperiodictoolboxtalksasremindersbetweentheinitialtrainingandthetimedrefreshertraining.
FORMALTRAINING&REFRESHERTRAINING
REMINDER:TOOLBOXTALK
REMINDER:TOOLBOXTALK
REMINDER:TOOLBOXTALK
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Thetalksareinfoursections,thetalkandkeypointsofthetopicfollowedbysetquestionswithanswersthenopenquestionsfromthoseattendingtothepersonpresentingthetalk. Thenumberofsetquestions,whicharenotnecessarilybasedonthepointsinthetalk,aredesignedtoinvolvethoseattendingthetalkinthinkingaboutthesafetyissuesforthemselves. Thepersondeliveringthetalkshouldallowsufficienttimeforthoseattendingtoanswerforthemselvesbeforereadingoutthesetanswers. Itisimportantthatthepersondeliveringthetalkissufficientlyknowledgeableandexperiencedtoanswerthequestions. Itisrecommendedthatthepersonwhodeliversthetalkisatleastaforemanwhohasthisexperienceandknowledge.
Attheendofthetalkallthosewhoattendedshouldsignashavingattendedthetoolboxtalk. ItisimportantasanemployertobeabletodemonstratethatyouareprovidingtheInformation,Instruction,TrainingandSupervisionwhichisrequiredbylaw(HealthandSafetyatWorketc.Act1974)andhavedocumentaryevidenceofthis.
Theformrequiredtousethispackoftalksonasiteasarollingprogramisincludedasaretherecordformstorecordthedeliveryofeachtalk.
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AbrasiveWheelsmustonlybefittedbythosetrainedtodoso AlwaysinspecttheAbrasiveWheelbeforemounting. RemembertounplugtheAngleGrinderortheChopsawbefore
changingtheAbrasiveWheel. RemembertowearalltherequiredPPE. Youmusthaveahotworkpermitbeforeuseandafire
extinguishertohand. Removeallflammablematerialsfromthelineofthesparks. Adjusttheguardifrequiredbeforeuse. DonotuseAnglegrindersbeyondthetimelimits. Wearappropriateoverallspreferablyheavycottonwhichare
notcontaminatedwithoils,grease,paint,solventbasedsealersetc.
NeverSidegrindonaCutOffSaw. AlwaysensuretheAbrasiveWheelhasaspeedhigherthanor
equaltothatofthemachineonwhichitistobefittedReadthelabelandcheckthemachine.
ABRASIVEWHEELSSITEUSE
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YouMUSTweargoggles
WherecanyoufindoutthetimesallowedfortheuseofAngleGrinder?OntheVibrationRiskAssessment.
ShouldyouwearHearingProtection?YesThesetoolsarenormallyabove85dB(A).
WhymustGogglesandnotSafetyGlassesbeworn?Becausethesparkscanpassunder,overoraround
safetyglasses. WheredoyoufindthespeedratingoftheAbrasiveWheel?
Onthelabel. WheredoyoufindthespeedratingoftheAngleGrinder/Cut
OffSaw?Ontheinformationplateonthetool.
QUESTIONS
Remembertoaskallwhoattendtosigntheattendancesheet.
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Aconfinedspaceisaparticularhazardasitrestrictsyourmovementandyourabilitytomoveoutofitquickly.
Confinedspacesmaypotentiallyhavenoxiousgasesinthemorthesecouldbuildupduringthework.
Confinedspacesmaybehot,damp,havenolightorbesubjecttofloodingetc.
Allworkinconfinedspacesmustbedoneunderapermittoworksystem
Thepermittoworksystemshouldensurethatalltherisksofworkingintheconfinedspaceareconsideredandminimisedwithcontrolsputinplacetoensuresofarasreasonablypossiblethattheworkcanbesafelydone.
Thespacemayneedairsamplingbeforeyouenterandduringtheworksormayneedanairsupplyintroducing.
Thespacemaynotbelitandlightswillberequiredalongwithbackupincaseoffailureoftheprimarysystem.
Acommunicationssystemwillneedtobeestablished. Youwillneedtopracticegettingoutsoyouknowhowto
shouldanemergencyarise.
CONFINEDSPACES
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Whyisapermittoworkrequired?Toensuretheworkisproperlyplannedandallthe
necessaryprecautionsareinplacebeforeworkstarts. Whatshouldbedonewiththepermitoncewritten?
Allthosewhowillworkunderthepermitneedtobebriefedonitsotheyallunderstandtheirroleintheworkandallofthesafetyprecautionsandwhattodoshouldsomethinggowrong. Thisisveryimportantasthepermitisjustapieceofpaperandtotallyuselessunlessthisisdone.
Whattypesofspacesareconfinedspaces?Tanksandvessels,undergroundductsandtanks,
ventilationductscanbe,inspectionchambers,roofvoids,underloftsandsomecellarspaces,thislistisnotexhaustive,therearemanyothers.
QUESTIONS
Remembertoaskallwhoattendtosigntheattendancesheet.
ASKTHEAUDIENCE;ANYQUESTIONS?
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Alltoolsusedonsitemusteitherbe110vcentretapped(maximumvoltagetoearthis55v)orif240vfittedwithanonremovableresidualcurrentdevice(RCD).
Rememberthatitisstillpossibletogetanelectricshockevenwith110vtoolsorwiththoseprotectedanRCDiftheyarefaulty,especiallyinwetorhumidconditions.
Batterypoweredequipmenthasvoltagesor36vorbelow Onlyusethetoolforitsintendedpurpose. Mostdrills,grinders,jigsawswheninusewillexposeyouto
noiseandvibration. ReadyourriskassessmentandweartheappropriatePPEandonlyusefortheallowedtimes.
ThesetoolsmustbePATtestedatthespecifiedintervals. Checktotoolandanyextensioncablesbeforeyouuseitfor
obviousdefects. Tryandavoidrunningextensioncablesinpuddles. Donotuseelectricaltoolsoutsideinwetconditionsunlessthey
aredesignedforsuchuse. Neveralterormodifyelectricaltools.
ELECTRICALTOOLS
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Whenyoucheckyourextensioncableandfindithascutstothecablewhatshouldyoudo?Donotuseit,takeoutofuseandtakeittoyour
supervisortoberepairedordestroyed. Youneedtouseyourhammerdrilltodrillforfixingsbutyou
havenohearingprotection,whatdoyoudo?Youshouldnotstartworkuntilyouhavehearing
protection,hammerdrillscaneasilyproducenoiseabove90dB(A)wellabovethesecondactionlevel.
Shouldthe110v/240velectricaltoolbePATtested?Yes,thistestistoensuretheelectricalsafetyofthetool.
Do
battery
drills
require
PAT
testing
?
No,onlythechargerrequirestestingasthedrillitself
doesnothaveavoltageabove36v.
QUESTIONS
Remembertoaskallwhoattendtosigntheattendancesheet.
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Electricitykills. Even55vcankillifthisisacrosstheheart. Allworkonelectricalinstallationsmustbebycompetentand
trainedelectriciansordoneorunderthesupervisionofatrainedandcompetentelectricianifthepersondoingtheworkisonarecognisedtrainingscheme.
Nopersonshallundertakeelectricalworkunlesstheyarequalifiedtodoso.
Workonlivesystemsandactivitiessuchasisolationandtestingmustbedonetoawrittensafesystemofwork.
AllelectricalinstallationsshallbetestedtoNIC/EICstandardsbeforebeingmadelive. Certificatesshallbeissued.
Livepartsofpanelsetc.shouldbeshieldedfromtouchorinsulated.
Metalpartsshouldbeearthedwheretheycouldbetouchedbyaliveconductorinafaultsituation. Earthingisextremelyimportantandworksinconjunctionwiththefuseorcircuitbreakertoprotectthecablesfromexcesscurrent.
Aresidualcurrentdeviceprotectstheuserfromfaultconditions.
ELECTRICALWORK
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Whydoyouneedasafesystemfordisconnectionandliveworking?Becauseitdetailsthesequenceofworkandallthe
precautions whicharetobetakentoensurethetaskisundertakensafely. Thegreaterthedangerthemoreneedthereisforsuchsafesystemstobeformallydetailedandforthosewhoworkunderthemtoadheretothemfully. Electricitykills.
Whydoelectricalinstallationsneedtesting?Toensurethattheyaresafetouseandthatallthe
safetydevicesfunctioncorrectly.
QUESTIONS
Remembertoaskallwhoattendtosigntheattendancesheet.
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Electricitykills Youcannotseeelectricityunlikeotherhazardsanditisnot
obviousthatitisthere. Onsitetherearetomainelectricalinstallationsthesitepower
intowhichtoolsarepluggedandthelightingcircuitwhichprovidesthesafetylightingforemergencypurposes.
Neveroverloadthesiteelectricalsystem,ifyouhavemultipletoolsconnectedthroughajunctionboxandthemainboxkeepstrippingoutyouareoverloadingthesystem.
Neverinterferewithormodifythesiteelectricalsystem. Thesitepowersystemshouldonlybeworkedonbyauthorised,
trainedandcompetentelectricians.
Allyour
extension
leads
and
splitter
boxes
must
have
earth
wiresconnectedtoensureanytoolwhichisearthedisactuallyconnectedtoearth. Thesetypesoftool(class1)needanearthtobesafe,withoutittheircasescouldremainliveintheeventofafaultastheywillnottripthesafetydevicewithouttheearthconnection.
ELECTRICITY
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Whatvoltageisthesitepower?
Site
power
is
110v
centre
tapped
to
earth
so
it
is
not
possibletohaveanelectricshockfromabove55v
Whatshouldyoudoifthesitepowertripoutfrequently?Reducetheloadbyunpluggingtoolsorrunmoreleads
andputtheseindifferentoutlets. Ifyoufindthatsomeonehastamperedwiththesitepoweror
theemergencylightingwhatshouldyoudo?Reportitimmediatelytothesitemanageroroneorto
oneoftheirseniorsupervisorsanddonotuseit. Should yourextensionleadsandsplitterboxesbePATtested?
Yes,thistestingincludesonetoensurethattheirearthconnectionsarecorrectlymadeandsafeforuse.
QUESTIONS
Remembertoaskallwhoattendtosigntheattendancesheet.
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Firerequiresthreeelements,calledthefiretriangle;theseare,asourceoffuel,oxygenandasourceofignition.
Removinganyoneofthethreeelementsaboveremovesthepossibilityoffire
Removeallflammablematerialsuchaspackagingmaterialsdailysothereisnofuel.Donotletthisbuildup,PATtesttools,removeflammablematerialswhengrinding,weldingetc.andNOSMOKING
Youshouldhavebeentoldthesitefireproceduresduringyourinduction
Thesiteshouldhaveamusterpointwherepeoplefatherforarollcall
Itisimportantthatyousigninandoutofsiteanddonotdefeatthesecontrolsasintheeventofafireitisimportanttoaccountforallthoseonsite. Thefirebrigadeneedtoknowifthereisanyonetrappedwhoneedstoberescuedorwhetherthebuildingisempty
Allsitesshouldhaveawayofraisingthealarmandfireextinguishers
located
at
strategic
positions.
You
should
have
beentoldthisinformationatinduction
FIRE
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Doyouknowwhattodointheeventofafire?[Theanswershouldbewhatwastoldtoalloperativesin
theirinductionforthesite] Doyouknowwherethemusterpointis?
[Theanswershouldbewhatwastoldtoalloperativesintheirinductionforthesite]
Doyouknowwherethefirealarmpointsare?[Theanswershouldbewhatwastoldtoalloperativesin
theirinductionforthesite] Doyoualwayssigninandoutsointheeventofafirepeople
willknowyouaresafeanddonotneedtoberescuedrememberfirefightersputtheirlivesatrisktorescuepeople?[theanswershouldbeyes]
QUESTIONS
Remembertoaskallwhoattendtosigntheattendancesheet.
ASKTHEAUDIENCE;ANYQUESTIONS?
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Fixedscaffoldmustbedesignedbytrainedpeople. Fixedscaffoldistobedesignedforthepurposeitistobeused
forandtheloadsitwillneedtosupport. Scaffoldplatformsshouldbewideenoughforthetasktobe
performed,withaminimumof4boardswideforgeneralpurposescaffolds.
FixedScaffoldistobeerectedbytrainedpersonsonly. AllfixedScaffoldmustbeinspectedbeforefirstuse,every7
days,afteralterationsandafteranyeventwhichcouldhaveaffectedtheirstabilitysuchasstrongwinds.
HandRailsaretobeprovidedat950mmtothetoprailand475mmtotheintermediateRail.
ToeBoardsof150mmaretobeprovided. Guardsarerequiredwhennecessarytopreventmaterialsfrom
fallingfromthescaffold,BrickGuards. Accessladdersshallprotrude1metreabovetheplatformlevel Neveroverloadtheplatform.
FIXEDSCAFFOLD
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Shouldascaffoldbeusedifthereisnocertificatefromthosewhoerectedit?No,itmustbeinspectedbeforefirstuseandacertificate
leftonsitewiththeuser. Beforeloadingoutascaffoldwhatshouldyouknowaboutit?
Youneedtoknowwhatweightithasbeendesignedtobearandtheweightofthematerialsyouproposetoputonit.
Ifthescaffoldhasnothadits7dayinspectionshouldyouuseit?No,notuntilthishasbeendoneasthisensuresthe
continuingsafetyofthescaffold. Shouldyoualterthescaffold?
No,onlytrainedscaffoldersshoulddothiswhocaninspectandcertifythealterationsmade.
QUESTIONS
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ASKTHEAUDIENCE;ANYQUESTIONS?
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Handtoolscancauseseriousinjury,Stanleyknivesareusuallyverysharp.Injuriesresultfrommisuseoftools.
Allhandtoolsshouldbekeptingoodcondition,nosplithammershaftsorloosehammerheads,mushroomhead
chiselsetc.
Useringspannersratherthanopenjawspannersastheyaremuchlesslikelytoslipwhenforceisapplied.
Keepyourhandsoutofthejawsofpliersortheheelofmetalshears.
Donthityourhandwithyourhammer.
Onlyusthetoolforthepurposeitwasdesignedfor. Ascrewdriverisnotaprybarandshouldnotbeusedasone.
Usethecorrecttoolforthejob. Donotusescrewdriversorcentrepunchestoundotheflanges
onanglegrinders.
Whenusingknivesonlyextendthebladewhenyouareactuallygoingtocutandretractitwhenyouhavedoneso. WearKevlar
gloveswhenusingStanleyknivesorothersuchblades.
HANDTOOLS
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Yourhammerhasaloosehead,whatshouldyoudo?
Donot
use
it,
if
the
head
flies
off
it
could
cause
serious
injurytoyouorothersnearby.
Whentighteningorlooseningnutsandboltswhyisaringspannerbetterthananopenjawedspanner?
Becauseitsurroundsthenutorboltheadandislesslikelytoslipwhenforceisapplied. Asocketandwrenchhasthesameadvantage.
Ifyourfilehasnohandleshouldyouuseit?No,filesgenerallyhaveapointedtangtofitintothe
handle,ifyouslipwithenoughforcethiscouldstickinyou.
Shouldthetoolsyouareusingbesuitableandappropriateforthetaskyouareperforming?
Yes,youremployermustensurethatthetoolsyouareusingaresuitableandthatyouhavebeentrainedintheirsafeuse.
QUESTIONS
Remembertoaskallwhoattendtosigntheattendancesheet.
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Somesubstancesusedonsitehavethepotentialtocauseharmtothosewhousethem.
AllthethesesubstancescomeundertheControlofSubstancesHazardoustoHealthRegulations2002andtheControlofSubstancesHazardoustoHealth(Amendment)Regulations2004.
ACOSHHassessmentofthesubstanceyouaretouseshouldhavebeenundertakenbyyouremployerandthisshouldbebasedonthelatestdatasheetsuppliedbythemanufacturer.
BeforeyouuseanysubstanceyoumustbeshownandbriefedontheCOSHHassessmentandontheprecautionstobetakenwhilstusingthesubstance.
TheCOSHHassessmentshouldprovidedetailsofthefirstaidrequiredforexposure.
Theuseofsomesubstancesrequireshealthsurveillancetobeprovidedtothosewhousethesubstances,i.e.bloodtestsforthosewhouselead
HAZARDOUSSUBSTANCES
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WherewouldyoubeabletofindoutthePPEyourequireforworkingwithaparticularsubstance?OntheCOSHHassessment. Itisnormaltodetailthe
necessaryPPEonthisdocument. ShouldyouhaveseenandbeenbriefedontheCOSHHassessment?Yes,thisshouldhappenwhenyouarebriefedonyour
methodstatementasthisshouldbeincludedinthebriefing.
IfthereisnoCOSHHassessmentforthesubstancewhatshouldyoudo?DonotuseituntilaCOSHHassessmenthasbeendone
andtheassessmentcommunicatedtoyouandanyPPEidentifiedhasalsobeenprovided.
QUESTIONS
Remembertoaskallwhoattendtosigntheattendancesheet.
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Goodhousekeepingisessentialtokeepingthesitetidy. Atidysitereducesthepotentialforyouorotherstotripupas
youwalkroundthesite. Slips,TripsandFallsaccountformanyaccidentseveryyearand
canbeavoidedbyremovingtriphazards. Doalwayskeepyourworkareatidy. Removepackagingandsurplusmaterials,cardboardisafire
hazard. Donotletthisbuildup. Whenbringinginnewmaterialstoreitsafelywhereothers
cannotfalloverit. Routeallextensioncablestominimisetheoccasionswhenthey
crosswalkwaysorrouteoverheadifreasonablypracticable.
Everyonewhoworksonsitehasaresponsibilityforthesafetyofallotherswhoworkonsitebynotendangeringthem.
Ifyouseesomethingwhichisnotrightreportitsosomethingcanbedoneaboutitorifitissimplelikemovingasmallitemoutofawalkwaythendoitdonotjustwalkby.
HOUSEKEEPINGSLIPS,TRIPS&FALLS
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Areyouresponsiblefornotendangeringothersbyyouractions?Yes,Totakereasonablecareforthehealthandsafetyof
himselfandofotherswhomaybeaffectedbyhisactsoromissions.Section7(1)HASAWA1974.
Whyshouldthesitebetidy?Tominimisethepotentialforslips,tripsandfalls.
Rememberatidysiteisasafesite. Whatshouldyoutrytodowithextensioncables?
Trytoroutethemsotheyarenotatriphazardforothers Whatshouldyoudoifyouseeanunsafearea
ReportittoyoursupervisorortheSiteManager.
QUESTIONS
Remembertoaskallwhoattendtosigntheattendancesheet.
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Onethirdofallreportedfallfromheightaccidentsinvolveladdersorstepladders,manyoftheseareduetotheinappropriateorincorrectuseoftheequipment.
Whereworkatheightisfromaladderyouneedtojustifythatthis
is
the
most
suitable
access
equipment
compared
to
other
accessequipmentchoices. Thisisdonebyriskassessmentandthehierarchyofcontrols
Thehierarchyofcontrolsarefirstlytoavoidworkatheightwherepossible,thentopreventfallsfromheight;andfailingthat,toreducetheconsequencesofafall.
Laddersareonlyappropriateforlightworkandshortdurationwork.
Laddersaresuitablefortaskswhereyoucanmaintainthreepointsofcontact,bothfeetandonehandwhilstperformingthetask.
Onaladderwhereyoucannotmaintainahandholdotherthanforabriefperiodoftimeothermeasureswillbeneededtopreventafallorreducetheconsequencesofone.
LADDERS
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Whenclimbingaladderhowmayhandsshouldbefreetogriptheladderwhilstclimbing?Atleastonehandmustbefreetogriptheladderwhilst
climbing Whattypeofladdersshouldyouuse?
Thosesuitableforcommercialuseonly,i.e.Class12,3orEN1314.
Shouldladdersbeinspectedbeforeuse?Yes,thoseforinternaluseshouldbeformallyinspected
andtheinspectionrecordedevery6monthsandthoseforexternaluseevery3monthsandvisuallyinspectedforobviousdefectsbytheuserbeforeuse.
Shouldyouhavebeeninstructedandtrainedtousetheladdersafely?Yes,allthosewhousesuchequipmentshouldbetrained
intheirsafeuse.
QUESTIONS
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Thinkabouttheweightoftheobject,isitheavy? Rememberthatmanualhandlingmeansanymovingofaload
bybodilyforce. Whenliftingandcarryingplanyourrouteforobstacles,stairs
etc.andwhereyouaretoputdowntheload. Whenteamhandlingrememberdoorways,thinkfirstsoyoudo
notgettothedoorwayandhavetochangewholiftswhere. Amanualhandlingriskassessmentshouldbedonefortasks
whichrequiremanualhandling. Ensureyoucangriptheloadsafely. Takeextracarewithunstableloadsorthosewithaheavypart
inrelationtotherestoftheload.
Ifyouhavetodomanualhandlingyoumustbetrainedtodothisinsafety.
Ifatallpossibledonotmanuallyhandlethings,usemechanicalmeansordesignouttheneedformanualhandling.
NeverliftmorethanYOUcansafelylift. Alwaysliftusingthecorrectliftingtechnique.
MANUALHANDLING
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Whatpartofthebodyshouldyouliftwith?Youshouldliftwiththelegs,keepingyourbackstraight.
Shouldyoubendovertolift?NEVERyourbackisnotalever,liftingthiswaycauses
injurieswhichmayneverfullyhealup. Ifaskedtoliftaheavyitemwhichisbeyondyourabilitytolift
whatshouldyoudo?Refusetodosoandaskforthetasktoberethought
throughtoprovideasafesystemofwork. Shouldyouhavebeenbriefedontheliftingaspectsofthetask
andontheManualHandlingRiskAssessment?Yes,thisshouldbepartofthebriefingonthemethod
statementpriortoworkstaring.
QUESTIONS
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Thesemachinesareoftwotypes,thescissorliftandtheboomtypelift.
Onlyuseonlevelgroundunlessthemachineisequippedwithselflevellinglegs.
Ensurethemachineisinworkingorderandhasbeensuppliedwithacertificateofinspectionbythehirecompany.
Aboomtypeofliftrequiresmoreroomtosafelymanoeuvreduetoitssizeandtheoverhangoftheboomrelativetothemachinebody.
Thesemustonlybedrivenbythosetrainedtodoso.IPAF/CITB.
Thoseoperatingaboomtypeliftmustuseasafetyharnessandafixedlanyard.
APopUptypeofscissorliftisonlytobeusedindoorsonlevel,smoothandflatsurfaces. Whenusingthesebeawareofdoorframesandserviceswhenraisingthem.
Beawareofobstructionsatbothlowandhighlevelwhendrivingscissorliftsorboomsaroundsite.
MOBILEELEVATINGWORKPLATFORM
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Whoisallowedtodrivethesemachines?
Onlytrainedpersons. Thismeanstrainingforthetypetobeused,i.e.aboomorascissorlift.
Shouldyoustandonthesafetyrailsofthelift?NEVER,undernocircumstancesshouldyoudothis.
ShouldyoubeshownhowtouseaPopUp?Yes,eventhoughthesedonotrequireIPAF/CITB
trainingyoumustbeshownhowtooperatethem. WhatshouldyoudobeforeusingaMobileElevatingWork
Platform?Youshouldknowyouaretrainedtooperatethemachine
inquestion,thatithasbeeninspectedbythehirecompanyandtheinspectionsheetispresentandyoushouldvisuallycheckthemachinebeforeyouuseitforobviousproblems,flattyres,poolsofhydraulicoiletc.
QUESTIONS
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Towersmustbelevelandsquare. Towersmustnothavethelegsjackedupbeyondtheirsafe
limits. Donotclimbuptheoutsideofthetower. Ifyouaretohoistmaterialuptheoutsideyoumustfitthe
outriggerswhichextendthebaseareaofthetowermakingitmorestable.
Ensureyouknowwhenthetowerishighenoughtorequiretheoutriggersfitting,thiswasinyourtraining.
Alwaysclimbuptheinsideofthetoweruptheladder. Keeptheareabelowthetowerclearofotherpeople.
Onlythosewhoaretrainedtodosomayerectthesetypesofscaffoldtowers.PASMA/CITB
Safetyrailsmustbefittedatalltimesunlessthisisimpossiblewhenalternativesafetyarrangementsshallbemade.
Toeboardsaretobefittedsothingscannotbekickedoffonthosebelow.
MOBILEALLOYACCESSTOWERS
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Howhighcanyoubuildanalloytowerindoors?
3.5timesthesmallestbasedimension Whydoyouneedthetowertobelevel andsquare?
Soitisasafelevelplatform. Ifitleansoveritmaytopplewhenyouareontopofitoritemswillrolltothelowpoint
Shouldyoumoveatowerwithpersonsormaterialontheplatform?NEVERthisisverydangerous
Shouldyoupullyourselfalongwhilstupthetower?NEVERthisisverydangerous
Whyshouldyoucheckforobstructionsatbothhighandlowlevelwhenmovingthetower?Soyoudonotcausethetowertotoppleover
Shouldallfourwheelsbelockedbeforeyouusethetower?ALWAYS,youmustdothis
Whyaretheguardrailsandtoeboardsnecessary?Toprovideasafeworkingplatform.Theguardrailsare
theretokeepyouontheplatformandthetowboardstostopyourfootorotheritemsfromslippingoff.
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Itisalegalrequirementtoprovidehearingprotectiontothoseexposedtonoise;above80dB(A)thisistobeprovidedonrequestandabove85dB(A)itistobeprovidedanditswearismandatory.
Areaswithnoiselevelsabove85dB(A)shouldhavesignagetoadvisepeoplethattheymustwearhearingprotection.
Onsitethenoiseyoumayencounterisnotalwaysfromyourownactivities. Thisnoisestillaffectsyouandyoumayrequirehearingprotectionifthenoiseisabovethe80dB(A)level.
Asaguideifyoucannottalktosomeone2metresawayinanormalvoicethenthenoiseislikelytobeabove80dB(A).
Carryhearingprotectionanduseitwhenyouareexposedtosuchnoise. Theworkshouldbeplannedtoavoidthis,butthisisnotalwaysthecaseinreality.
WherehearingprotectionistobewornitshouldnotinterferewithotherPPEsuchashardhats,visorsetc.
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ShouldthetaskRiskAssessmentidentifynoiseasahazardandprovideacontrol?Yes,ifnoiseisahazardofthetaskortheuseofatoolusedtoperformthetasktheRiskAssessmentshould
identifythisandprovideacontrol,usuallythewearing
ofhearingprotection,thesemaybespecifiedtowork
withotherPPErequired.
Mustyouwearthehearingprotection?Yes,iftheneedforhearingprotectionisidentifiedyoumustwearittocomplywiththeprovisionsoftheRisk
Assessment.
Wheredoyougetthehearingprotection?Fromyouremployerifemployedoryousupplyitifselfemployed,normallyyouwillhavebeenissueditalready
oritwillbeissuedpriortothetaskalongwithyour
briefingontheMethodStatement.
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PersonalProtectiveEquipment(PPE)isrequiredtoaminimumstandardofHeadProtectionandProtectiveFootwear. MostsitesnowrequirethewearingofHighVisibilityClothing,andsomethewearingofglovesandsafetyglasses.
ThePPEisforyourprotectionandshouldbewornatalltimesonsiteandwhenperformingthetasksitisrequiredfor.
TheRiskAssessmentsforthetasksyouaretoperformshouldidentifyanyspecificPPEneededforthetask. I.e.Goggleswhenusingananglegrinderorcutoffsaw.
Hardhatshaveanexpirydate,checkyoursisindate. Makesuretheglovesyouweararecorrectforthetaskwhen
thesedifferfromgeneralusegloves,i.e.KevlargloveswhenhandlingsheetsteelandStanleyknivesasthesearecutresistant.
WearallPPEcorrectly. Ifyouuseearplugtypehearingprotectionensureyouknowor
areshownhowtoputtheseininthecorrectway. LookafteryourPPE,itcouldsaveyourlife.
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YouMUSTweargoggles Wheredoyoufindthedatestamponyourhardhat?
on
the
underside
of
the
peak
in
most
cases.
Shouldyoubeshownhowtoputinearplugtypehearing
protection?Yes,theseneedtobeplacedintheearcorrectlytobe
effective. Shouldyouwearyourhardhatbacktofront?
No,itismadetobewornoneway,thecorrectway,tobeeffective.
ShouldyouweardefectivePPE?No,youshouldtakedefectivePPEforreplacement.
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Onethirdofallreportedfallfromheightaccidentsinvolveladdersorstepladders,manyoftheseareduetotheinappropriateorincorrectuseoftheequipment.
Whereworkatheightisfromastepladderyouneedtojustifythatthisisthemostsuitableaccessequipmentcomparedtootheraccessequipmentchoices. Thisisdonebyriskassessmentandthehierarchyofcontrols.
Thehierarchyofcontrolsarefirstlytoavoidworkatheightwherepossible,thentopreventfallsfromheight;andfailingthat,toreducetheconsequencesofafall.
Stepladdersareonlyappropriateforlightworkandshortdurationwork.
Stepladdersaresuitablefortaskswhereyoucanmaintainthreepointsofcontact,bothfeetandonehandwhilstperformingthetask.
Onastepladderwhereahandholdisnotpracticableariskassessmentwillhavetojustifywhetheritissafeornot.
Your
knees
should
not
be
above
the
top
step
when
in
use.
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Howshouldyoupositionastepladder?
Positionyourstepladdertoavoidsideloadingsbypositioningyourstepladdertofacethework.Anexampleofthisismovingyourstepladderfaceontoavoidsidedrillingofasolidmaterial,i.e.awall.
Whattypeofareashouldastepladderbeusedin?Onewhereitcanbefullyopenedandtheleglocking
mechanismfullyengaged,wherethegroundislevelandfirmandnotslippery.
Whattypeofstepladdersshouldyouuse?Thosesuitableforcommercialuseonly,i.e.Class12,3or
EN1314. Shouldstepladdersbeinspectedbeforeuse?
Yes,theyshouldbeformallyinspectedandtisrecorded,withthetimebetweeninspectiondependentonuseage,andvisuallyinspectedforobviousdefectsbytheuserbeforeuse.
Shouldyouhavebeeninstructedandtrainedtousetheladdersafely?Yes,allthosewhousesuchequipmentshouldbetrained
intheirsafeuse.
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Vibrationexposurecanleadtothedevelopmentofveryseriousandpermanentinjuries,normallycalledVibrationWhiteFinger.
Thisisduetoexposuretovibration,normallyfromvibratingtools,foralongperiodoftime.
Thisresultsinpoorcirculationtothefingersandsotheyappearwhite.
Toolssuchadrills,anglegrinders,jigsaws,toolswithanelectricmotorinthehandleorwithahammeraction,reciprocatingmotionetc.exposetheusertovibration.
NeverusevibratingtoolsforlongerthanallowedintheVibrationRiskAssessment.
Rememberthatwhenusingmorethanonetoolyoumustusetheshortesttimeforanyofthetoolsasthetotaltimeallowedforusingallthetoolswiththetimeforeachaddedup.
Weargloveswhenusingvibratingtoolsasthiskeepsyourhandwarmandpromotesgoodcirculation.
AbovetheactionvalueHealthSurveillanceisrequired.
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Doyouknowwheretofindthetimesallowedfortheuseof
yourtools
?
ThisshouldbeintheVibrationRiskAssessmentspreparedbyyouremployerforeachofthetoolsyouuse.
Whyshouldyouweargloveswhenusingvibratingtools?Tokeepyourhandswarmasthispromotesgood
circulation. Ishealthsurveillancenecessary?
Yes,whenyouusesuchtoolsfortimesabovetheactiontimevalue.
Shouldyouusevibratingtoolsforlongerthenthelimittimevalue?NEVEREXCEEDTHELIMITTIMEVALUE
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Weldingiseitherdonewithgasorwithelectricity(MIG,TIG) Allweldingmakesthemetalsjoinedveryhotandwillcause
severeburnsiftouched. Weldingofalltypesproduceshazardousfumeswhichmustnot
bebreathedin,weldwithadequatenaturalventilationorusemechanicalextracttoremovethefumes.
NeverlookatMIGorTIGwelding,thelightintensitywillburnoutyourretina,aFlashisamildformofthisdamagewhichusuallyisnotpermanent.
Neverweldorlookatweldingifyouarewearingcontactlensesasthesecanfusetoyoureye.
Justbecausearecentlyweldedareaisnotstillglowingdoesnotmeanitcannotburnyou. Donottouchasitmaystillbeveryhot.
Weldingheatcanbeconductedupthemetalforareasonabledistancemakingithotenoughtoburn.
WearappropriatePPEwhenwelding.
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Workoutdoorscanexposeyoutoextremesoftemperature Workoutdoorscanexposeyoutorainandwind. Inhotweatherinsummerthedangeristhesunandthe
potentialforsunstroke. Keepcoveredupanddrinkplentyoffluids. Useanappropriatefactorofsunlotion.
Incoldweatheryoushouldbeprovidedwithappropriateclothingtoprotectyoufromtheelements.
Ineitherhotorcoldconditionsrestperiodsmayneedtobemorefrequentandofalongerdurationtoallowyoutorecuperatefromtheextremesoftemperatureexperienced.
Thosewhoarerequiredtoworkoutdoorsshouldhavebeenbriefedontheprecautionsandcontrolsrequiredtokeepthemsafewhilsttheydothiswork.
TheappropriatePPEmustbeprovidedbytheemployer. Alwayskeepyourshirtoninsummernomatterhowtempting
itmaybetogetatan,sunexposurecanleadtoskincancers. Checkanymolesyoumayhaveregularlyforchanges.
WORKOUTDOORS
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Whydoyouneedtotakemoreregularbreakswhenworkinginextremesoftemperature?Becausethebodytiresfarmorequicklyinsuch
circumstancesastheeffortrequiredismuchgreaterandtherisksofillhealthfromfatigueincreases. Sunstrokeriskinveryhotandsunnyweatherandcoolingofthebodycoreleadingtohyperthermiainexcessivelycoldconditions.
Whyiswindandrainahazard?Becauseitcancausethebodytoloseheatmorerapidly
incoldconditions,windchillfromwind,andrainwetskinlosesheatmorethandryskin. Insummerawindcancoolyouandyoudonotnoticesunburnasquicklyifyourbodyisexposedtothesun.
Whatisharmfulinthesunsrays?TheharmfulcomponentofthesunsraysisUltraviolet
Light(UV)andagoodqualitysunlotionwillprotectyoufromthis. Youmustuseasuitablefactorforyou,alwaysgotoohighratherthantoolowasthisissafer.
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TOOLBOXTALKPROGRAMMEREGISTERSITE:
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