Safety Induction to the Lift

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Safety Induction to the Lift Escalator Industry

• Part 5 - Working Places and Safe
• Access

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Contents
Part 1 Working in the Industry Part 2
Personal Safety Health Part 3 Tools
Equipment Part 4a Manual Handling Part 4b
Mechanical Handling Part 5 Working Places and
Safe Access Part 6a Working Safely -
General Part 6b Working Safely - Specific
Areas Part 6c Working Safely - Other
situations Part 7 First Aid Part 8
Environmental Protection Part 9 Legal
Obligations Part 10 Accident Reporting and
Recording
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Part 5 - Working Places and Safe Access
General

• Regulations require a safe means of access to be
  provided and maintained to any place of work.
• Guards or other effective means are required
  where a person could fall.
• Scaffolding should be regularly examined by a
  competent person and records kept
• Any changes to scaffolding must be carried out by
  a competent person
• Do not move scaffold planks from a platform to
  use elsewhere

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Part 5 - Working Places and Safe Access
General

• All working places should have adequate lighting
• Tool boxes and equipment should be lifted on to a
  working platform by rope line
• Any person in control of premises has a
  responsibility to ensure safe access to work
  areas and adequate lighting.
• Report all instances of poor access to your
  supervisor for forwarding to LEIA.

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Part 5 - Working Places and Safe Access
Work at Height

• Wherever possible work at height should be
  avoided by other ways of working.
• Work in the lift well will normally be on
  scaffolds and working platforms erected by
  specialist scaffolders.
• When in use, scaffolds should be regularly
  examined, at least every 7 days by a competent
  person and records kept.

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Part 5 - Working Places and Safe Access
Work at Height

• If a scaffold tube has to be removed for your
  work, it must only be done by a competent
  scaffolder.
• Do not move scaffold planks to use elsewhere.
  Ensure that there is enough scaffold material on
  site.
• If the work is not easily accessible, the working
  platform should be repositioned by a competent
  scaffolder.

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Part 5 - Working Places and Safe Access
Work at Height

• Voids during installation
• Guardrails should be fitted, at least 950mm high,
  where there is a risk of falling. Where
  guardrails, toeboards or barriers are
  impracticable then safety nets should be
  provided.
• Where safety nets are not reasonably practicable
  the use of anchored work restraint harnesses to
  prevent reaching the fall hazard may be used.

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Part 5 - Working Places and Safe Access

• Thank you for Attending
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