Housekeeping

 

Housekeeping

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Housekeeping is one the area where good focus is required in industry to avoid the incidents related slip and trip, the employees are frequently injured, by stumbling, stepping on, or bumping into tools, material and other objects left lying around, or by objects falling from above.

 

A. To ensure good housekeeping following precautions should be observed:

1. Walks, stairways, fire escapes and all other passageways shall be kept clear of all obstructions.

2. Tools and materials should not be placed where they may cause tripping or stumbling hazards or where they may fall and strike anyone below.

3. Puddles of oil and water create slipping hazards and should be cleaned up promptly.

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4. Nails in boards, such as those removed from scaffolds, forms and packing boxes, constitute hazards and should be removed. The boards should be carefully stacked or stored.

5. Dirty and oily waste rags should be deposited in approved containers and disposed off as soon as practicable to avoid fire hazard.

6. Waste bins to be placed in prominent locations with clear identification. Overfill not be allowed, Periodic cleaning to be done.

7. Dedicated area to be defined for the scrap materials.

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B. Broken light bulbs, glass metal and scrap and other sharp objects should be dumped in places or containers provided specially for them.

C. Discarded fluorescent and other gas filled tubes shall be disposed off safely.

D. Places where persons work or pass in emergencies, shall be provided during time of use with adequate lighting (natural / artificial / or both) for operations or special type of work performed.

E. General lighting shall be of a uniform level widely distributed.

F. In big installations / offices emergency lighting shall be provided.

G. Adequate ventilation shall be provided in work places by natural / artificial means.

 

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Safety Net Fall Protection Construction

 

Safety Net Fall Protection Construction

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Safety Net Fall Protection Construction

 

Height Work or Working at Height is risky in nature. Fall from height is a primitive hazard when a worker working at height. The provision of a suitable working platform, safe access and egress, as well as proper fencing to a dangerous place are some of the primary safety measures for height works.

The use of safety nets and safety belts are only the last resort when it is impracticable to provide such platforms, access and egress and safe place of work, as these are the personal protective equipments.

 

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When it is impracticable to provide suitable working platform, safe access and egress, safe place of work and fencing of dangerous place where a worker is required to work at height, consideration of erecting safety net is always the secondary option to protect the

worker from injury due to falling hazard. In addition, the users should seek the opinions of the safety net manufacturers, so that the best net which suits the type of work to be conducted under the prevailing conditions can be chosen. Although BS or EN is quoted in

this guidance notes, equivalent national or international standards can also be used.

 

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During the planning process, primary consideration should be given to methods of avoiding the use of the safety belt/full body safety harness and tackling the possibility of provision of safe place of work or adopting of a proper safety net as a secondary option.

The use of safety belt and its anchorage system is only the last resort of fall protection if it is impracticable to erect any safety net. In this case, careful planning for the selection of safety belt and choice of anchorage system should be first drawn up before they are put into use by workers. The hierarchy of control to be followed for this high risk jobs.

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International Standards on Fall from Height

 

International Standards on Fall from Height

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 International Standards on Fall from Height

Here are some list of international standards on fall from height

1. European Standard, EN 353-1 and EN 353-2

Personal protective equipment against falls from a height : guided type fall arresters.

Part 1: Guided type fall arresters including a rigid anchor line

Part 2: Guided type fall arresters including a flexible anchor line

 

2. European Standard, EN 360

Personal protective equipment against falls from a height - retractable type fall arresters.

 

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3. European Standard, EN 361

Personal protective equipment against falls from a height - full body harnesses.

 

4. European Standard, EN 795

Protection against falls from a height - Anchor devices - Requirements and testing

 

5. British Standard, BS 1397

Specification for industrial safety belts, harnesses and safety lanyards.

(Note: this standard was superceded by EN 354, 355,

358, 359, 361, 362, 363, 364, 365 )

 

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6. British Standard, BS 5845

Permanent anchors for industrial safety belts and harnesses

(Note: this standard was superceded by EN 795)

 

7. British Standard, BS 6858

Specification for manually operated positioning devices and associated anchorage lines for use with industrial safety belts and harnesses.

 

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Safety Measures for Temporary Electrical Wiring

 

Safety Measures for Temporary 

Electrical Wiring

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Safety Measures for Temporary Electrical Wiring

Temporary Electrical Wiring is made especially in the start of the construction and for a temporary electrical power requirement. As these having many hazards associated with it, the following measures to be ensured.

i) All the Temporary electrical wiring is to be authorized with Permit to Work, it is permitted only during the period of construction, remodeling, maintenance, repair, demolition and similar activities. It shall be removed immediately upon completion of the purpose for which the wiring was installed.

ii) The temporary electrical wiring shall be installed in such a manner that it is not subjected to physical damage. The wiring to be protected from mechanical damage and any other form of damage. The live wiring core should not exposed at any cost.  The sharp corners and projections should be avoided while laying the cable. The wiring shall be adequately protected while passing through the door ways or other pinch points.

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iii) The metallic case of temporary lighting & Lighting Distribution Board (DB)s to be separately earthed in two places.

iv) Proper marking to be done. Precaution to be taken so that temporary electrical cable laying at worksite should not interfere with normal Human and Equipment & machineries movement creating hazards like electrocution, electrical fire, Slip/ Trip/ Fall etc.

v) Earth Leakage Protection - All hand-held tools (eg hand held drill machine, hand held grinder etc) shall be protected through 30mA earth fault protection (RCBO etc) with 200 milli Seconds fault clearance time and Overcurrent setting as per Equipment requirement.

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vi) All Portable equipment/ tools which are not hand held (like submersible pumps, dewatering pump, 415V & 240V welding set etc.) shall be protected through 100mA earth fault protection (RCBO etc) with 100 milli Seconds fault clearance time and Overcurrent setting as per Equipment requirement.

vii) Ensure Periodic checking of RCBO by trip test

viii) Earth leakage protection is not compulsory for double insulated tools, but its suggested to provide the same.

 

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Electrical Extension Cord Safety

 

Electrical Extension Cord Safety

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Electrical extension cords are widely used in both industry and home. With the wide use of power tools on construction sites, flexible extension cords often are necessary. Because they are exposed, flexible, and unsecured, they are more susceptible to damage than is fixed wiring. Hazards are created when cords, cord connectors, receptacles, and cord- and plug connected equipment are improperly used and maintained. Here are some factors on extension cord safety noted by OSHA.

 

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STRAIN RELIEF

Do not the pull the cord by cable. To reduce hazards, flexible cords must connect to devices and to fittings in ways that prevent tension at joints and terminal screws.

Flexible cords are finely stranded for flexibility, so straining a cord can cause the strands of one conductor to loosen from under terminal screws and touch another conductor.

 

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CORD DAMAGE

If a cord damaged means which will lead to electric shock or electrocution. A flexible cord may be damaged by door or window edges, by staples and fastenings, by abrasion from adjacent materials, or simply by aging. If the electrical conductors become exposed, there is a danger of shocks, burns, or fi re. Replace frayed or damaged cords. Avoid running cords over sharp corners and edges.

 

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DURABILITY

Buy the standard and good quality material. The OSHA construction standard requires flexible cords to be rated for hard or extra-hard usage. These ratings are derived from the National Electrical Code, and are required to be indelibly marked approximately every foot along the length of the cord.

 

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GROUNDING

Extension cords must be 3-wire type so they may be grounded, and to permit grounding of any tools or equipment connected to them.

 

WET CONDITIONS

Any electrical equipment’s used in wet conditions results in serious incidents. When a cord connector is wet, electric current can leak to the equipment grounding conductor, and to humans who pick up that connector if they provide a path to ground. Such leakage can occur not just on the face of the connector, but at any wetted portion. Limit exposure of connectors and tools to excessive moisture by using watertight or sealable connectors.

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