Safety training
GWO Basic Safety Training / V19 02052025
53) The participants can take responsibility for identifying loose items that could potentially become a dropped object (Ability, intermediate level)
54) The participants can take responsibility for securing tools, equipment, accessories, minor components, items, and parts through appropriate transport methods and adequate storage away from openings and exposed edges from which objects can fall, and in accordance with manufacturers specifications and company specific procedures (Ability, intermediate level)
55) The participants can act independently to ensure that only approved tethering systems are used (compliance with local company specific standards) (Ability, intermediate level)
56) The participants can take responsibility for performing buddy checks of tethering on colleagues prior to and during working at height (Ability, intermediate)
The instructor shall:
Explain that it is never acceptable to work directly above another person
Explain and demonstrate methods for mitigating the risk of dropped objects e.g.:
a.
closing hatches
b.
covering openings
c.
object attachment and tethering
d.
personal closed top tool bags
e.
rated lift bags
Clarify the concept of a “Drop Zone”
Clarify that transporting tools, equipment, accessories, minor components, items, and parts must be done in approved bags or containers, and stored away from potential falls such as open hatches, edges and platform openings (proper housekeeping)
Present further dropped object preventive actions where relevant, e.g. toolbox talks, job-safe- analysis, “take-five”, DROPS-sweeps, and DROPS-surveys (proper housekeeping)
Encourage the participants to share experiences from work situations, where haste or other constraints did or could have led to poor work safety
Ask questions and facilitate a discussion about awareness of tethering and safe work in demanding situations, such as emergency procedures and drills, where tools and equipment may be hastily handled or misplaced
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