Golden Rules for Safety and Health at Work
Work Permit
The person issuing the permit must check that
the work and tasks are clearly
Described :
- Preparations
must include a prior workplace visit.
- A risk assessment must be performed, addressing
the operating procedure and the
work environment.
-Where necessary, specific additional permits (hot works, lifting,
lockout of powered
systems, confined spaces, excavation, work at
height, etc.) must be issued by a
certified person before the work begins.
-The unit responsible for handover of the zone and the work
equipment must check
that all the permit conditions have been met
before work begins and continue to be
met throughout the duration of the work.
The work process includes acceptance on completion of the work and
handover of-
the equipment to the operators.
Lifting operations
-A risk assessment and a lifting plan have been
prepared for the operation.
- The lifting equipment and method must be selected by a
qualified person
-The weight of the load is known and falls within the safe
working load for the
equipment to be used.
-The operators are fully trained and qualified. The cranes and
other lifting equipment
must be operated by certified workers.
-The lifting equipment’s safety devices are in good working
order.
-An identification system (color code or equivalent) is used to
certify that the lifting
accessories have been inspected at regular
intervals.
-The lifting devices and accessories such as slings and shackles
have been visually
inspected before use.
The lifting area has been marked out to
prohibit access.-
-The signaler is present.
Confined space entry
All other options have been examined and
discarded and there is sufficient reason -
to enter the confined space.
-An emergency response and rescue plan has been prepared and
tested.
-All energy and fluid sources have been isolated and locked out
and the isolation
has been formally defined in a document.
-Atmospheric checks have been performed, verified and repeated
as often as
necessary the results must be recorded.
- Unauthorized access has been prohibit
-Specific rules are applied for special work
in an inert atmosphere.
-A safety attendant (standby worker) is nearby
to monitor the workers
-A qualified, suitably equipped response team
is standing by. Caution: More than
50% of fatal accidents in confined spaces involve res-ponders who
hold their breath.
Excavation
-An appropriate work permit is prepared and approved, complete
with all the
associated attachments.
-All underground hazards, such as pipes and cables, have been
identified, located
marked on site and, where necessary, isolated. If
isolation is not possible, additional
precautions
must be taken
-The methods for preventing ground movement, such as trench
walls collapsing
have been defined.
-The excavation work plans factor in the confined space aspect
and related
precautions are taken.
-Machinery is positioned at least one meter away from the
excavation
Work at height
Work at height (above two meters) is carried out from
a fixed or mobile platform
or from a scaffold with a safety rail designed
for the task to be performed
Collective protective equipment is to be
preferred. When there is none, use
equipment that limits falls to no more than two
meters, comprising a safety
harness, an appropriate anchorage point and a
shock absorption system.
Work on building or tank roof requires prior inspection, a specific risk assessment-
and installation of catwalks, safety rails or
lifelines.
Work on scaffolding requires inspection before use and at
regular intervals during -
use. Tags must be used to keep track of
inspections and regulate access. Employees
erecting, modifying and dismantling
scaffolding must be equipped with a double-lanyard harness.
-Only certified workers equipped with safety harnesses and
respecting the specific
conditions for use may work on Mobile Elevating Work Platform (MEWP)
The MEWP may not be moved with the outriggers
deployed unless specifically
authorized after a risk assessment.
Change Management
Technical and organizational changes must be covered by a risk
assessment
This is applicable to:
-Changes to equipment and to safety systems or devices on
installations.
-Changes to planned operating conditions or safety parameters.
-Changes to procedures.
-Changes to the materials or substances used.
-Changes in personnel, especially safety-critical positions.
-Changes to the organization.
For each change
-The mitigation measures identified by the risk assessment must
be implemented.
-The plans and procedures must be updated accordingly.
-Workers must be given appropriate training.
Isolate energy sources
· -Any Isolate source of energy, both electrical power, mechanical,
hydraulic and others, can not be unarmed except.
-That the removal and discharge energy balanced by a competent
person.
-Dump all energies stored.
-Locks insulation and benchmarks in isolation points.
-Insulation tester to make sure that the insulation has been
successfully.
Insulation efficiency must be monitored
constantly.-
Entry vehicles
Obey the speed limit and buckle your seat-belt.-
-Make sure machinery and vehicles are suitable for the intended
use, inspected and
authorized for use.
-Drivers must have a valid license for the vehicle driven or
machinery operated and the type of product transported.
-Do not use cell phones while driving.
Do not transport passengers and goods in the
same compartment.-
-Take special precautions when driving conditions are hazardous.
-Pull over when you are tired.
-Special restrictions apply to access to and traffic in
hazardous areas where
a potentially explosive atmosphere may form.
