• Nizam College (Autonomous), Hyderabad

• NIZAM bba

This fact sheet will help you manage working at height safely. Start by planning a safe approach. Too many falls from height are caused by a failure to plan and organise work properly. Planning safe working at height means: > identifying the hazards > assessing the hazards > controlling the hazards > monitoring your approach > documenting your approach. 1. IDENTIFY THE HAZARDS Identify any hazards of working at height where someone could fall. Four ways of identifying hazards are: 1. physical inspections – walk around the workplace using a checklist to identify and manage hazards 2. task analysis – identify the hazards involved in each task of the job 3. process analysis – identify hazards at each stage of the production or service delivery process 4. analysis of accident investigation – identify hazards and causal factors from investigations involving similar types of work. 2. ASSESS THE HAZARDS Decide if the hazards you have identified are significant. How badly harmed someone would be if they fell and how likely a fall could be? If serious harm could result, then it’s a significant hazard. 3. CONTROL THE HAZARDS Select the best work method to eliminate, isolate or minimise (in that order) the risk of the significant hazard. Provide additional training and instruction to keep people safe when working at height.