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SAFE WORKING AT HEIGHT REQUIREMENTS

Presentation to Friday, 07 August 2015 www.heightsafety.com

INDEX

• What is fall arrest

• What is rope access

• What is work positioning

• What does and anchor point consist of

• Why do a need to be able to perfrom a rescue?

• What is the legal requirements

• Who governs the training and certifiction

• What are the benefits of using a fall arrest and rope access system

• Summary

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WHAT IS FALL ARREST?

Fall Arrest is a system that is designed to stop the fall safely:

• A fall arrest system consist out of a full body harness, a fall arrest device and a anchor point

• The fall arrest device is designed to keep the forces generated during the fall below 6 kN

• With fall arrest your feet will always be on a structure, but the possibility of a fall exisit.

• With a Fall Arrest Working System I will always need one Fall Arrest system, attachment point at all times.

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A FALL ARREST SYSTEM CONSIST OF:

1. ANCHOR POINT | 2. FALL ARREST DEVICE | 3. FULL BODY HARNESS

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WHAT IS ROPE ACCESS?

Rope access is a method of using ropes to access my working area:

• A rope access system will always consist out of two ropes. One being my working platform and the other my fall arrest system.

• With rope access I, will be suspended in the air without my feet touching a standing platform

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WHAT IS ROPE ACCESS?

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1. WORKING PLATFORM | 2. FALL ARREST SYSTEM

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WHAT IS WORK POSITIONING?

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Work positioning is a method where I can position myself to have both hands free in order to do my work:

A work positioning system must

always be used in conjunction

with a fall arrest system

1. Work Positioning System

2. Fall Arrest System

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WHAT DOES AND ANCHOR POINT CONSIST OF?

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• An Anchor point can be a permanent fixture (planned) or a self identified structural point. If it is a permanent fixture the serial number, date of next certification and the standard that anchor point must conform to needs to be clearly visible on anchor system.

• PERMANENT ANCOR POINT | 2. PERMANENT VERTICAL … | 3. PERMANENT HORIZONTAL ANCHOR LINE

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Stopping the fall only solves half the problem.

A person hanging unconscious in a harness can die in a very short period of time.

Pooling of blood and a loss of muscle movement can cause suspension trauma which in turn will cause death if not rectified in a very short period of time.

Have your rescue plans ready and ensure that your rescue equipment is on hand and ready to use.

WHY DO I NEED TO BE ABLE TO PERFROM A RESCUE?

THE LEGAL REQUIREMENTS FOR WORKING AT HEIGHT IN SOUTH AFRICA

• The Occupational Health and Safety Act says you as the Employer will provide a competent person for doing the work.

• The Skills development Act says competence shall be proven against a Unit Standard.

• The Construction Regulation says every work site shall have a Fall Protection Plan that will cover the following:

Training for working at height

Equipment for working at height

Rescue Procedures for working at height

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TRAINING GOVERNANCE & CERTIFICATION

• The Institute for Work at Height (IWH) governs local training and certification for rope access and fall arrest technicians.

• The IWH is also the only recognised professional body through the Services Sector Education Training Authority (SETA) at and the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA).

• SAQA has accepted the IWH registered professional designations for Rope access and Fall arrest practitioners as the only accepted qualification to issue a licence to operate against. Note: No other rope access training and certification system is accepted within South Africa.

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BENEFITS OF USING A FALL ARREST & ROPE ACCESS SYSTEM

• The risk of accountability and liability that lies with the employer is reduced with following the correct requirements

• Faster, safer, simpler working system that will increase productivity

• Motivated staff

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SUMMARY

What is needed for a safe working at height system

• Fall Protection Plan

• Fall Arrest and or Rope Access System for all working at height

• Certified, inspected equipment

• Safe Certified Anchor Points and/or Anchor Lines

• Training proving competence for working at height in line with the Skills Development Act

• Licenced technician for working at height through the IWH

• Rescue Equipment and Rescue Plans

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ABOUT HEIGHTSAFETY

Presentation to Friday, 07 August 2015

prepared by

www.heightsafety.com

HEIGHTSAFETY TRAINING ACADEMY

HEIGHTSAFETY GEAR

HEIGHTSAFETY PROJECTS

ABOUT HEIGHTSAFETY GROUP

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HEIGHTSAFETY TRAINING ACADEMY

COMPETENCE AT HEIGHT, CONFIDENCE AT WORK

SETA ACCREDITED TRAINING

• Offers a full range of SETA Accredited safe working at height training in line with the Skills development act for Fall arrest, rope access and rope rescue applications

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ABOUT HEIGHTSAFETY TRAINING ACADEMY

• Delivers safe working at height training and has done so for the past 18 years across Africa. Training also conducted during 2011 in Abu Dhabi and Kosovo.

• Assisted with the drafting of the working at height unit standards and is involved with the professional body for working at height on Executive level.

• Was the first SETA Accredited training provider for the working at height unit standards.

• Have trained and uploaded over 20 000 learners to the National Qualifications frame work in the past five years.

• On contract with BHP Billiton (South 32) coal for past five years. 18

WHAT’S NEW: MOBILE TRAINING HUB

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WHAT’S NEW: AWARENESS POSTERS

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WHAT’S NEW: LEARNING MATERIAL

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HEIGHTSAFETY GEAR

FALL ARREST, ROPE ACCESS, ROPE RESCUE

ABOUT HEIGHTSAFETY GEAR

• Heightsafety produces the following fall arrest, rope access & rope rescue equipment for all working at height applications:

• Harnesses

• Slings

• Lanyards

• Connectors

• Runs a certified ISO 9001 Quality Management System

• First company to be awarded SABS Permit to apply the mark for lifelines

• Level 4 BEE Compliance

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• Helmets

• Descenders

• Ascenders

• Pulleys

• Retractable Life lines

• Rope

• Bags

• Accessories

READY TO USE SYSTEMS

• All components can be prepared as a ready to use kit

• Harness Kits

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TEMPORARY LIFE LINE KITS

• Vertical Life Lines

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TEMPORARY LIFE LINE KITS

• Horizontal Life Lines

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TEMPORARY LIFE LINE KITS

• Retractable Life Lines

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RESCUE KITS

• Snatcher Basic Rescue Kit

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RESCUE KITS

• Snatcher Remote Fall Arrest Rescue Kit

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HEIGHTSAFETY LINE RANGE

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SAFE POINT

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The Heightsafetyline™ SAFE POINT™ is a permanent anchor point that can be used for Fall Arrest, Rope Access and Rope Rescue applications.

The SAFE POINT™ does not only allow for a fast, safe and an easy anchoring point but will also assist in absorbing the energy in the event of the fall.

SAFE CLIMB

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SAFE CLIMB™ is a durable, permanent, vertical fall arrest life line system designed specifically for structures where climbing is required.

The advantage of using SAFE CLIMB™ vertical lifeline system is that a fall arrest anchoring solution is permanently available.

SAFE WALK

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The Heightsafetyline™ SAFE WALK™ is a permanent horizontal

anchor line that can be used for fall

arrest access applications.

This life line was designed for open

walk ways and or low parapet roof

type working situations with long

travel distances where the possibility

of a fall exists.

SAFE ROOF

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SAFE ROOF™ is a permanent

horizontal life line fall arrest system

designed specifically for safe roof

access applications on corrugated

sheet metal type roofs.

This system comprises of an

anchoring base system that can be

connected directly to the roof

sheeting and or to the roof truss

system under the sheeting.

HEIGHTSAFETY PROJECTS

ROPE ACCESS AT HEIGHT

INDUSTRIAL ROPE ACCESS PROJECTS

• Heightsafety Projects offers and delivers turn key industrial rope access projects all over Africa

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HEIGHTSAFETY PROJECTS PORTFOLIO

• Exxaro Grootgeluk Coal Mine concrete finishing to new 90 000 m3 bunker

• FNB Soccer City Cladding to the calabash

• Cape town Soccer stadium Teflon fabric installation

• Durban Soccer Stadium Compression ring steel work and cladding

• Port Elizebeth Stadium front girder installation and rigging

• Offshore projects in Angola block 2 and 3

• Life line installation projects for Arcellor Mittal Vanderbijl Park

• Vodacom Campus Midrand life line systems to all buildings

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