What are the best daily inspection practices on site for the safety of your work at height?

Information, Prevention, Security

Good practices for daily inspections for safety when working at height include checking personal protective equipment (harnesses, helmets, gloves), ensuring that they are in good condition and are being used properly. Scaffolding, platforms and ladders must be inspected to ensure their stability and safety. It is essential to monitor weather conditions and suspend work in the event of bad weather. Signage of risk areas must be clear, and access limited to trained workers. Finally, regular feedback helps to improve safety and adjust practices on the construction site.

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Contents

1 Platforming in complete safety
2 Check and test the equipment every day!
- 2.1 Rigging
  - 2.1.1 We advise you to check:
- 2.2 The platforms
  - 2.2.1 We advise you to check:
3 In the event of a malfunction – How to proceed?

For all your work at height, it is essential to follow the best practice recommendations.

Our temporary suspended platforms (TSP For Temporary Suspended Platform as defined in standard EN1808) make it possible to carry out high-rise work on construction and/or intervention facades in different sectors, such as: Building, Industry, Elevator, _ Infrastructure, Sports and Entertainment and Wind power. Their elevation is possible thanks to winches at both ends of the platforms, and cables that raise them by means of a suspension system.

Platforming in complete safety

In addition to regulated security measures, carrying out a daily check of the suspended equipment by a trained person is essential !
We recommend that the operator carry out a daily visual inspection of all elements that that affect the safe operation of the platform, thus making it possible to detect possible deterioration, due to wear and/or vandalism, likely to create dangers in the workplace. Furthermore, please refer to the elements of the inspection sheet that we make available on our platforms (within the control box) before starting the work. The operator can also consult the inspection recommendations transcribed in our instruction manuals.

Check and test the equipment every day!

Rigging

We advise you to check:

The counterweight – lock and exact number;
The slings – are they tight?
The end stops and the screws (on the suspension beams) – are they all present?

The platforms

We advise you to check:

Winch cables – must not be rusted, untwisted, crushed, pinched;
The fall arrester -functionality test;
Winches – check the fixings;
The winch covers – are they positioned correctly?
Electrical outlets - lockdown;
The cables – make sure they are not crushed;
The technical characteristics indicated on the FIXATOR label – are they still readable?
The “electric punches” (from the control box and pendant control) - do they work correctly?
The counterweights on the safety cables, pins, cotter pins and screws – are they all present?

Estimated time for platform checkpoints is 5 min!

In the event of a malfunction – How to proceed?

Prevent use of the platform by removing the power plug;
Inform the Site Manager;
Record the incident in the maintenance log.

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