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Hazards
Use of low-level mobile tower scaffold
Consequences
- Worker falling from height due to handrails missing, whilst accessing the working platform, whilst erecting the tower
- Materials falling from the working platform onto persons or the ground below
Control Measures
- Ensure the tower is erected by competent, trained, certificated persons. Certification to be produced before erection.
- The tower is to be checked before use.
- The tower is to be tagged to identify it as ‘safe for use’, and the tower is to be inspected by a competent person every week.
- The top rail and intermediate rail are in place.
- An internal ladder is used to access the working platform. Operatives to alight the tower when moving/hatch closed on the platform.
- The exclusion zone is to be erected and signed to prevent access to the work area.
- Ensure toe boards are fitted (and correctly secured to the working platform) if the platform is above waist height.
- Work platform checked before use and kept tidy to prevent any buildup of materials.
- Remove all materials from the platform before moving.
RISK ASSESSMENT FOR WORK AT HEIGHT – LOW-LEVEL MOBILE TOWER SCAFFOLD |
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RISK ASSESSMENT FOR WORK AT HEIGHT – LOW-LEVEL MOBILE TOWER SCAFFOLD
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