Ladder Safety and its uses in the companies

Ladder Safety and its uses in the companies

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  Ladder Safety Degree LadderSafety Degree How Educated are you How Educated are you P bar Y Safety Consultants P bar Y Safety Consultants Alberta Canada Alberta Canada
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  LADDER QUIZ LADDER QUIZ Youdon't need a official degree to operate You don't need a official degree to operate a ladder a ladder But you still need to inspect it know the But you still need to inspect it know the types and moving parts just like a car or types and moving parts just like a car or truck truck P bar Y Safety Consultants P bar Y Safety Consultants Alberta Canada Alberta Canada
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  FALL FROM HEIGHTS FALLFROM HEIGHTS MOBILE LADDER MOBILE LADDER P bar Y Safety Consultants P bar Y Safety Consultants Alberta Canada Alberta Canada
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  Reasons for fallingoff Reasons for falling off The most frequent reason people fall off The most frequent reason people fall off ladders is: ladders is: A. A. They mis-step, slip or lose balance They mis-step, slip or lose balance B. B. They overreach or stand on the top rung They overreach or stand on the top rung C. The ladder breaks C. The ladder breaks D. The ladder moves D. The ladder moves P bar Y Safety Consultants P bar Y Safety Consultants Alberta Canada Alberta Canada
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  Reasons for fallingoff Reasons for falling off D is the commonest reason for people falling D is the commonest reason for people falling off ladders: off ladders: A. They mis-step, slip or lose balance (31%) A. They mis-step, slip or lose balance (31%) B. They overreach or stand on the top rung B. They overreach or stand on the top rung (5%) (5%) C. The ladder breaks (4%) C. The ladder breaks (4%) D. The ladder moves (48%) D. The ladder moves (48%) P bar Y Safety Consultants P bar Y Safety Consultants Alberta Canada Alberta Canada
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  Slippery! Slippery! Which slippery conditionoccurs most often Which slippery condition occurs most often with falling off a ladder : with falling off a ladder : A. The user is wearing slippery shoes A. The user is wearing slippery shoes B. The anti-slip of the ladder itself is no good B. The anti-slip of the ladder itself is no good C. The surface the user puts the ladder on is C. The surface the user puts the ladder on is wet or slippery wet or slippery P bar Y Safety Consultants P bar Y Safety Consultants Alberta Canada Alberta Canada
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  Slippery! Slippery! C. C. occurs mostoften with falling off a ladder occurs most often with falling off a ladder A. The user is wearing slippery shoes (2%) A. The user is wearing slippery shoes (2%) B. The anti-slip of the ladder itself is no good B. The anti-slip of the ladder itself is no good (11%) (11%) C. The surface the user puts the ladder on is C. The surface the user puts the ladder on is wet or slippery (20%) wet or slippery (20%) P bar Y Safety Consultants P bar Y Safety Consultants Alberta Canada Alberta Canada
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  Wrong placement of Wrongplacement of ladder ladder In 20% of accidents users were not placing In 20% of accidents users were not placing the ladder correctly (e.g. wrong angle) the ladder correctly (e.g. wrong angle) even even though they could have though they could have. . The main reason was: The main reason was: A. Not motivated to do so A. Not motivated to do so B. Inadequate procedures or planning B. Inadequate procedures or planning C. Incompetence C. Incompetence P bar Y Safety Consultants P bar Y Safety Consultants Alberta Canada Alberta Canada
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  Wrong placement of Wrongplacement of ladder ladder A. is the main reason users were not placing A. is the main reason users were not placing the ladder correctly (e.g. wrong angle) the ladder correctly (e.g. wrong angle) The main reason was: The main reason was: A. Not being motivated to do so (57%) A. Not being motivated to do so (57%) B. Inadequate procedures or planning (4%) B. Inadequate procedures or planning (4%) C. Incompetence (12%) C. Incompetence (12%) P bar Y Safety Consultants P bar Y Safety Consultants Alberta Canada Alberta Canada
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  On the waydown On the way down  When a person falls off a ladder, the chance When a person falls off a ladder, the chance of there being an object in the line of fall is: of there being an object in the line of fall is: A 1 in 500 falls A 1 in 500 falls B 1 in 50 falls B 1 in 50 falls C 1in 5 falls C 1in 5 falls D 1 in 2 falls D 1 in 2 falls P bar Y Safety Consultants P bar Y Safety Consultants Alberta Canada Alberta Canada
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  On the waydown On the way down C. Is the chance of there being an object in C. Is the chance of there being an object in the line of fall the line of fall A 1 in 500 falls A 1 in 500 falls B 1 in 50 falls B 1 in 50 falls C 1in 5 falls C 1in 5 falls D 1 in 2 falls D 1 in 2 falls P bar Y Safety Consultants P bar Y Safety Consultants Alberta Canada Alberta Canada
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  Accident frequency Accident frequency peryear per year  In the 6 year period analysed there were In the 6 year period analysed there were per year per year on average: on average: – 425 contact with moving part of a fixed machine accidents 425 contact with moving part of a fixed machine accidents – 220 hit by falling objects of which 169 not crane related, 51 crane related 220 hit by falling objects of which 169 not crane related, 51 crane related – 195 contact with flying/ejected objects 195 contact with flying/ejected objects – 178 fall from height roof/floor/platform 178 fall from height roof/floor/platform – 173 ladder fall accidents of which 122 mobile/placement ladders 173 ladder fall accidents of which 122 mobile/placement ladders – 89 struck by moving vehicle 89 struck by moving vehicle – 86 fall from scaffold accidents 86 fall from scaffold accidents – 63 Loss of containment accidents of which 40 from normally closed 63 Loss of containment accidents of which 40 from normally closed containments containments – 31 contact with electricity 31 contact with electricity P bar Y Safety Consultants P bar Y Safety Consultants Alberta Canada Alberta Canada
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  Deaths 1 Permanent injuries 6 Recoverable injuries 22 Ladderaccidents Ladder accidents (reported and investigated) (reported and investigated)  Every year there are on average 4 deaths Every year there are on average 4 deaths from falls from a ladder, 22 permanent from falls from a ladder, 22 permanent injuries and 88 recoverable serious injuries injuries and 88 recoverable serious injuries P bar Y Safety Consultants P bar Y Safety Consultants Alberta Canada Alberta Canada
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  Mobile ladder accidents Mobileladder accidents  67% LADDER STABILITY fails: 67% LADDER STABILITY fails: – Mostly due to setting it up incorrectly Mostly due to setting it up incorrectly – The rest due to The rest due to  an unstable surface an unstable surface  being hit by something being hit by something  poor position of the person on the ladder poor position of the person on the ladder  29% USER ABILITY fails 29% USER ABILITY fails – mostly due to loss of control over body movement mostly due to loss of control over body movement such as due to the force of using a tool or a misstep such as due to the force of using a tool or a misstep  4% LADDER STRENGTH fails 4% LADDER STRENGTH fails – Due to substandard condition or type of ladder Due to substandard condition or type of ladder P bar Y Safety Consultants P bar Y Safety Consultants Alberta Canada Alberta Canada The three mutually exclusive barrier failure types that directly led to falls:-
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  Ladders - MOTIVATION Ladders- MOTIVATION  In 50% of ladder accidents, lack of In 50% of ladder accidents, lack of motivation for safety played a role, so motivation for safety played a role, so LACK OF LACK OF: : – Alertness, care & attention, Alertness, care & attention, – Concern for safety of self & others, Concern for safety of self & others, – Risk avoidance, Risk avoidance, – Willingness to learn & improve Willingness to learn & improve P bar Y Safety Consultants P bar Y Safety Consultants Alberta Canada Alberta Canada
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  Ladders - CONFLICTS Ladders- CONFLICTS  Conflicts with ‘profit’ goals played a role in Conflicts with ‘profit’ goals played a role in 20% of ladder accidents 20% of ladder accidents … ….in around 200 accidents, barriers were .in around 200 accidents, barriers were compromised in association with safety- compromised in association with safety- profit conflicts profit conflicts e.g. 83 cases of conflicts with correct e.g. 83 cases of conflicts with correct placement of the ladder placement of the ladder P bar Y Safety Consultants P bar Y Safety Consultants Alberta Canada Alberta Canada
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  Ladders- Ladders- MISMATCH MISMATCH  In almost50% of the ladder accidents, In almost 50% of the ladder accidents, mismatch mismatch between the activity being between the activity being undertaken and the tool or method used undertaken and the tool or method used played a part. played a part. e.g. the ladder was too short e.g. the ladder was too short P bar Y Safety Consultants P bar Y Safety Consultants Alberta Canada Alberta Canada
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  So what partof Schooling So what part of Schooling  Don't you Don't you understand, the understand, the school of hard school of hard knocks is not an knocks is not an accredited diploma accredited diploma here, we only take here, we only take schooled safe schooled safe employees employees P bar Y Safety Consultants P bar Y Safety Consultants Alberta Canada Alberta Canada