ACC

W
Wadi Cemen
nt Works

A person
n was fa
atally in
njured
On
n 28th Augusst, 2011at approx
a
4.30
0 PM a rigg
ger foreman
n of 3rd partyy service provider wass
fata
ally injured after falling
g from a Co
ooler ESP d
duct at a he
eight of 16 m
meters. He had used an
a
una
authorized route of en
ntry which meant
m
he ha
ad to climb over a han
ndrail and onto the thin
n outer
cassing of the insulation la
ayer. He fa
ailed to hookk on the fall arrest harrness he wa
as wearing and
when returnin
ng to the pla
atform the thin plate p
popped cau
using him to
o unbalanc
ce and fall.
A Illlustrates th
he correct and purpo
ose design
ned
acces
ss to the Cooler ESP duct roof
B Illlustrates th
he access for inspec
ctions and to
acces
s the structure on top
p of the Co
ooler ESP d
duct.
This iis not thec
correct acc
cess to the roof.

The ed
dge of the Cooler ES
SP
duct from
f
the platform. Ce
ement builld up mean
nt is
was d
difficult to asess the surface integrity.

Ke
ey Learning
gs
ple
ease consid
der the following aspeccts and theyy may apply
y to you:

Require
ements of FPE
F
Workin
ng at Heigh
ht must be explained
e
to
o all concerned especcially
contracctors who may
m work fo
or various ccompanies in
i a range o
of different environments.
JSAs RAs
R
& PTW
W need to cover
c
comp
plete work area
a
including access//egress, if need
n
be
specific
cally stating
g the correc
ct routes an
nd/or forbidding otherss.
Accesss to Monkey
y ladders and other sta
airs in isola
ated areas should
s
be restricted
r
to
o those
with au
uthorization, where nec
cessary witth locked ph
hysical barrriers.