ELEMENT A7 WORK AT HEIGHT

1.0

PURPOSE
To eliminate or reduce to a minimum risk of death, injury to persons and damage
to properties during the execution.

2.0

SCOPE

2.1
2.2
2.3
2.4
2.5
2.6
2.7
2.8

Method Statements
Risk Assessments
Permit-To-Work-System
Documentation
Communication
Implementation
Inspection
Emergency Procedure

3.0

REFERENCE

4.0

BOCWA 1996 & RULES 1998 Sec 54 & Sec 178 and applicable local state
BOCW Rules.
OHSAS 18001:2007 Occupation Health and Safety Assessment Series Standard.
OHSAS 18002:2008 Occupational Health & Safety Management Systems Guidelines
for the implementation of the OHSAS 18001:2007
ISO 19011:2002 Auditing Standard for conducting Health, Safety & Environmental
management System (HSEMS) audits
Relevant Codes of Practice
Relevant Local Statutory Rules & Regulations & International Standards.
Detailed in Legal and other requirements register.

RESPONSIBILITY
4.1

The Project Manager, Construction Manager, Station Manager (Project

Specific), Via-Duct DPM (Project Specific), Casting Yard In Charge
(Project Specific) ,Site Execution Engineers, & EHS Manager / Officer /
Supervisors responsibility.

Title: TPL UI EHS Management System Manual

Section: TPLUI/EHS/A.7 Working at Height
Prepared by : LVS.Krishna Designation:: EHS Head UI
Approved by : Vivek Singhal Designation: COO

Date:
01 Oct 2015

Revision: 0
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5.0

PROCEDURE
5.1 Vertigo test / Height pass test to be conducted before sending worker for
height works. And it is the responsibility of EHS Manager / Officer
5.2 Adequate supervision required by all concern site execution and EHS
Manager / Officer / Supervisor.
5.3 Working at height PTW must be obtained and cross checked by the EHS
personnel.
5.4 Adequate working plat form along with rigid rail protection with rated challi/
grating lock type to be provided or adequately tied up.
5.5 Life Line to be provided with minimum 10 mm wire rope adequately fixed
with bulldog clamps. Saddle to be on live end and u to be on dead end
and 6 D level to be maintained.
5.6 Full Body Harness Belts with double lan yard with snapper hook to be used
by the working crafts and the length of the lan yard must be at least 1.75
meters in length.
5.7 EHS Manager / Officer / Supervisor must ensure the FBHB checked before
using and any damaged lan yard rope to be immediately discarded by the
EHS personnel.
5.8 Contingency plan to be made by the EHS Manager / Officer how to bring
down a worker or group whilst working at height and in case emergency
situation arises.

6.0

TRAINING
6.1

EHS Manager / Officer / Supervisor must brief the workers whilst Tool Box
Talk, arrange for In House and External Training and also during Mass Tool
Box Talk.

Title: TPL UI EHS Management System Manual

Section: TPLUI/EHS/A.7 Working at Height
Prepared by : LVS.Krishna Designation:: EHS Head UI
Approved by : Vivek Singhal Designation: COO

Date:
01 Oct 2015

Revision: 0
Page 2 of 2