{"id":21855,"date":"2021-10-29T07:43:55","date_gmt":"2021-10-29T07:43:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.norsafe.pt\/?p=21855"},"modified":"2021-10-29T09:54:07","modified_gmt":"2021-10-29T09:54:07","slug":"como-evitar-acidentes-de-trabalho-em-altura","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/earsnorsafe.ftpweb.dev\/en\/como-evitar-acidentes-de-trabalho-em-altura\/","title":{"rendered":"How to avoid accidents when working at height?"},"content":{"rendered":"

In 2019 there were 196,202 accidents at work, 104 of which resulted in death. These accidents have a huge impact, both humanly, financially and economically.<\/p>\n

Of this number of accidents and deaths at work, a large proportion is related to accidents at height, which usually occur in the construction industry.<\/p>\n

Among the main causes are scaffolding or platforms without safety guards, the absence of a correctly fitted safety harness, fragile roofs and ladders that are not properly supported, positioned and secured.<\/p>\n

Work at height is considered to be all work carried out above a 2-meter difference in level from the base (floor or protected platform).<\/p>\n

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\u00a0 Scaffolding<\/strong><\/p>\n

Scaffolding is a temporary platform structure made of planks, which can be fixed or movable, and which serves as an auxiliary tool for carrying out construction work. It is considered a temporary collective construction and protection.<\/p>\n

Scaffolding must be installed by properly trained and competent personnel, and its use is compulsory on construction sites if workers are more than 4 m high. Scaffolding over 8 m high requires a person responsible for its calculation, stability, execution and subsequent maintenance.<\/p>\n

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When erecting and dismantling scaffolding, workers must wear the necessary personal protective equipment, namely a hard hat, a system for tying them to the workstation and a fall arrest system (when there is a risk of falling); mechanical protective gloves and mechanical protective boots.<\/p>\n

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The area where the scaffolding is to be set up must be protected by means of a beacon or a fence. It should also be marked with a danger warning: falling objects, in order to ensure safety in the workplace.<\/p>\n

Whenever scaffolding is erected in places where pedestrians pass, properly lit and signposted passageways must be created.<\/p>\n

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Use of work platforms<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The work platforms must be wide enough for the worker to move around and work freely, with the support beams fully filled in.<\/p>\n

Access between work platforms on scaffolding must be via ladders mounted on independent structures.<\/p>\n

Materials must not be thrown from work platforms. Loads and materials must be lifted and lowered with the aid of pulleys duly attached to a rigid structure.<\/p>\n

Whenever collective protection equipment is not effective or it is not possible to assemble scaffolding, workers must wear personal protective equipment (harness + fall arrest system).<\/p>\n

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\u00a0When working at height, you should always consider the need to wear the following PPE:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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