Elegant Painting

1. ELEGAP*956QS
Accident Prevention
Plan (APP)
Elegant Painting® - 2016
More information:
www.ElegantPainting.com/safety

2. In this document….
❖ List all possible hazardous situations we encounter on
the job site
❖ Ladder safety policies and practices
❖ Discuss fall protection requirements
❖ Harness training
❖ Power sander safety
❖ Razor blade safety

3. Ladder safety

4. Why people fall from ladders
1. Setting up the ladder on an unstable or
slippery base surface
2. Overreaching by the user.
3. Setting up the ladder improperly.
4. Loss of balance.
5. Improperly getting onto or off of the
ladder.
6. Mis-stepping or a slipping of the foot
while climbing or descending.
7. Being bumped by a door or other object.
8. People bumping into the ladder

5. Before climbing, know the following…
1. Review this document
2. Identify potential ladder hazards at
the worksite.
3. Proper construction, use,
placement, and care in handling
ladders.
4. Safety standards for the types of
ladders that will be used.

6. Inspect ladders before use
1. Inspect ladders before use. Before starting
each house all ladders are to be inspected for damage.
2. Keep mud, dirt, oil off ladders. Keep
shoes/boots free of slippery substances.
3. Stop using damaged equipment
immediately. Mark and set aside problem equipment.
4. Test climb Step on the first rung, look down to ensure
ladder has proper fitting before continuing to climb further up.
5. Ladders on gutters Place
the ladder on gutter nails to prevent bending of the gutter. Secure
the ladder to the gutter Using bungee cords or LadderLock®

7. Fall Protection

8. Walking on the roof
❖ It is illegal to set foot on any
roof without proper fall
protection equipment (harness)

9. Video 1
Introduction to the safety harness

10. Video 2
Anchoring the harness to the roof

11. Video 3
Painting in a harness

12. Power sander safety

13. Power sander safety
❖ Wear gloves, dust mask and eye
protection
❖ Never lock the trigger when
operating sander on a ladder
❖ Keep sander away from your body
at all times
❖ Do not walk with the sander when
trigger is engaged
❖ Stop use immediately if power cord
is damaged
❖ Before using sander, always
hammer down any nails

14. Razor blade safety

15. Razor blade safety
Avoid using these razors as much as possible as they are not an essential tool for painters
❖For general cutting needs use
on the provided self
retracting box cutters.
❖ Razor blades need to be in a retracted position at
all times.
❖ Protrude the blade using thumb
❖ Make your cut
❖ Release to retract immediately
❖Glass Scraping Razor
blades
❖ Glass scraping Razor blades must to be in a
retracted position at all times.
❖ Protrude the blade using thumb
❖ Make your cut
❖ Retract immediately
❖ General safety tips:
❖ Do not bring your own cutters to work; use provided
safety cutters only.
❖ Beware of the extremely sharp cutter in your hand
❖ Hold blade away from your body
❖ Do not use box cutter as putty knife