The document outlines safety protocols related to fall protection and ladder safety in the workplace, emphasizing the importance of proper equipment and procedures to prevent falls. Key points include the requirement for personal protective equipment (PPE), proper training, and the use of mobile elevated work platforms, while also listing prohibited actions and safety checks. Additionally, it includes quizzes to reinforce understanding of fall safety measures and regulations.

1. Welcome
Name of Trainer:
Syed Neyaz Ahmad
Emirates General Petroleum Corporation (Emarat)

2. Importance of Fall Protection

3. Ladder Safety
Ladders must be
positioned at a safe
angle to avoid
potential fall hazards
when climbing.

5. Anchorage point
Located at or above the employee’s waist
Capable of supporting more than 2270kg per employee
Designed and built to hold the maximum force of the fall arrest

6. Tagging system
Do not use scaffold if there is
a red tag
If you have a green tag then
use scaffold

7. What not to do…
Do not let untrained employees work at height.
Do not provide untested or expired PPE to your employees.
Prevent employees from starting the work if they
do not wear the appropriate PPE for the job.
Do not store PPE outside or in direct sunlight.
Do not use fall protection PPE if it is damaged.
Do not make adjustments to fall protection PPE.
Even writing on a harness with marker can damage the webbing.
Do not allow employees to use PPE that doesn’t fit them properly.
Do not use equipment that has been involved in a fall without
it being inspected by a competent person.

9. Mobile Eelevated work platforms
 Do not operate without pre-use inspection and unless you are trained
 Check condition of tires, toe boards and guardrails, look for leaking hydraulic fluids
 Look out for overhead obstructions such as power cables, unstable ground, other equipment or
personnel near-by
 Only use on firm level ground, make sure outriggers are
properly extended and chocked before raising the platform
 Always wear a safety harness secured to the platform by lanyard.
 Safety means staying in the basket and not climbing on the guardrails
 Place barricades and warning signs around the planned working radius
 Traveling with a boom, is always in the direction of travel and at creep speed and only if
equipment is designed to allow this
 Know what to do if machine fails with platform in raised position

10. FALL SPEED V’s REACTION TIME
 In 1 second your body will fall 10m
 Good body reaction time = 0.2 seconds
 Travel distance in 0.2 seconds = 2m
 By the time you react your body will be 2m below
where you were standing

12. QUIZ
Who is prohibited from working at height?
A. Workers without fall protection
B. Workers with health problem such as heart disease, psychosis, epilepsy, etc.
C. Workers without personal fall arrest system
D. All of the above
When it is not possible to install fall prevention systems,
what will be the appropriate measures to carry out work at height?
A. Use full body harness with connector
B. Work can be performed under competent supervision
C. Work can be performed through approved Fall protection plan
D. None of the above

13. QUIZ
What is meant by working at height?
A. Working at and/or above 1.8 M height
B. When there is risk of falls from one level to a lower level
C. When there is risk of fall from hole, opening in floor/ground
D. All of the above
How to prevent falls of material from height?
A. By providing the toe-boards
B. By securing the loose material
C. By using hand tools strap and tools bag
D. All of the above

14. QUIZ
What is the first preventive measure against working at height?
A. Personal fall arrest system
B. Lifeline system
C. Try to avoid working at height by providing an alternate solution
D. Guardrail systems
Below is the unsafe act when working at height?
A. Unprotected edges
B. Working without harness on open edge elevated surfaces
C. Hole on surfaces
D. None of the above

15. QUIZ
How do you know that the scaffolding is not ready for use?
A. Seeing the yellow tag on scaffolding
B. Seeing the green tag on scaffolding
C. Seeing the red tag on the scaffolding
D. By asking the supervisor

16. QUIZ
What are the three fall prevention systems?
A. Full body harness, anchorage and connectors
B. Top rail, mid rail and toe-board
C. Safety net, harness and lifeline
D. None of the above
Full body harness with connector and anchorage used for ______
Preventing the falls
A. Minimizing the fall distance
B. Both preventing falls and minimizing the fall distance
C. None of the above

17. QUIZ
If there is no permanent anchor point on the roof, what will you do to anchor
the harness?
A. One person can hold the lanyard
B. Lifeline can be used
C. Safety net can be provided
D. None of the above

18. QUIZ: Ladder or Scaffold?

19. QUIZ: Is this right?

20. QUIZ: Is this right?

21. Thank you