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Working At Height (construction, tower climbing, roof access, tree
climbing)
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Suspension trauma |
2011 |
Paper presented at the 2011 ITRS detailing
latest findings on the issue of suspension trauma (aka harness
hang syndrome). |
4.79 MB |
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Permanent end terminations |
1.0 26/April/2012 |
Technote for making a risk-based decision on
allowing workers to tie own knots as part of a fall protection
system. |
158 KB |
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Harnesses for roof work |
1.0 26/April/2012 |
Technote for choosing a proper harness suited
for working on pitched roof surfaces. It continuously amazes
this author how many harnesses advertised as a 'roofers harness'
are actually not fit for purpose. |
322 KB |
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Lanyard connectors |
1.1 10/July/2012 |
Technote for selecting secure connectors for the
lanyard-to-harness interface. It continuously surprises the
author how connectors with known risks still exist in the market
- and indeed on many industrial sites. The cause of this is
ignorance and a distinct lack of will to take positive action. |
210 KB |
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Fall protection in a boom type EWP |
1.0 05/June/2012 |
Technote for choosing the correct type of PPE to
prevent workers from falling out of boom type EWPs. There is a
surprising culture of using fixed length lanyards in EWPs - most
likely caused by workers and supervisors simply applying
'business as usual' attitudes transferred from one site to the next.
If you are responsible for issuing workers with fixed length
lanyards for boom type EWPs, you are contributing to a culture
of fall-arrest instead of fall-prevention. |
250 KB |
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Connector security |
1.0 05/June/2012 |
Technote for choosing an appropriate connector
for general work at height at industrial workplaces. There are a
myriad of connectors on the open market - and a surprising
number simply follow the same old culture of 'business as
usual'. Ironically, the most common type of connector (the
double-acting snap hook) is actually one of the least secure
designs in some PPE configurations. |
456 KB |
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Summary of harmonised OHS laws |
1.2 06/March/2012 |
Handy summary of the new harmonised Work Health
and Safety legislation introduced 01 January 2012 (applies to
several Australian States). Legal notice: This
document is not advice. No document can be a substitute for
receiving sound legal advice from a competent legal
practitioner. To the maximum extent permissible under Australian
law, PACI Pty Ltd and its Directors, employers, members and
business partners are not responsible for any consequences or
damages arising from the use of this document. |
223 KB |
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Tagging harnesses (inspection tags) |
1.1 19/June/2012 |
This technote examines the
current state of play with tagging PPE such as harnesses and
lanyards. This author can confirm that accidents and near misses
have resulted from inappropriately positioned inspection tags.
Personal observations by the author confirms that many
individuals who affix tags have poor levels of training
and understanding of
the risks associated with their use. A substantial
percentage of these individuals are riggers or come from a
rigging/lifting industry background. The underlying assumption
is that a person who is a 'rigger' by definition is also an
expert on PPE and working at height.
This assumption is
completely flawed. The actual quality and degree of rigor in
carrying out physical inspections of harnesses and lanyards is
generally poor. A question that simply isn't asked frequently
enough is; 'How thorough is your PPE really being inspected?' |
441 KB |
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Fallen worker retrieval |
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Coming soon |
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Using foreign PPE in Australia |
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Coming soon This technote will examine the
commonly held belief that PPE used at Australian industrial
workplaces (eg construction sites) must have Australian
Standards labelling and certification. This widely held belief
is completely inaccurate and in fact is contrary to the real
legal position. It is the belief of this author that this myth
was originated by Australian manufacturers and PPE retailers who
have an interest in promoting their own stock. Site safety
officers generally don't possess specialist knowledge on PPE and
working at height - and thus they are easy targets for
misinformation. The general workforce simply perpetuate the myth
- and perception then becomes reality. |
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Double hook (twin-tail) lanyards |
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Coming soon |
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Permit for working at height |
1.3 01/Sep/2009 |
Generic permit for
industrial working at height - this permit prompts the user with some key
questions such as; where lanyard is attached to harness,
connector security and stability, and the availability of a
fallen worker retrieval kit. We have tried to make it user
friendly and limited to 2 pages. |
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