He attempted to secure his grip with his left hand by holding onto the
valve whilest holding the safety harness hooks in his right hand he
lost his grip and subsequently fell and was fatally injured.
Although he had his full body safety harness on him, he did not tie off
(hook up) to the structure 100% of the time as required.
Pipe climbed on Valve used as
by deceased support
SCAFFOLDS 1
When persons are working with
in the safety of the guardrails of
an approved scaffold or elevated
work platform, the use of fall
arrest equipment is not required,
BUT
SCAFFOLDS 2
BUT
If the work being carried
out requires that any
person leans through,
against, over or
beyond the safety of
the guard rails, then
such persons are
required to use fall
arrest equipment.
SCAFFOLDS 3
SCAFFOLD
SCAFFOLDS 11 SAFE TO USE
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MOVABLE SCAFFOLD 1
The person on the ladder should time him self so that a short break is
taken every 30 minutes for approximately five minutes.