Rothoblaas Catalogue 2019

GENERAL PRINCIPLES WORK AT HEIGHT

GENERAL PRINCIPLES WORK AT HEIGHT

WORK AT HEIGHT "Working at height" means all those activities in which workers are subject to the risk of falling from a height. Over the years, efforts to prevent falls from height have been aimed at finding solutions for eliminating this risk, or at least reducing it to a minimum, by adopting appropriate prevention measures, in compli ance with the laws in force. Protective measures which must be used during work at height can be divided into two major categories: COLLECTIVE PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (CPE) All devices used to protect more than one worker from falling. These include, for example, parapets, scaffolding and all other types of fixed protection. PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE) All types of equipment designed to be worn or used by the worker to protect them from risks that could threaten their safety while working at height. This category also includes devices that allow them to properly perform their work, including ropes, helmets and harnesses.

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It is important to emphasise that when selecting protective equipment to be used during work at height, collective protection equipment is always to be preferred over personal protection equipment. In situations where collective protection equipment cannot be used, access and positioning techniques utilising ropes must be used, which include the use of personal protection equipment to prevent falls from height.

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