ROPE SUSPENDED WORKING PLATFORM HAZARD IDENTIFICATION AND RISK ASSESSMENT

Name

ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROLS

Control

Measure

(Refer to PPE )

MCWP

Use Risk

Identify Hazard’s associated with RSWP

·    List procedures or other administrative controls.

List of control measure

List appropriate PPE

Rope suspended  working platform

Low

• Insufficient anchorage.

• Access and egress problems.

• Electrical hazards.

• Fall hazard spacing between the building structure and the RSWP.

• Wind/enclosures.

• Improper erection.

• Improper dismantling procedures.

• Maintenance deficiencies.

• No competent person at site/on machine.

• Falling objects.

• No guardrails.

• No personal fall arrest system (PFAS) utilized.

• Lack of lateral anchorage at regular intervals to provide stability.

• Removal of planking and/or guardrails.

• Motor electromagnetic brake fails.

Control button fails.

· Part of hoist is damage.

·Damage of thermal relay or connector.

· Motor bearing is damage.

• Site Engineer.
• Safety Department Controls.
• Site administrative Dept.

·

• • Safety-Belt connected to a fall arrest system with an independent lifeline.
• · The platform must not be overloaded.
• ·Maintain platform always clean.
• · Equipment must be maintained in a condition that does not endanger a worker.
• · Guardrails should not be removed.
• • Safe distances between buildings and platforms based on both OSHA regulations and recommended
• Practice.
• • Identify improperly constructed work platforms
• • The safe and proper access and egress from a building to the work platform.
• ·Daily inspection before work start.
• ·Trained person to do work.
• ·Tool-Box-Talks.
• ·Proper Supervision.
• ·Mention proper balancing both side of platform.
• ·Vertigo test of worker.
• ·Rain can create slippery conditions on platforms and equipment used to access platforms.

Helmet, Safety-Belt, Safety Shoes, Hand gloves, Goggles, independent lifeline with fall arrester.