working-at-height

Question 1

Places from which construction workers liable to fall (13)

Answer 1

1. Floor edges
2. Staircases
3. Substandard working platforms
4. Scaffolds
5. Unprotected gangways
6. Ladders
7. Slopes
8. Pits, openings and sides of excavations
9. Substandard gondola
10. Boatswain’s chair (banned)
11. Falsework / temporary structure e.g. hoardings
12. Structures under erection
13. Fragile roof

Question 2

Common causes of fall (13)

Answer 2

1. Unfenced dangerous places and working platforms
2. Overturning of tower or mobile scaffolds
3. Insufficient foothold on scaffolds, falsework, temporary structures or steel frames
4. Failure of gondola
5. Broken legers or planks where workers stand or work
6. Lose of foothold on ladders or gangways
7. Breakage of ladder rung
8. Collapse of falseworks or temporary structure
9. Stepping on unsupported are if fragile roof
10. Absence of adequate fall protection
11. Improper use of fall-arresting system
12. Failure or breakage of the anchorage point
13. Substandard acts of workers working-at-height