General • Inspections

Safety Rules for Operator

The safe system of work should be monitored and supervised by a competent person, who must ensure that each and every operation of the suspended working platform does not pose any risk to people working inside or near the working platform.

MaintainX

03/03/2023

Safety Rules for Operator

Every person on the working platform should be at least 18 years old, fit and agile, and not be phobic of heights.

He must be suitably trained and have a certificate of training.

He must be authorized by the controlling officer to operate.

He must wear a safety helmet and safety harness when working; the self-locking buckle on the safety harness must be fastened independently, and fixed on the life rope that is tied on top of the building or structural member. The top end of the life rope is not allowed to be fixed on the suspended mechanism.

Any operator who drinks, is under great stress, or of unusual mood is not allowed to operate.

He is not allowed to wear shoes with a hard/plastic sole, slippers or any footwear that could slip.

During operation, it is prohibited to use the ladder, bench, wooden stool and other tools for climbing in the range of the suspension platform, or design or place hoisting devices out of the suspension platform.

The operator must access the suspended equipment from the ground or at other safe access points, and never from a window high up.

It is absolutely prohibited to access the suspension platform from another suspended platform when working.

Source: MaintainX (Community Member)