Senin, 21 April 2008

LOCK OUT TAG OUT send by Japanese contributor


"Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) 機械類及び装置の予想外の活発化または開始からの安全装置の従業員を特定の練習およびプロシージャ、またはサービスまたは維持の活動の間の危険なエネルギーの解放を" は示す。 およそ3,000,000 人の労働者はlockout/tagout がきちんと実行されなければ装置を整備し、傷害の最も大きい危険に直面する。lockout/tagout の標準(29 CFR 1910.147) の承諾は推定120 不運および50,000 の傷害を毎年防ぐ。露出からの危険なエネルギーへの仕事で傷つく労働者は回復のための24 仕事日の平均を失う。結合された自動車工場労働者(UAW) が行なう調査では不運(414 の83) 1973 年間のメンバー間に起こり、1995 が不十分で危険なエネルギー制御のプロシージャにの20% とりわけ帰因した、lockout/tagout のプロシージャ。次の質問は仕事場の危険なエネルギー(lockout/tagout) の制御に関連した情報につながる。

THE HIDDEN KILLER by HSE


The hidden killer

Asbestos fibres were released into the air for nearly seven hours during a demolition job. They covered two men and put over a hundred factory workers at risk. No-one involved in the job realised that it was asbestos.

A steel chimney at a factory in Birkenhead was being demolished. It had been lowered to the ground and steeplejacks Barry Done and Richard Thompson were cutting it up. Barry started stripping away the steel cladding, sending clouds of dust into the air. The wind sent the dust blowing around the site and into the factory.

It covered the two men - who had no respiratory protection or protective clothing. When Barry went into the factory he left a trail of white footprints on the storeroom floor.

Still no-one realised that the dust was asbestos - even the contractor's safety advisor told the men not to worry.

When Barry and Richard started work the following week they asked their contracts manager to get the chimney lagging analysed. It was found to contain crocidolite and amosite (blue and brown asbestos).

The contractors were prosecuted for failing to train their employees to recognise asbestos and were fined £40,000.

The judge said that although there were no injuies now, there could be serious consequences for the two men in the future.

You can get advice on working with asbestos in the HSE pocket card Asbestos alert for building maintenance, repair and refurbishment workers.

SAFETY SKILLS TEST


How would you do? Here are some sample questions from the safety skills test:

How would you recognise a hazardous substance?

A By a symbol on its container
B By its smell
C It will be in a metal container
D The colour of the label on the container

Correct answer is A

Which of the following accounts for the more accidents per years on construction sites?

A Trench collapses
B Slips, trips and falls
C Electrocution
D Hits by vehicles

Correct answer is B

An employee has a fall and is obviously unconscious, What is the first thing you should do?

A Put them in the recovery position
B Send someone for the first aider
C Try and protect them from further injury
D Find out if there are any witnesses

Correct answer is B