Abu Dhabi Municipality calls on construction workers to strictly enforce safety requirements
The workshop urged the provision of safety controls to work in a safe environment.
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Abu Dhabi Municipality organized, through the Department of Environment, Health and Safety, an awareness workshop aimed at raising the level of awareness of workers about working at high altitudes, informing them of its dangers, and urging them to use personal protective equipment.
She called on workers in the construction and construction sector to strictly apply the requirements of caution and caution, and to adhere to the safety elements required in the field of building and using scaffolding, stressing that “this aspect is an important element in the continuation of work on construction sites, as the municipality takes legal measures to protect and preserve the lives and safety of workers. ».
The awareness workshop, in cooperation with the “Noor Al-Iman” Foundation, dealt with conducting a risk assessment and updating it periodically for the use of scaffolding and work platforms at heights, determining the appropriate controls to prevent the collapse of scaffolding and preventing the fall of people and equipment, taking into account the symptoms of fear of working at heights and inappropriate weather conditions, and making sure From providing the necessary third party training to all personnel involved in the use, inspection, installation and dismantling of scaffolding and work platforms on elevations and ladders to ensure their safe use.
The workshop stressed that scaffolding and work platforms on elevations and ladders should be checked periodically by a competent person, and from a third party if necessary, and that scaffolding and work platforms were installed and dismantled by the competent and trained team from a third party, and to ensure that they were safe for use.
Design drawings for scaffolding for heights greater than 10 meters must be prepared by a qualified engineer, and follow these drawings when installing, changing and dismantling these scaffolds, ensuring that all required personal protection measures are used to prevent falls, providing adequate edge protection, closing all openings and providing warning panels.
The workshop urged the presence of a work supervisor with sufficient competence in the field of scaffolding and work platforms at heights, and to submit a daily safety bulletin for the use of scaffolding to establish awareness of the risks that workers may face and to verify that the controls required to work in a safe and sound environment are provided.
The municipality stressed that scaffolding and work platforms on heights and stairs should be checked periodically by a competent person, and by a third party if necessary.
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