SOP ON WORKING AT HEIGHT
PURPOSE :- To carry out maintenance & civil jobs at height more than 12 feet in a safe manner.
SCOPE :- To ensure safe standards are followed for working at height with in the plant & factory premises.
PROCEDURE :-
It will be the responsibility of the Area supervisor to ensure that the area is checked for safe work at height using scaffolding or safety belt .
The Maintenance manager / supervisor with Area supervisor to ensure that adequate arrangement has been made to carry out the job safely by providing suitable platform / metallic ladder etc.
Area Supervisor will initiate the work at height permit. ( Attached Form ) if the site is 12 ft. or more in height & Maintenance engineer or supervisor will sign the permit to endorse that adequate safety arrangements are made to carry out the job.
In case the job is to be carried out in any area other than module then maintenance engineer or supervisor will initiate the permit.
The Area manager or Area manager will inspect the work at height permit & the site, once he has ascertained that the site of operation is totally safe ,he will finally authorize the work at height permit in case the job is carried out in area other than module then Engineering Manager will authorise the permit.
It is the responsibility of the Maintenance manager or supervisor to check the area on the day of work and issue permit every day before starting the work.
The original copy of the work at height permit will be available at the job site and the second copy will be retained by the department / area where work is to be carried out.
LIMITATIONS :-
No wooden cat ladders will be allowed in the plant.
No work will be carried out unless the permit has been obtained in the specified form ( Form Attached) and that the same has been duly filled signed by all concerned.
In case of fire alarm, all permits issued for work at height will get suspended till clearance to restart the work has been given by the authoriser.
GENERAL :-
After completion of the job, Maintenance Supervisor / Maintenance manager will indicate the date and time of completion of the job and keep for record .