Transcript Safety Induction to the Lift & Escalator Industry

Safety Induction to
the Lift & Escalator
Industry
Part 3 - Tools & Equipment
Contents
Part 1 – Working in the Industry
Part 2 – Personal Safety & Health
Part 3 – Tools & Equipment
Part 4a – Manual Handling
Part 4b – Mechanical Handling
Part 5 – Working Places and Safe Access
Part 6a – Working Safely - General
Part 6b – Working Safely - Specific Areas
Part 6c – Working Safely - Other situations
Part 7 – First Aid
Part 8 – Environmental Protection
Part 9 – Legal Obligations
Part 10 – Accident Reporting and Recording
Part 3 - Tools & Equipment
General
• Only use tools and equipment approved by
your employer, which are suitable for the job;
check them before use to ensure that they
are properly maintained.
• Make sure you know how to stop the
machinery quickly in an emergency
• You must wear any PPE that is provided for
use with the equipment
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Hand Tools
• Look after them and do not use defective
tools. They can cause severe injuries
• Make sure that handles are fitted properly on
files, hammers, scrapers and screwdrivers.
• Do not use:
tools that are split or insecurely fitted
hammers with chipped heads
chisels or drifts with ‘mushroomed’ heads.
• Scrap them, replace parts or regrind chisels
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Hand Tools
• Wrong sized spanners can easily slip,
damaging the workpiece, the tool, and you.
• Store and carry tools in boxes or in tool-bags.
• On open flooring, place tools and small items
in a box or on sacking to prevent them falling
through the floor.
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Portable power tools and lighting
• Do not improvise with electrical equipment
• Treat electrically operated apparatus with
respect as even a mild electric shock may be
enough to throw you off balance and perhaps
off a ladder or down the well.
• Take care with large electric drills and
percussion tools to ensure that you are not
thrown off balance by unexpected opposition
when drilling.
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Portable power tools and lighting
• Use battery powered tools or low voltage
supplies for small power tools.
• Before use, ensure all electrical equipment is
PAT tested.
• Check before use for damage or defects on
the equipment and leads.
• Check before connection that the supply
voltage is suitable.
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Portable power tools and lighting
• Use double insulated inspection lamps,
connected to a low voltage supply.
• Never force a plug into a socket; low voltage
supplies (110 volts) must have special plugs
and sockets so that they cannot be connected
to the wrong supply by mistake;
• where practicable and where advised use a
residual current device (RCD)
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Portable power tools and lighting
• All non-battery electric powered hand-tools
must be protected by a residual current
device (RCD). These can either be in line with
the tools or be fitted via a short extension
lead connected between the tool and the
supply to provide protection against the most
common form of electrical shock hazard - the
earthing fault.
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Portable power tools and lighting
• Ensure leads are in good condition, free from
cuts or chafing, and long enough to reach the
work.
• Do not make "taped" joints – use another
lead properly fitted with a plug and socket.
• Route leads to the job in the safest way, to
protect from accidental damage;
• Switch off the supply before replacing lamps
as the filament may be live.
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Portable power tools and lighting
• Never leave equipment where it can get
damaged or wet.
• Never lift or pull equipment by its electrical
connecting lead.
• Never use an electric tool without the earth
wire connected to the system (except for
‘double insulated’ tools).
• Do not use other contractor’s equipment
unless authorised to do so, and you check it.
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Portable power tools and lighting
• Make use of the right accessories, eg drill
removal drifts for taper shank drills provided
on some machines.
• Use the storage or carrying cases provided to
protect tools from damage or dirt.
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Percussion drills
• The general safety requirements are the same
as those applying to other electric tools, but
ensure that you use the correct drill bits and
know how to identify them.
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Percussion drills
• The general safety requirements are the same
as those applying to other electric tools, but
ensure that you use the correct drill bits and
know how to identify them.
Abrasive wheels
• If you are mounting and using abrasive
wheels you must receive suitable and
sufficient training. This includes both portable
angle grinders and fixed wheels.
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Welding, cutting and burning
• Follow the instruction in any hot work permit.
(a written safe working procedure signed by
an authorised person which says what has to
be done before ‘hot-work’ can start and on
completion).
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Welding, cutting and burning
• Ensure that:
there is adequate ventilation; use a portable
extractor if you are working in a restricted space;
there is no risk of fire due to surrounding debris
you have temporarily disabled or have arranged
the isolation of smoke and fire detection
system/equipment.
containers have flame resistant covers
no-one below you is in danger from sparks
a suitable fire extinguisher is readily available.
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Gas cylinders
• Gas cylinders must be transported and used
in a purpose-built trolley or stand.
• Do not subject cylinders to rough usage,
excessive shock or high temperature.
• Store cylinders vertically.
• Never use grease or oil on valve fittings and
threads - it can ignite spontaneously in the
presence of oxygen.
• Never store cylinders where grease or oil is
likely to contact valves or connections
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Gas cylinders
• Close the key operated cylinder valve and
relieve the pressure from the hoses when not
in use.
• If a cylinder becomes hot – (eg. after a
backfire) remove it quickly to a safe place and
notify the site supervisor, the fire brigade and
the supplier.
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Arc welding
• Electric shock is the biggest risk especially if
water is present
• Eyeflash (or ‘arc eye’) is caused by looking at
an unshielded arc, even for a moment
use an approved eye filter in your face shield
fix a screen to protect other people.
• Arc rays can produce a sunburn effect on the
skin; wear gauntlets, overalls, etc. to cover up
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Arc welding
• Wear eye protection when chipping to
remove weld scale.
• Put spent electrodes in a container to prevent
fire and to stop them getting underfoot or
falling on people below.
• Remember that people helping you are
equally exposed to welding risks and must
also take precautions.
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Thank you for Attending
Any Questions?