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SAFETY


HEIGHT SAFER WORKING AT


height” is classifi ed as to work in any place where, if precautions were not taken, a person could fall a distance liable to cause personal injury. You are working at height if you either:


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work above ground/fl oor level; could fall from an edge, through an opening or fragile surface; or could fall from ground level into an opening in a fl oor or a hole in the ground. T e process of tethering tools when


working at height usually involves three distinct components: tether point, tool


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ethering tools is a preventative method of making sure that, when working at height, engineers’ tools aren’t at risk of falling or being dropped. “Working at


Don’t be a fool; tether your tools, says Andrew Egerton


lanyard and anchor point. Situated on the tool itself, the tether point is usually a small hole designed to support the use of a lanyard. T e lanyard then, as you can imagine, gets attached to the tether point situated on the tool and then to the anchor point. Lastly, the anchor point is the external object your tool is attached to. For example, if using a lighter


tool, the anchor point could be a work belt, wristband or harness worn by the operator. For heavier tools, the anchor point could be a fi xed piece of beam or load rated rail.


CURRENT REQUIREMENT In the UK currently, there are no regulations that solely defi ne the mandatory use of tethering tools when working at height, despite the HSE Working at Height 2005 guidelines stating, “every employer shall, where necessary to prevent injury to any person, take suitable and suffi cient steps to prevent, so far as is reasonably practicable, the fall of any material or object.” T is does not explicitly mention the need for


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