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RIIWHS204E-Work safely at heights

Safety systems and work at heights equipment include:

 Fall prevention devices:

o Temporary work platforms
o Guard rails

o Safety mesh
 Work positioning systems:

o Industrial rope access systems
o Restraint systems

 Fall-arrest systems:
o Catch platforms
o Safety nets

o Individual fall -arrest systems
o Anchorage lines and rails

 Ladders:
o Portable and fixed ladders

FALL PREVENTION DEVICES

Wherever possible the need to perform work at heights should be avoided completely. If,
however, this is not reasonably practicable, fall prevention devices provide the best
protection against falls by working to minimize the chance of a fall ever occurring.

Fall prevention devices include:

 Temporary work platforms

 Edge or perimeter protection systems
 Fall protection covers and safety mesh

INDIVIDUAL FALL-ARREST SYSTEMS
A fall-arrest system is designed to safely stop a worker falling an uncontrolled distance,
as well as helping to reduce the impact of the fall. Fall -arrest systems must only be
considered where higher-level control measures are not reasonably practicable.

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