Incident alert

LOCATION:

CONSTRUCTION/DELIVERY SITE

ACTIVITY:

ACCESS & EGRESS & WORKING AT HEIGHT

SUB ACTIVITY:

N/A

ALERT STATUS:

Normal

DATE ISSUED:

15/02/2010

INCIDENT No:

00252

TITLE

Attaching Lanyard to Fall Arrest Harness

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN

United Kingdom

ACCIDENT / INCIDENT DETAILS

Safety Alert received from Build Safe United Arab Emirates:

A contractor caught his leg in the lanyard of his harness. He fell and sustained a cut that required six stitches.

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ACCIDENT / INCIDENT IMAGES

LEARNING POINTS / ACTIONS TAKEN

Use a shorter lanyard

Use a lanyard with a retractable line

Attach the lanyard such that it does not loop below the knee

A method should be selected which takes into consideration the type of work being done and the conditions at the work site.

LEARNING POINTS / ACTIONS IMAGES

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