Title: Safety Induction to the Lift
1Safety Induction to the Lift Escalator Industry
- Part 6a - Working Safely - General
2Contents
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
3Part 6a - Working Safely
Working Safely all Areas
4Part 6a - Working Safely
General
- Control the lowering of equipment.
- Adequate space and protection against live or
moving equipment - Correct storage of materials
- Handling and storage of chemicals
- Door blocking device dont improvise
- On arrival at site inform someone in authority.
- Site safety risk assessment should be completed
- Safety signs displayed.
- Ensure safety of your colleagues
- Report defects or dangerous conditions
- Dismantling or Installation carried out in
accordance with company policy
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Working Alone
- Before starting work ensure that the task can be
carried out safely. If youre concerned about it
contact your supervisor. - If youre on a site, tell the site rep where you
are - Make sure others know where you are working and
keep in contact. - Dont work alone in an unoccupied building.
- Be aware of the threat of violence.
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Working on observation or partially enclosed lifts
- Wear suitable PPE to suit weather conditions,
- Consider weather conditions before working in
heavy rain, high wind, ice or snow, - On the car top, use fall prevention equipment if
required,
- Prevent tools falling from the car top,
- Ensure exclusion zone is adequate, and clearly
defined,
- If you have to clean car windows or the lift well
without the car stationary and the power locked
off, ensure a safe system of work is maintained
at all times.
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In the Machine Room
- Beware of
- Holes in the floor or projections.
- Overhead beams lower than head height
- Unguarded machinery may move without warning
- Exposed electrical connections or cables.
- Access
- Guard open access hatches and keep closed when
not in use. - Close and lock machine room doors when unoccupied.
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Machinery
- Before starting work
- Display safety signs at all landings,
- Switch off the electrical or hydraulic supply and
post a safety sign, - All personnel working on the equipment must
separately lock off the electrical supply and
test that the isolation has been successful, - On hydraulic systems, remove the valve lever and
put it in a secure place.
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Machinery
- Working on Machinery
- Dont operate machinery with the guards removed
unless there is no other way to do it and you
have a safe system of work - Clean rotating parts, ropes, chains, sheaves etc.
with the power isolated. - Restore the power to reposition the machinery,
but isolate again before recommencing work
activities, - Always wear suitable gloves when inspecting
ropes NEVER inspect them while they are moving
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Machinery
- After handwinding has been carried out,
- Remove any separate handwinding wheel and brake
release lever, - Re-fix the guards with the correct number of
fixings, - Before the supply is restored, ensure that no one
will be put into danger as a result
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MRL Lifts
- Familiarise yourself with the safe system of
work for installing and maintaining this type of
equipment, - The manufacturer should provide instructions
detailing how to safely install and maintain the
equipment. - Beware, on some lifts the car roof cannot support
the weight of a person so manufacturers may
specify work be carried out from the car. Signs
should be displayed to warn of the hazard, but it
may not be visible. - With different design features, it may be
difficult to undertake maintenance for the first
time, a risk assessment should be carried out
prior to starting work.
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Safe Working with Electricity
- The LEIA Safety Charter says
- Electrically isolate and lock off when power is
not required...
- LOTO the supply when power is not required to
perform the task. - Check that all electrical sources in the work
area have been identified and isolated. - Ensure that you verify that the disconnection has
been made
- Verification Procedure
- verify the test device by confirming voltage
present - isolate the circuit
- confirm the circuit is isolated using the test
device - verify the test device on a separate circuit
NOTE You should use a proprietary test lamp or
two-pole voltage detector as recommended in HSE
Guidance Note GS38
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Safe Working with Electricity
- When working on live equipment, effective
insulation and safe electrical working practices
must be used - wear insulating rubber gloves until isolation is
proven (gloves subjected to visual inspection and
tests for air leakage) - use an insulating rubber mat,
- fit an insulating shroud to protect against
accidental contact with live terminals, - wear eye protection to protect against flashover
- use insulated tools and maintain them in good
condition, - Avoid the chance of earthing yourself by removing
or covering jewellery, watches, rings, necklaces,
bracelets etc.
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Safe Working with Electricity
- Give yourself as much room as possible and keep
the area free of surplus material, - Try to obtain suitable light levels (200 lux) at
point of work, - Replace equipment covers on completion of work as
soon as possible, - Use the wiring diagrams to understand the circuit
you are working on even though the main 3-phase
isolator has been switched off, other sources may
remain live
- signals
- transformers
- door detectors
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Safe Working with Electricity
- Consider isolation of these sources as part of
the whole process not just in the controller, - Even after all power is isolated, there is still
the danger of electric shocks from sources of
stored energy
- Discharge these or take precautions against any
stored energy before working on them.
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Safe Working with Electricity
- Modifications to Circuitry and Software
- Are you authorised to make changes to electrical
circuits and software? All changes must be
recorded on the wiring diagrams. - Safe use of shorting wires/ jumpers
- The primary function of a shorting wire is to
bypass a faulty component when fault finding and
should only be used when there is no alternative, - Shorting wires should be manufactured
specifically for the purpose and should be used
as a controlled tool. Never use home-made
shorting wires.
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Safe Working with Electricity
- Safe use of shorting wires/ jumpers
- Shorting wires typically yellow in colour, 1
meter long and labelled to identify the owner,
WHY ? - Switch the car top control to inspection, landing
call buttons out of circuit until the work is
finished, - Ensure the equipment is electrically isolated
whilst the short is fitted and removed, - Have a means of stopping the equipment in the
work area. Check it for correct operation before
you start after the shorting wires have been
connected,
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Safe Working with Electricity
- Safe use of shorting wires/ jumpers
- Landing locks and car door switches must never be
shorted out at the same time. - The short must be removed as soon as possible
after completion of the work, - If several shorts are in use, a register should
be made to ensure all shorts are accounted for, - When leaving a job ensure all shorting wires have
been removed from the equipment.
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- Thank you for Attending
- Any Questions?