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What Is Working At Heights For Electrical Installations?

<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Working at height involves working at a place which above or below ground level&comma; where a person can be injured if fallen&period; Electrician’s job is not a kids play&comma; it involves huge risks of electric shocks and falling from heights at work&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2 style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><b>Work at Height Involves&colon;<&sol;b><&sol;h2>&NewLine;<ul style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">&NewLine;<li>Working on Ladder&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Working above ground level near the excavation&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Working near fragile materials&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Erecting formwork&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Working on a sloped roof&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Working on bridge with short spans&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Working on electrical poles and huge transformers&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Working underground as many countries have underground electrical linings&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Working on network antennas&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ul>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Above are few examples of what working at heights actually means&period; The government of all the countries has setup few regulations for people involves in risky jobs&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2 style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><b>Safety Measure for Electricians Working at Height&colon;<&sol;b><&sol;h2>&NewLine;<ul style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">&NewLine;<li>Before the starting of work&comma; perform a risk assessment test to check the pit holes and risks involved&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Whereever possible&comma; try to redesign the workplace or the task to minimize the need of working at height&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li><b>Fall Prevention and Precaution&colon; <&sol;b>Every <b>electrician<&sol;b> must undergo Fall Protection and Prevention training course&comma; where you learn about the various systems employed to achieve cent percent fall prevention&period; Getting trained in height safety will qualify you to get a working at height job&period; Safety training should also teach safety management and to determine the dangers of each task and ways to overcome it&period;<b><&sol;b><&sol;li>&NewLine;<li><b>Rescue&colon;<&sol;b> Rescue of victims who’ve fallen from height on-site or off site should be immediate&comma; there must always be a provision for emergencies at the site&period; Workmen should be trained to self rescue while falling&period;<b><&sol;b><&sol;li>&NewLine;<li><b>Use of  safety systems&colon;<&sol;b> There should be a Travel restraint&comma; fall arrest systems and  associated anchorages at the site&period; And all the workmen should be trained to use such systems under appropriate supervision&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li><b>Tool Tethering&colon;<&sol;b> The best safety method for securing and tethering of hand tools is to directly attach them to the worker&period;  Safety harness should be always on the worker&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Avoid using heavy tools while working at height&comma; they should be replaced by light power tools that are handy and it will be better to keep an assistant while working at height&comma; who will give you the required tools&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li><b>Use of Ladder&colon;<&sol;b> Better use a step platform ladder as they provide a larger and more stable  surface than other types of ladders&period; While standing on ladder be active and stand on a point of ascending and descending&period; Do not use the ladder at balconies and verandas where the potential of falling is high&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ul>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">These are the basic precautions to be taken by not only <b>emergency electrician<&sol;b>&comma;  but all the workers at construction and demolition sites&period; Use the machines verified by the local inspectors and keep checking them every week&period; Though there are latest machinery in the industry but they are still under experts supervision&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;

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