Risk Assessment: Electromechanical Erection
Workers Affected by Works Hazards
RISK
110 Becoming trapped by or between objects.
RISK FACTORS
- Due to the machinery itself (radial cutters/grinders, saws, drill presses, etc.).
- With cable spools or other materials used on the job (equipment, etc.).
- Becoming trapped as a result of scaffolding falling or overturning.
- Parts transported by mechanical means of elevation (cranes, overhead cranes, etc.).
- Becoming trapped due to collapsing ground or materials when working in trenches, pits or galleries.
PREVENTIVE MEASURES
Rules for acting
- Maintain safety distances in the vicinity of piles of material and where machinery is working.
- Use the guards on the machine itself. Removing them is strictly forbidden.
- Correctly erect scaffolding and secure it with stays, if possible. Be careful with the wind and the support surface.
- Moving parts of machinery are to be protected by casings.
- Standing under elevated loads or guiding them with your hands is forbidden (use guide ropes).
- Do not make brusque movements with elevation machinery.
- Do not wear items that hang loose (bracelets, chains, etc.) during the working day or gloves when working with rotating machinery that may trap you.
- Manoeuvres are to be directed by one single person to avoid accidents caused by the lack of coordination.
- If possible, signpost the manoeuvring zone; otherwise, impede access to this zone.
- Use appropriate machinery for the load to be handled.
- Maintenance of auxiliary elevation equipment (slings, loops, etc.).
- When laying cables in an underground conduit on extreme slopes, detailed calculations of the weight of the cable are to be made and spools with a braking mechanism are to be used.
- Pit, excavation or gallery works:
- Preventive measures indicated for work of this kind to control the risk of falling objects that have come loose or landslides (30).
- In the case of detecting landslides or of doubt regarding the stability of the ground or if the meteorological conditions so advise it (heavy rain, etc.), suspend work and check the stability of said ground.
Personal protection
- Suitable work clothes (tight fitting to avoid getting trapped).
- Helmet and safety footwear.
Procedures to apply
- ITS50, ITS51, ITS52, ITS54, ITS55.
- Mechanical handling of loads. Pit, excavation or gallery works: PC0526. PC0526.
