Risk Assessment: Electromechanical Erection
Workers Affected by Works Hazards
RISK
130 Overstrain.
420/430/440 Physical fatigue.
410 Postural fatigue.
RISK FACTORS
- Manual transport of loads.
- Cable laying.
- Working with a pick and shovel to uncover underground cables.
- Remaining in uncomfortable postures for certain jobs (cable laying, etc.).
PREVENTIVE MEASURES
Rules for acting
- Adoption of alternative means whenever possible.
- Sufficient workers to handle loads.
- Workers take turns. Load in accordance with each person’s capacity (do not force).
- Scheduled breaks.
- Information and training regarding these risks and how to avoid them. Personnel are to be given training regarding the correct ways to handle loads.
- Start work that requires physical effort slowly, previously warming-up muscles, especially on cold days and in cold places.
- Try not to bend or twist your back, especially the lumbar or lower back region, above all if you have to make an effort (move loads, dig the ground with a pick, etc.).
Personal protection
- Lower-back belt for those who request one or when recommended by the health surveillance of the worker.
Procedures to apply
- ITP23, ITP57
- TI Laying cables on underground trays (piping)*
- TI: Laying cables in trenches*
- ITP22 Laying, Tensing and Regulating Aluminium-Steel conductors and FO cables on supports.
(*) Provisionally available at: ISASTUR\d\SEG\ERGONOMÍA\ERGONOMIA_2008\ERGOCABLE\FINAL ESTUDIO ERGONOMICO DE CABLE 2008\ITs revisadas.
