Safety is a constant concern which not only affects our day to day operations and decision making but also affects long term company policies. Adequate usage of safety equipment at a workplace provides additional protection to employees in the presence of a slew of other safety measures. Common safety equipment in many workplaces comprises of PPE kits and Hands Free Safety tools as well as high-visibility clothing like reflector jackets that are worn usually on job sites. There are also many special safety items available for specific workplaces in the market today.
Different Kinds of Risk Associated at Workplace:
There
are two kinds of risks: one is the inherited risk of the work or workspace. The
other is trickier where accidents occur despite all precautions. In other
words, even if the list of hazards at workplaces is eliminated as much as
possible, accidents may still seep in.
These
accidents include damage to the head, hands/fingers or any other part of the
body from suspended or falling objects to machine failure accidents. Protection
against job site accidents is a must since they occur when you’re required to
work in a position that causes a great deal of strain.
For example, jobs that require frequent manual lifting or guiding suspended
heavy loads and other such related repeated activities.
Hence
working for long hours without safety tools can increase the risk of injury
tenfold to the worker. In such
situations safety equipment/tools are critical in protecting the workers body from
the wrath of extreme danger or damage to the body caused by accidents. Furthermore,
precautions against accidents also need to be taken. Both preventive measures
and emergency and rescue measures in case the accident did occur.
Making the Right Choice: Before choosing any kind of safety
equipment, it is pertinent to consider whether it
is suitable for the job, whether it offers the right level of safety with
protection and what training and maintenance are required to the personnel that
will be using these tools. It is important that the end-users or atleast a
representative from the user should be consulted in selection/approval of the
safety equipment. This ensures that equipment fits properly to the onsite
worker safety parameters and is not lacking comfort.
Below are some Case Studies of how RAAH was able solved the challenges for its
customers.
Case
Study# 1: Challenge was a land drilling rig operations
in Indonesia had implemented hands free
Policy, the reason being when directing
suspended loads, workers used the traditional methods which were against the
hands free policy.
Solution:
RAAH proposed a solution to use the Stiffy push pull tool to avoid any hands
contact with the suspended load. The workers were not sure how to use the
equipment on-site, so RAAH specially designed pictorial posters to help the
workers use the tool correctly and effectively.
The
HSE Manager’s feedback: ‘Simple use and yet helps to prevent
hands contact with the material thus assuring no injuries. Workers have used it
easily as it is an easy application tool. A barge captain’s comment: ‘It is
designed very well. Robust and functional with hook for grabbing and wide tip
for pushing.’
Case
Study# 2: A clients Challenge was that Pallets were required to be transferred
and HSE team felt that more could be done to make Pallets movements safe for
the worker, especially at such heights.
Solution:
RAAH International designed its own brand of Pallet Lifters, Pallet Bars and an
Assembly kit that allowed for safe movement of pallets.
Comment from the Enduser:
‘Excellent source of a safer way to move pallet dynamic lifts from work boats
to rigs’ ‘RAAH Pallet Cage is a much safer way to move pallets besides standard
pallet forks’
Case
Study#3: Challenge
from the client was that they were leading a Hands Committee which has
been tasked to reducing hand injuries at their site, specifically at the
Production inside of an Oil Refinery and the operation of opening and closing
valves which were in some very congested areas sometimes and create a lot of
pinch points and line of fire.
Solution:
RAAH offered a Hands Free Safety Kit that contained: Push Pull Tool, Snare,
Slide Sledge Hammer Kit, Rod Lifter, RAAH Slings, Safe T Stick, Pipe Handling
Tool, Tagattach, Fingersaver, Portable Valve Drivers to help limit the issues
with pinch points on hands and finger thus reducing injuries.
Comment from the Client: “The riggers are getting adjusted to using the
tools. They weren’t totally buying in initially but got a better understanding
of the safety aspects. They had a better appreciation of not putting themselves
in the line of fire as they become more comfortable with using the tools.”
RAAH Safety urges organizations and
workforce to join hands to promote and salute their workers. Celebrating
the workers who mitigate risks everyday! #RAAHSalutesWorkers
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