Site Assessment
ITAC
FPS can provide site assessment services to assist in
identifying and prioritizing site-specific fall hazards at your
worksite.
•During the initial site visit,
photographs are taken, applicable work methods are identified,
drawing research is accomplished, and necessary field
measurements and "as built" condition verifications are
performed to gain full appreciation of the hazard(s) associated
with work at elevation.
•Interviews with the various
trades/workers concerned are conducted and pertinent data is
collected such as:
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•Number of existing environmental
factors, i.e., poor lighting, slippery surfaces, noise, etc.
•The aforementioned information is
correlated into factors. These factors are then weighted and
compiled into a relative risk assessment rating formula that
will prioritize hazards in order of greatest level of risk. This
quantitative risk calculation will assist in sorting fall
hazards for mitigation purposes.
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•Once identified/quantified,
conceptual solutions for each fall hazard are proposed - one for
each measure in a prescribed hierarchy of controls:
Elimination: Do you
really need to go up there?
Possible Solutions: Move the valve, reroute the ducting, etc.
Prevention: Prevent
the exposure to the fall hazard.
Possible Solutions: Guardrails, access or work platforms,
etc.
Fall Arrest: Plan
for the event and minimize the consequences.
Possible Solutions: Stationary
anchorage points, horizontal/vertical lifelines.
•A suitable rescue method for each
control is provided for consideration. Rough order of magnitude
cost estimates for each conceptual solution are given for client
capital appropriation initiatives.
•A hazard summary report
deliverable containing all the aforementioned items is compiled
and furnished to the client for review and comment.
•Based upon client
selections/suggestions, the report will serve as the basis for a
final engineering package and subsequent construction work
scope.
