【Season 4 of HaiChuan’s Bizarre Safety Hazards】How tall is too tall for working at heights?
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GB30871 states that work at heights is considered to be the case when the height is more than 2 meters above the reference surface for falls
This is really problematic – it’s clearly an attempt to find loopholes. The regulations should be revised, especially for work areas that are no more than 2 meters high, lack fixed support points, or where the size of the support points is less than 300×300.
This suggestion is good; using the absence of a risk of falling as a criterion
And those with a risk of falling should also be treated as working at height.
You can send an email to ask the relevant standard-setting organization to make the changes.
Some companies use 1.5 meters as the standard
Mandatory for over 2 meters; discretion for less than 2 meters
Violating rules doesn’t necessarily lead to accidents, but accidents mostly occur due to rule violations! According to relevant statistics, over 90% of all safety accidents are related to violations of regulations. There have been countless accidents resulting in deaths and injuries due to violations of regulations. But why can’t repeated, bloody accidents still serve as a warning and a lesson for us? Apart from the influence of luck-based thinking, experience-driven decisions, a desire to save effort, herd mentality, and panic, the key issue is that people have not developed good safety behavior habits. Safe behaviors and habits are the foundation for personal safety and family happiness, they serve as a basis for the growth and development of businesses, and they are also essential for prosperity
Although regulations specify that a height of over 2 meters must be taken into account, when the height is less than two meters but the environment beneath the working surface is complex and falls could lead to serious consequences, then the 2-meter threshold should not be considered. After all, the figure of 2 meters is determined based on the potential harm that can result from a fall at that height.
Work carried out at heights where there is a risk of falling, 2 meters or more above the reference surface for falling, is referred to as work at height. Work on slopes with a gradient greater than 45 degrees is also considered to be work at height