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E21: Beyond the Hierarchy - Haddon's energy countermeasures (Quickisode) · Safe As Podcast

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  William Haddon Junior, have you heard of that name?
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  If not but to use energy based hazard concepts or worked in Rd
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  safety, urbanomics or sports science, the chances are you've
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  directly been influenced by his work.
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  Haddon Junior was a hugely influential US researcher and
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  safety advocate, particularly in Rd transport from the Sixties,
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  70s and 80s. Today is the first of a special
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  episode of say, FAZ. Let's call it a quick asode.
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  It won't make me feel a little weird, but let's roll with it.
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  In quick asodes I aim to capture an interesting tool or concept
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  in an even more frantic and lower quality way than usual.
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  Hadn't established 10 measures for eliminating or mitigating
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  the exchange of hazardous energy.
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  In many ways I think it's superior to the hierarchy of
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  control. Let's apply it to a well known
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  area like fall prevention #1 prevent the hazard from coming
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  into existence. This could be like designing
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  buildings with ground level access for tasks.
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  Use extendable tools or automation so work at hide is
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  not required. Or prefabricate assemblies at
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  ground level before insulation 2.
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  Reduce the amount of hazard that is brought into existence.
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  This could be limited hide exposure by lowering the working
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  platforms. Where feasible, use portable
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  work stands instead of scaffolding where only small
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  elevation is needed and restrict roof access points to only
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  essential personnel. 3 Prevent the release of the hazard that
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  already exists. Install guard rails and barriers
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  around roof hedges and openings. Use tow boards and safety gates
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  on ladders and scaffolds. Secure tools and materials to
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  prevent them from becoming falling objects. 4 Modify the
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  rate or spatial distribution of release of the hazard.
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  So use controlled descent systems or slow moving lifts to
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  prevent sudden drops. Place staging areas further from
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  edges to keep workers away from the fall zone, or install work
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  positioning systems to limit movement into hazardous zones 5.
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  Separate in time or space the hazard from that which is to be
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  protected. So schedule work at heights when
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  fewer people are on site. Below as in reducing the risk of
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  dropped object injuries. Keep unrelated workers out of
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  the fall zones using exclusion zones in signage. 6.
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  Separate the hazard from that which is to be protected by
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  material barrier. So use scaffolding with full
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  enclosures with mesh or netting. Fit skylight covers to prevent
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  fall through fragile roofs. Install safety Nets under
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  elevated web platforms 7. Modify relevant basic qualities
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  of the hazard though use non slip surfaces and platforms to
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  reduce slip likelihood. Reduce platform heights where
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  possible. You know like step stools
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  instead of ladders. Ensure ladders are wide based
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  and have stabilising feet. 8 Make what is to be protected
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  more resistant to damage. A little bit harder when it
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  involves people but maybe require personal fall arrest
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  systems. You know full body harness and
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  lanyard shock absorbing lanyards to reduce impact forces.
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  Train workers in fall arrest self rescue techniques. 9
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  Counter the damage already done by the hazard.
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  Provide immediate rescue plans for the suspended workers.
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  Ensure on site first datas are trained in trauma and
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  suspension, trauma treatment and having emergency response groups
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  10 Stabilise, repair and rehabilitate the object of
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  damage. So offering medical
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  rehabilitation programmes for injured workers and adapting
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  roles to suit partial recovery while maintaining employment.
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  Now, it doesn't perfectly align with all of the known factors of
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  hazard interactions and incidents, your psychosocial
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  factors, and let's not go into mental or psychological energy,
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  please. But it doesn't need to either.
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  It helps provide one structured process for one slice of the
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  hazardous energy pie. Why not give it a go and let me
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  know how you find it compared to or in conjunction with the
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  hierarchy of controls? That's it on this quicker side
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  of safe as. Thanks everyone.