1. OFFICES

2. WORK AT HEIGHT, A HIGH-RISK ACTIVITY
Objectives of the awareness- raising campaign on work at height:
Heighten awareness of risks related to work at height.
Remind people of the rules and the importance of strictly respecting them.
Pass on best practices.
Share feedback (REX).
23%
fatal accidents at the
workplace*, in the last five years,
were related to work at height.
This is totally unacceptable,
we must act now
i.e. 1 in 4 fatalities!
>30
High potential incidents (HIPO)*
related to work at height in 2016
i.e. 1 potential fatality or serious injury
every 1 to 2 weeks!
* Group perimeter, excluding transportation accidents

3. 2016: more than 30 HIPOs* occurred that involved work at height
FRANCE 1
THE NETHERLANDS 1
USA 3
BELGIUM 5
RUSSIA 1
SOUTH KOREA 2
GERMANY 2
CHINA 1
Pazflor Training Center - July 2016
A person fell from the top of a ladder.
1 person injured.
ARGENTINA 3
TUNISIA 1
THE PHILIPPINES 5
> Read the incident descriptions
UGANDA 1
URUGUAY 1
NIGERIA 1
E&P
M&S
R&C
GRP
CONGO 1
Feb. and April 2016
3 persons fell and 1 almost fell during operations on ceilings.
1 person injured
May 2016
A threaded rod was accidentally dropped, falling near another person.
Manilla (FAB 4) -
ANGOLA 2
BRUNEI 1
SOUTH AFRICA 1
All Group entities are exposed to incidents related to work at height.

4. To prevent falls from height in buildings:
OFFICES
BEST PRACTICES
To prevent falls from height in buildings:
Falling persons:
Falling objects:
Never use office furniture (chair, table, etc.) as a means of access or for working at height.
Use suitable means, such as individual mobile platforms.
Do not store objects at height, e.g. on top of filing cabinets.
Risk of falling objects
Best individual mobile platform practices?
See “Individual mobile platforms / ladders”

5. AND WHAT ABOUT US, IN OUR ACTIVITIES?
DID WE SEE RISK SITUATION DURING WORKING AT HEIGHT OPERATIONS?
DO WE HAVE IDEAS TO AVOID THESE SITUATIONS?

6. WORK AT HEIGHT YOU MUST NOT YOU MUST
GOLDEN RULE 10
WORK AT HEIGHT
YOU MUST NOT
Work under or near power lines without respecting the minimum safe clearance distance.
Work on building or tank roofs without first checking their integrity and ensuring that the appropriate protective devices have been installed.
Move a deployed mobile elevated work platform (MEWP), unless you are specifically authorized to do so.
YOU MUST
Put away tools when working at height (above 2 meters).
Use a safety harness that is safely anchored, outside fixed barriers or in an MEWP.
Use scaffolding that is fit for purpose and has been inspected.

9. 2016: more than 30 HIPOs* occurred that involved work at height
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2016: more than 30 HIPOs* occurred that involved work at height
SOUTH AFRICA
ARGENTINA
BRUNEI
Roodeplaat •
Neuquén •
Lumut •
11/2016
03/2016
A person fell through a roof when a roof element broke through. 1 person injured..
A person fell 2.5m through a missing walkway grating.
Two planks (10kg) from scaffolding that was being
1 person injured..
assembled fell from a height of 24m.
04/2016
GERMANY
A person fell 2 meters in a valve trench when unsuitable
CHINA
Anklam •
protection plates fell through.
Tianjin •
05/2016
01/2016
A person fell when an electrical pole on which s/he was
A person fell from the dome of a truck. 1 person injured.
Two persons could/might have been squashed/crushed
working broke. 1 person injured.
Leuna •
against a roof when an elevating platform was inadvertantly turned on.
08/2016
BELGIUM
An element of scaffolding 6m high fell on a person.
Antwerp •
CONGO
1 person injured.
02/2016
Deep offshore Pointe-Noire •
A flange fell from a installation platform during an operation.
ANGOLA
06/2016
Pazflor Training Center •
A person fell 2m from a structure when guiding a load that was being hoisted. 1 person injured..
Someone on a ladder was carrying a tool that fell 12m near
07/2016
a group of persons.
A person fell from the top of a ladder. 1 person injured.
SOUTH KOREA
Block 17 •
A scaffolding element fell 6.5m when a person was walking
Daesan •
on the scaffold.
12/2016
09/2016
Fall of 10m of an object accidentally dropped during a
Pipes fell to the ground from a scaffold.
A person lost his balance and fell from 4.5m from a scaffold.
housekeeping operation on a scaffold.
10/2016
During an operation, a scaffolding element fell 30m near a
A person fell 9.6 m through a hole in a scaffold floor.
person.
E&P
M&S
R&C
GRP
Each and every one of us is responsible for showing exemplary behavior when working at height, and being vigilant when one of our colleagues is performing an activity at height.

10. 2016: more than 30 HIPOs* occurred that involved work at height
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2016: more than 30 HIPOs* occurred that involved work at height
FRANCE
PHILIPPINES
TUNISIA
Normandie •
Manilla (FAB4) •
Jedaida •
10/2016
02/2016
03/2016.
During an operation, a scaffold bar fell to the ground near a person.
A person fell through a suspended ceiling while sprinklers
A person fell 4.5m from a scaffold when the floor broke through. 1 person injured.
were being installed. 1 person injured.
NIGERIA
A person almost fell through a suspended ceiling during an
URUGUAY
Project OML 58 •
inspection.
Block 14 •
04/2016
03/2016
A person fell through a suspended ceiling when the plywood
A scaffolding element fell 12m while it was being assembled.
A platform/manlift almost tipped over, which could have caused 2 persons to fall.
board broke.
UGANDA
A person fell from a suspended ceiling.
Uganda •
USA
05/2016
Port-Arthur •
A threaded rod was accidentally dropped, falling near another person.
A driver fell when climbing down from the dome of a
truck when the ladder railing broke.
A person fell 2.7 m from a scaffold. 1 person injured.
RUSSIA
Carville •
NETHERLANDS
Kharyaga •
08/2016
Zeeland •
One lanyard of the operator's harness was not secured; he could have been pulled in by the agitator.
An access hatch fell 6m when accidentally bumped by a
An element of scaffolding fell on a person. 1 person injured.
person climbing a cage ladder, near another person.
Richmond (site d’un client) •
A person fell from a roof. 1 person injured.
E&P
M&S
R&C
GRP
Each and every one of us is responsible for showing exemplary behavior when working at height, and being vigilant when one of our colleagues is performing an activity at height.

11. INDIVIDUAL MOBILE PLATFORMS / LADDERS

12. INDIVIDUAL MOBILE PLATFORMS / LADDERS
RULES
BEST PRACTICES
ADVANCED VIGILANCE
REX
Mobile ladders are a means of accessing the work area.
They should not be used as a work station or only exceptionally for simple tasks, when no other means can be implemented and only after a risk assessment has been conducted.
YOU MUST
Respect certain basic rules when using a mobile ladder.
Set up systems to check that the ladders are in good working order and used correctly.

13. INDIVIDUAL MOBILE PLATFORMS / LADDERS
RULES
BEST PRACTICES
ADVANCED VIGILANCE
REX
Crucial points when using a mobile ladder as a means of access:
First make sure that there is no safer alternative (e.g. scaffold with secured ladders, staircase, etc.)
For work at low or medium heights: replace the footstools, stepladders and mobile ladders by secured work platforms.
About
2,5 meter
About 1 meter
Lightweight individual
mobile platform
Individual mobile
platform

14. INDIVIDUAL MOBILE PLATFORMS / LADDERS
RULES
BEST PRACTICES
ADVANCED VIGILANCE
REX
Crucial points when using a mobile ladder as a means of access:
Check the condition of the ladder before using it,
in particular:
The presence of anti-slip foot pads.
All the rungs are present and in good condition.
The condition of the vertical rails.
Install the ladder so that it is around 1 meter higher than the landing floor (secure the passage between the ladder and the floor).
Properly secure or brace the ladder on the ground.
If this is not possible make sure someone holds it firmly in place at the base
Incline the ladder correctly:
~75°, i.e. a ratio of 1 in 4.
Climb up and down facing the ladder, never with your
back to it.
Always keep three points of contact with the ladder (both hands and a foot or one hand and both feet).

15. INDIVIDUAL MOBILE PLATFORMS / LADDERS
RULES
BEST PRACTICES
ADVANCED VIGILANCE
REX
10/2007  3-m fall from a ladder
Circumstances - Facts:
An electrician was tasked with repairing an automatic door in a storage building.
As he was using a ladder as a work station to reach the area above the door, the ladder slipped backwards and fell flat to the floor.
The electrician fell three meters to the ground.
Consequence:
Many bruises and injuries.
28 days' sick leave.
Causes:
Insufficient risk assessment in the work permit process (which lead to the unsuitable choice of a ladder as a work station).
Non-compliance with rules for using a ladder (obtuse angle, no anti-slip feet and the ladder was neither secured at the top or braced at the bottom).
Lessons to be learned
(regarding work at height):
Ladders are used as a means of access to an upper or lower floor, and are not to be used as a work station.
Ladders must be inspected on a regular basis by a competent service and their general condition checked by operators before each usage.
Certain basic rules are to be complied with regarding the positioning of ladders (angle, anchoring, floor/ground condition, environment, positioned to reach beyond the arrival point, etc.).