1. Safety Induction to the Lift & Escalator Industry
Part 1 - Working in the Industry

2. Contents Part 1 – Working in the Industry
Part 2 – Personal Safety & Health
Part 3 – Tools & Equipment
Part 4a – Manual Handling
Part 4b – Mechanical Handling
Part 5 – Working Places and Safe Access
Part 6a – Working Safely - General
Part 6b – Working Safely - Specific Areas
Part 6c – Working Safely - Other situations
Part 7 – First Aid
Part 8 – Environmental Protection
Part 9 – Legal Obligations
Part 10 – Accident Reporting and Recording

3. Part 1 - Working in the Industry
Everyone - new entrant or experienced employee - must learn to recognise hazards and risks.
think about the result of your actions!
being tired, forgetful, inexperienced or “showing off” increases the risk of an accident.
learn to recognise hazards and……
accept that you have a responsibility to yourself, others at the workplace (office, workshop, flats etc) and your employer to use safe working practices.
Follow your company procedures and policies

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People can get hurt in a number of ways Many different hazards can be found within the lift & escalator industry:
Trapping points
Catch points
Flying objects
Falling objects
Dangerous projections
Control of moving equipment
Electricity
Fumes
Heavy objects
Chemicals and Flammables

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Risk Assessment
Hazards need to be identified so that risks can be controlled:
It is essential that hazards are identified
Adequate precautions are taken
Follow LEIA Safety Charter
Requirements of the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations
Generic risk assessments
Control measures
Review of measures
Report changes or issues to your Supervisor or Manager

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Hazard and Risk
Hazard: something with the potential to cause harm.
Risk: the likelihood that actual harm will occur and the severity of its consequences.
Steps in a risk assessment:
Identify hazards
Decide who might be harmed and how.
Evaluate the risks and decide whether existing precautions are adequate or more needs to be done.
Record your findings.
Review your assessment regularly and revise it if necessary.

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Hazard Identification:
Hazards to consider include access and egress, slipping/tripping hazards, electricity, noise, dust, fire, portable tools, machinery, pressure systems, work at height, confined areas. There will always be others.
Lone- and out-of-hours working are not hazards in themselves, but may make worse any injury caused by other hazards.
Who May Be Affected:
In addition to ensuring your own safety, consider all those who may be affected by your work e.g. security staff, contractors or members of the public.

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Risk Evaluation:
Evaluate the risks (low/ medium/ high) to which people might be exposed.
This will give an indication of the priority with which the risk needs to be addressed.
Where the risk is judged to be medium or high, action needs to be taken to remove/reduce the risk (control measures).

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Simple Risk Rating – Example
Likelihood
Probable
Reasonably Probable
Remote
Severity
Fatal/ Major
High
Medium
Significant
High/ Medium
Low
Minor
Control Measures needed - high priority
Control Measures needed - medium priority
Control Measures may still be needed

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Risk Control:
The steps to controlling the risks in priority order are as follows:
Elimination: Avoid the hazard – can the hazard be avoided or altered to reduce the likelihood or risk?
Substitution: Can the work be altered to avoid or reduce the risk?
Control the risk at source: Can engineering or mechanical controls be utilised to avoid or reduce the risks? - i.e. guards, interlocks.
Personal Protective Equipment: only used as a last resort as it is the least reliable form of protection

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Method Statements
Method statements define the safe system of work to be followed
Method Statements should be followed but the work should also be subject to a dynamic risk assessment* as other activities or situations on site can unexpectedly create further hazards.
Any deviations from the detailed method should be checked and where necessary approved by your manager / supervisor.
*ie keep assessing the risks as you go

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Safety Signs
Take notice of the warning signs at work - they are there for your safety. They are normally coloured and each colour has a special meaning.
RED Circular signs indicate a PROHIBITED activity. Red is also used to show the position of firefighting equipment.
YELLOW signs (sometimes with diagonal black stripes) give a WARNING of hazard.
BLUE signs tell you to DO something.
GREEN signs IDENTIFY or LOCATE safety equipment, first aid, or escape routes.
Avoid areas marked as ‘Hazardous’ if you are not working there.

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Safety Signs – some examples
No Pedestrians
Flammable Material
Eye Protection must be worn
Pedestrian Route
Emergency Eye Wash
Fire Extinguisher

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Safety Signs – some examples
Marking of Hazardous Area

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The LEIA Site Safety Handbook and these Toolbox Talks
endeavour to give comprehensive advice on safe systems and methods of working, but…
IF YOU ARE IN ANY DOUBT, ASK

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Thank you for Attending Any Questions?