Maintenance Safety Maintenance Problems Operative usually works in

Maintenance Safety

Maintenance Problems Operative usually works in dangerous areas from which others are usually excluded by various safety barriers n Emergency repairs are particularly dangerous because work is usually performed under stress, with the offending plant still hot, cold or stuck in some phase of its operating cycle n

Maintenance Problems No safe system developed or used n No means of isolation to lock-off plant and machinery or power supplies n Lack of understanding of risks by maintenance workers n Lack of training and lack of supervision n

Maintenance Hazards n n n Confined spaces e. g. vessels, tanks, pipework, chambers, machines Work on tanks, pipes or vessels which may contain a hazardous substance e. g. hot cutting or welding a silo containing explosive dust Construction/demolition of structures and work at heights e. g. use of scaffolding and access platforms, excavations, roof maintenance, work on overhead cranes

Maintenance Hazards n n Work on plant, machinery or equipment which is connected to a power source Work in plant, boilers, silos etc where entry of freeflowing solids or liquids is a possibility e. g. water, grain etc. Work in plant where entry of toxic or hazardous materials is a possibility e. g. carbon monoxide, methane etc. Asbestos is frequently encountered in maintenance operations