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#1 Posted : 29 August 2007 15:15:00(UTC)
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Posted By Ronan I have been given the task of marking out a factory floor....i am dreading it..!! Can anyone advise me as how to approach this task, bearing in mind that there are FLT in operation, plus i want to eradicate any trip hazards so a safe pedestrian walkway is parmamount. Its doing my head in, please help..!!
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#2 Posted : 29 August 2007 16:20:00(UTC)
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Posted By MT Maybe some of the examples here will help: http://www.hse.gov.uk/wo...sport/sitesafe/index.htm
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#3 Posted : 29 August 2007 17:06:00(UTC)
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Posted By Garry Mcglaid Ronan, what other activities are taking place on the factory floor, i.e workstations, offices, machinery, storage areas?
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#4 Posted : 30 August 2007 15:08:00(UTC)
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Posted By Ronan Yes there are woodwork machines (saws etc), stacking of timber is a problem.
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#5 Posted : 31 August 2007 05:03:00(UTC)
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Posted By Philip Beale What about concrete floor paint we use stuff that has forklifts running across it without any problems. hazardous areas in Red and another colour for walkways. Phil
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#6 Posted : 31 August 2007 08:13:00(UTC)
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Posted By Glyn Atkinson We use concrete floor paint with an agreed colour code for different applications - so - green - pedestrian walkway, maroon - vehicle route, green and maroon stripes in areas where a pedestrian walkway cannot be physically achieved but both vehicle and pedestrians need to be present (pedestrian right of way), blue - permanent storage-ie waste skips, bins, packs of timber ready for machining, grey - segregated work area (access to work personnel only - no through route), black and white stripes for all pedestrian crossing areas. The colour schemes are explained to all including visitors at induction sessions, and are constant across all manufacturing sites, including a sister company in another part of the country. We have a coloured hand out leaflet to hand out to all new starters and visitors that has a site floor plan and all areas coded in it. Upon entrance from the offices to the factory, there is a colour display board that reinforces the colours and areas before going into the production line areas. This works for us very well, controls segregation of people and traffic in a set and understood manner, and got us out of a threat of an Improvement Notice five years ago. There have been no incidents or accidents involving personnel and traffic internally in the factory since this scheme was completed. Hope the idea of our colour scheme may be of some use.
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