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In our project, we often conduct work at height during both day and night shifts. While standard controls like harnesses, scaffolding inspection tags, and permits are in place, I’m interested to know what additional precautions or innovations others have applied to further reduce risks, especially during night operations
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Praveen No indication of what geograpy your project may be located in, but I am a bit puzzled by the question as well as one you have posted about excavations aka "trenching" [not a word commonly used in UK constructio - very American, but that might indicate that you might be based in some geography that may have organisations that defer to US OSHA Regulaions].. First, you seem to be focusing on measures towards the lower part of the "hiearchy of controls" aka in European speak "the general principles of prevention" set out in the "Framework Directive" 89/391/EEC and in thence in Great Britain in Schedule 1 of the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999. Hence an emphasis on inspecting things and PPE, with no reference to e.g. reducing the need for "work at height" and finding workplaces that may be inherently safer than other options PLUS the all too common overreliance on PPE. Then why so much emphasis on very basic "safety" risks where the solutions are largely tried and tested and have been for decades, when globally far more attention is being given (belatdly) to dealing with the MUCH larger threat posed by occupational health risks? Most recent estimates from the International Labor Organization indicate nearly 3 million premature work-related deaths per year around the Globe and that well over two thirds of those arise from occupational health risks? So why is your apparent focus on the safety risks that account for a minority of the harm? Do you work for an organisation that simply turns a blind eye to the risks where harm may not present until a project has been long complete? - or who might choose to attribute e.g. harm from heat stress to being from exposure OFF the site?
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Jerome When dealing with night work, the core risks of fatigue, reduced visibility, and slower emergency response are amplified after dark.
AI would tell you this but it won't be true for all scenarios as much of it comes down to Circadian rhythms. This is not the place for a detailed debate on fatigue management, but some people operate entirely OK when working night shifts. The problems tend to occur when people move from one shift to another. There has been a huge amount of research on this topic and it may not help to make assumptions that all night work is the same.
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