There are no Brazilian norms that determine the maximum weight of the worker at height. The ABNT NBR norms (NBR 14626, NBR14627, NBR14628, NBR14629, NBR15834, NBR 15835, NBR15836 and NBR15837) are...
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Hot Work
"Hot work" is the definition of any activity involving burning, welding, or similar operations that are capable of starting fires or explosions. Hot work also includes other activities with the...
Retractable fall arrest device: use and maintenance
In my visits to clients all over Brazil, what I see most often is height equipment that is either not fit for use, or not used properly. And today I would like to comment specifically on a piece of...
Inspection of the safety harness and components
The safety belt, its components and accessories are fundamental parts of the whole process for work at height, because they are what connects the anchorage point with the fall arrest system. Despite...
How to protect the worker in Confined Spaces
Due to the fact that the Ministry of Labor does not have a specific classification for work accidents occurring in confined spaces, there are no precise statistics regarding the figures of this type...
Breathability of structural firefighting clothing
"Any fabric is a barrier that prevents the evaporation of sweat from the human body, regardless of much this varies from one person to another. What doesn’t vary is the fact that body temperature is...
Tolerance limits for exposure to heat
Today's tip starts with a reminder: occupational exposure to heat (indoors or outdoors, with or without direct sunlight), in any work situation, implies a thermal overload to the worker - and the...
The importance of Annex II of NR-35
Security companies and managers have to deal with a number of challenges. When there are updates to standards, then the challenge is even greater: what has changed? What actions are required with...
RISKS AFTER FALLS
Working at height is a very high risk job, so when a fall is stopped by a harness and the worker is suspended, a physiological process called Suspension Syndrome begins. In short, the employee's...
Maintenance of the Fall Arrest Device
As determined and described in NR-35.5.2.3, the retractable fall arrest device is the only type of fall arrest equipment that can undergo maintenance after a fall, and it informs also that it must...