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Mobile Access Towers

27 February 2019 – IOSH, UAE

Lamis Al-Kaisi

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Aims and Objectives

Provide members knowledge to promote, market and sell PASMA and the course portfolio in the UAE:

▪ What and who is PASMA

▪ What are mobile access towers and advantages of using them

▪ Recognised standards

▪ Local requirements for mobile access towers and how PASMA

fits in

▪ Methods of assembly

▪ Q&A


PASMA is…

….the organisation that knows mobile access towers and cares about the people who use them;

There is no other organisation in the world that has, as its primary objective, the fostering and promotion of the safe use of mobile access towers;

Supporting all member categories; Manufacturers, Rental/Sales, Contracting, Training, Associate…


PASMA is…

Providetechnical guidance

Represent the

industry

Manage training scheme

Worldwide promotion of towers


Membership Categories

▪ Manufacturers

▪ Hirer/dealer

▪ Associate

▪ Training


Work at height is

Work in any place where a person could fall a distance liable to cause personal injury:

▪ Work above ground/floor level

▪ Fall from an edge though an opening or fragile roof

▪ Fall from ground level into an opening in the floor or

a hole in the ground


Current situation

Falls from height - UK

Account for 30% -40% serious injuries or fatalities

Fatalities following a fall

from height

Injuries following a fall from height

198 28,000+

Over last five years


Work at height safety - summary

▪ All work at height must be properly planned and

organised

▪ Those involved in work at height are competent

▪ The risks of work at height are assessed and

appropriate work equipment is selected

▪ The equipment used for work at height is inspected

and maintained


Mobile Access Towers


Complex tower structures


Advantages of towers

▪ Allows safe work at height

▪ Prefabricated components

▪ Clip together with no need for tools

▪ Comes in kit form

▪ Detailed instruction manual

▪ Provide a temporary working platform

▪ Easy to transport

▪ Efficient to assemble

▪ No need for specialist tools

▪ Versatile


Cost efficiencies

If used correctly by competent personnel:

▪ No need for professional assembly team

▪ No requirement for third party inspection

▪ Increases productivity

▪ Reduces accidents and fatalities


Common errors

Errors when using towers:

▪ Assembling towers when guardrails are not in place

▪ Climbing towers on the outside

▪ Climbing towers using the guardrails

▪ Moving towers while persons are on them

▪ No guardrails on the top level platform

▪ Lack of toe boards


▪ EN 1004

▪ Requirements for:

▪ Dimensions

▪ Horizontal and vertical loads

▪ Tests

▪ Structural analysis

▪ Instruction Manual to EN 1298

▪ Most manufacturers have 3rd party

certification

Recognised standards


▪ Supplied with guardrails with dimensions to

prevent a fall

▪ Trapdoor platforms to permit safe access

and prevent falls at 2m intervals

▪ Supplied with toe boards to prevent the fall

of materials

▪ Supplied with purpose built access ladders

or stairs inside the tower

▪ Supplied with correct number of secure

platforms

Recognised standards


Local Requirements –

Abu Dhabi & Fujairah

Requirements for correct towers and PASMA is clearly identified in OSHAD SF – CoP 26 –Scaffolding:

▪ Section 2: ‘must have PASMA training’

▪ Section 3.13:‘They must be designed and have

product conformity certificate to BS EN 1004;

▪ Also mentions the two methods of assembly


Local Requirements – Dubai

CoP for Managing Work at Height (in draft):▪ All trainings related to Mobile Access Towers shall be authorized by the

international professional bodies (e.g. PASMA)

▪ It is recommended that all personnel involved in mobile access towers are

trained to the standard of PASMA or equivalent international recognised training

body

▪ The UK Prefabricated Access Suppliers' and Manufacturers' Association

(PASMA) has developed two methods of installing and dismantling guard-rails

that do not require the assembler to stand on an unguarded platform

▪ No requirement for DAC approval

▪ The use of equipment which has third party product conformity certification to

BS EN 1004.


Assembly method – 3T

Guardrails located from a protected (seated) position before standing on the platform


Assembly method – AGR

Guardrails in place prior to accessing platform


Competence

Individuals need to be competent

Competence:

“sufficient professional or technical training, knowledge or

experience”

PASMA Courses and PhotoCard

demonstrate competency


Competence

PASMA develops a range of training courses, which PASMA members deliver:

▪ Work at Height Novice

▪ Towers for Users

▪ Low-level Access

▪ Combine Low-level and Towers

▪ Towers for Managers

▪ Towers on Stairs

▪ Towers with Cantilevers

▪ Towers with Bridges


Summary

We have covered:

▪ What and who is PASMA

▪ What are mobile access towers and advantages of using them

▪ Recognised standards

▪ Local requirements for mobile access towers and how PASMA

fits

▪ Portfolio of PASMA courses and job roles these are aimed at

▪ What would you like to see in the future?

Q&A


Thank you

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