Working Alone Training

Working Alone Training
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1. Purpose
1.1: CDH Consulting will provide a safe work environment for its employees. In doing so, CDH Consulting will take all reasonable and practical measures to eliminate or minimize injury or risks associated with the nature of the work performed when employees work alone.
2. Objective
2.1: To minimize risk to employees who may work alone and assistance is not readily available CDH Consulting will:

• Conduct written hazard assessments to identify existing or potential working alone hazards.

• Take measures to eliminate or control the hazards of working alone at CDH Consulting worksites.

• Ensure that affected employees are informed of the hazards and methods used to control or eliminate them.

• Provide an effective system for communication between any employee who work alone and persons capable of assisting the employee.

• Ensure all incidents (working related or otherwise) are reported, investigated and documented.

• Review the Working Alone Plan at least annually or more frequently if there is a change in work arrangements which could adversely affect an employee's well-being or a report that the system is not working effectively.
3. Key Responsibilities

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3.1: The CDH Consulting Supervisor will:

Insure a hazard assessment is conducted to identify existing or potential hazards related to the nature of the work or the work environment.Responsible for the review, implementation, and maintenance of the local worksite Working Alone Plan.Must share the Work Alone Procedure with workers who work aloneAnnually review the effectiveness of the hazard controls and procedures and make improvements as requiredTake all reasonable and practical steps to minimize or eliminate identified working alone risks.Participate in work site hazard assessments and the implementing of procedures to eliminate or control hazards of working alone.
4. Procedures

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4.1: The Working Alone procedure applies if an employee is working alone at a work site where assistance is not readily available.

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4.2: Worksite Assessment

A hazard assessment for working alone will anticipate work and travel time, weather, communication, type of work, employee medical conditions and training and will identify control measures to minimize risk associated with working alone. The hazard assessment may be constructed using a JSA form.The hazard assessment will be conducted on a project by project or site by site basis as circumstances vary between locations and conditions. To assess this hazard the supervisor should review records, past incidents and identify measures or actions needed to correct any hazards.The assessment should involve: Consideration for the time interval between checks and the procedure to follow in case the employee cannot be contacted, including provisions for emergency rescue.The supervisor must develop and implement a written procedure for checking the well-being of a worker assigned to work alone or in isolation under conditions which present a risk of disabling injury, if the worker might not be able to secure assistance in the event of injury or other misfortune.
5. General Requirements

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5.1: To minimize risk to employees working alone where assistance is not readily available, the work alone employee and their supervisor must:

Conduct a written hazard assessments to identify existing or potential working alone hazard. A JSA is acceptable for this purpose.Take measures to eliminate or control the hazards of working alone.Ensure that affected employees are informed of the hazards and methods used to control or eliminate them.Provide an effective system for communication between any employee who works alone and persons capable of assisting the employee.Ensure all incidents (working related or otherwise) are reported, investigated and documented.
5.2: Communication and Regular Contact Person System

The use of a radio, cell or satellite phone, electronic monitoring device or another form of direct, reliable correspondence shall be used to establish an effective means of communication between the lone employee and designated check personEach site specific Working Alone Plan shall address a check-in/check-out process where employees are monitored or contacted at regular intervalsAn individual will be assigned as responsible for establishing and maintaining contact with the work alone employee.The work alone employee’s manager or designee is responsible for check-in with the lone employee at regular intervalsA backup form of communication in the event primary communication (cell phone or land line) is unavailable should be via satellite phone or if electronic communication is not practicable or readily available at the worksite, the lone workers supervisor must ensure that a competent employee visits the employee at regular intervals
5.3: Procedures to be Followed if a worker working alone does not respond:

Considerations such as length of time missing, weather conditions, physical fitness, etc. must be factored into the site-specific working alone programThe program must specify procedures for emergency response including provisions for contacting appropriate local officialsThe program shall identify specific criteria to determine when an employee search is necessary
5.4: The minimum requirements include:

If the working alone employee fails to respond at the scheduled contact time repeated contact efforts will be made for 1 hourIf the employee working alone is not contacted within 1 hour of the scheduled contact, a designated individual will be dispatched for a search to the working locationIf the working alone employee is not found, then the closest police (city) or governmental search and rescue authority shall be notified to conduct a search
5.5: Limitations of Specific Activities

No heavy equipment will be operated if a worker is aloneNo hot work will occur if a worker is aloneNo working at heights will occur if a worker is alone and requiring a personal fall arrest systemOther limitations will be placed based on the site-specific hazard assessment
5.6: Provisions of PPE

Cold weather clothing shall be worn when appropriate if a worker is aloneAdditional PPE for workers working alone will be identified in the site-specific hazard and PPE assessment process
5.7: Controls implemented at Recon Africa worksites shall, as a minimum:

Office doors are to be locked when working alone after hoursAdvise employees to travel with another employee when possibleAdvise employees to park close to the building in the eveningPost emergency contact information and develop a communication systemReport suspicious activity to a supervisor
5.8: Provision of Emergency Supplies

All company owned vehicles shall contain appropriate emergency supplies including food, water, warm clothing during winter and other supplies as determined by the hazard assessmentIf an employee requires personal medication, they must ensure they have enough supplies available
5.9: Review & Updating Working Alone Plan

The hazard assessment and Working Alone Plan at each company worksite must be reviewed at least on an annual basis or more frequently if there is a change in work processes or arrangements which could adversely affect an employee’s well-beingThe local Working Alone Plan shall also be revised if there is any indication or report that the plan is not working effectively or needs changing
6. Requirements for Training

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6.1: All employees will be trained (if working alone is a hazard at that location) in:

Being informed of working alone hazards at the worksite and the methods used to control or eliminate themA worker required to work alone, and any person assigned to check on the worker must be trained on this procedureTraining is available at www.reconafrica.com
7. Test

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1. The purpose of this training program is to ensure CDH Consulting will take all reasonable and practical measures to eliminate or minimize injury or risks associated with the nature of the work performed when employees work alone.

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2. Does this training help you understand the requirements of injury or risks associated with the nature of the work performed when employees work alone?

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3. To minimize risk to employees who may work alone, and assistance is not readily available, CDH Consulting will:

Conduct written hazard assessments to identify existing or potential working alone hazardsEnsure all incidents (working related or otherwise) are reported, investigated and documentedI am not sureAll of the above
4. The HSE Director is responsible for the annual review the effectiveness of the hazard controls and procedures and make improvements as required

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5. Worksite Project Manager is responsible for the implementation and maintenance of the Working Alone Plan for their project and ensuring all assets are made available for compliance with the procedure

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6. Safe Work Procedures applies if an employee is working alone at a work site where assistance is not readily available if there is an emergency or the employee is ill or injured

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7. The hazard assessment shall address hazards and identify control measures to minimize risk associated with working alone

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8. The hazard assessment may be constructed using the automated JSA form located at: www.cdh.energy

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9. Workers must always carry a cellular phone or electronic monitoring device while working alone

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10. Each site-specific Working Alone Plan shall address a check-in/check-out process where employees are monitored or contacted at regular intervals

TrueFalseI am not sureAll of the above
11. If the working alone employee fails to respond at the scheduled contact time repeated contact efforts will be made for 1 hour

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12. If the employee working alone is not contacted within 1 hour of the scheduled contact, a designated individual will be dispatched for a search to the working location. If the working alone employee is not found, then the closest police (city) or governmental search and rescue authority shall be notified to conduct a search

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13. If an employee is working alone no heavy equipment will be operated, no hot work will occur and no working heights will occur

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14. The hazard assessment and Working Alone Plan at each worksite must be reviewed at least on an annual basis or more frequently if there is a change in work processes or arrangements which could adversely affect an employee’s well-being.

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15. The local Working Alone Plan shall also be revised if there is any indication or report that the plan is not working effectively or needs changing

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Working Alone Training

1. Purpose

2. Objective

3. Key Responsibilities

4. Procedures

5. General Requirements

6. Requirements for Training

7. Test