Less time collecting water means more time in class. Clean water and proper toilets at school means teenage girls don’t have to stay home for a week out of every month.
Before Natalia’s village had a clean water tap, she often didn’t have time for school. Now, she goes to school every day and she’s the President of her local Water Committee. And she’s just getting started.
said Polito
We work with local experts and community members to find the best sustainable solution in each place where we work, whether it’s a well, a piped system, a BioSand Filter, or a system for harvesting rainwater. And with every water point we fund, our partners coordinate sanitation and hygiene training, and establish a local Water Committee to help keep water flowing for years to come.
]]>Less time collecting water means more time in class. Clean water and proper toilets at school means teenage girls don’t have to stay home for a week out of every month.
Before Natalia’s village had a clean water tap, she often didn’t have time for school. Now, she goes to school every day and she’s the President of her local Water Committee. And she’s just getting started.
said Polito
We work with local experts and community members to find the best sustainable solution in each place where we work, whether it’s a well, a piped system, a BioSand Filter, or a system for harvesting rainwater. And with every water point we fund, our partners coordinate sanitation and hygiene training, and establish a local Water Committee to help keep water flowing for years to come.
]]>Less time collecting water means more time in class. Clean water and proper toilets at school means teenage girls don’t have to stay home for a week out of every month.
Before Natalia’s village had a clean water tap, she often didn’t have time for school. Now, she goes to school every day and she’s the President of her local Water Committee. And she’s just getting started.
said Polito
We work with local experts and community members to find the best sustainable solution in each place where we work, whether it’s a well, a piped system, a BioSand Filter, or a system for harvesting rainwater. And with every water point we fund, our partners coordinate sanitation and hygiene training, and establish a local Water Committee to help keep water flowing for years to come.
]]>Less time collecting water means more time in class. Clean water and proper toilets at school means teenage girls don’t have to stay home for a week out of every month.
Before Natalia’s village had a clean water tap, she often didn’t have time for school. Now, she goes to school every day and she’s the President of her local Water Committee. And she’s just getting started.
said Polito
We work with local experts and community members to find the best sustainable solution in each place where we work, whether it’s a well, a piped system, a BioSand Filter, or a system for harvesting rainwater. And with every water point we fund, our partners coordinate sanitation and hygiene training, and establish a local Water Committee to help keep water flowing for years to come.
]]>Less time collecting water means more time in class. Clean water and proper toilets at school means teenage girls don’t have to stay home for a week out of every month.
Before Natalia’s village had a clean water tap, she often didn’t have time for school. Now, she goes to school every day and she’s the President of her local Water Committee. And she’s just getting started.
said Polito
We work with local experts and community members to find the best sustainable solution in each place where we work, whether it’s a well, a piped system, a BioSand Filter, or a system for harvesting rainwater. And with every water point we fund, our partners coordinate sanitation and hygiene training, and establish a local Water Committee to help keep water flowing for years to come.
]]>1. Choose your materials carefully.
Many rooftops are, in fact, nothing more than fragile substrates or membranes over the building proper. As such, they have a limited capacity for weight. So your walkway material should be relatively lightweight, with a high strength-to-weight ratio. It should also be able to withstand the rigors of all weather, particularly UV exposure.
2. Test the load-bearing capacity.
As well as being light, rooftop walkways need to bear the weight of foot traffic and potentially bear the weight of large units, such as air conditioners. Any roof walkway system needs to satisfy the load-bearing requirements contained in regulation BS EN 516:2006.
This regulation states that walkways should be tested with a load of 1.5Kn over an area 100mm sq and deflection kept within 15 mm or 1/100 of the span, whichever is lesser. The load is then to be increased to 2.6Kn and held for a minute.
3. Ensure safe drainage.
Slips and trips can easily become falls from a height if they occur on roofs. Being exposed to the weather and rarely inspected, pooling water can become a serious hazard. In addition to being a danger, it can also cause damage to the roof over time.
Design your walkways with drainage in mind, either by utilizing gratings or creating gully channels that lead to the rest of the roof drainage system.
4. Avoid using timber.
While attractive for its many natural virtues, wood is a poor choice of material. This is primarily because when wet, wood can become a serious slipping hazard. Design your walkway with non-slip solutions in mind. This can include using spiked or tactile surfaces or fitting anti-slip treads onto otherwise slippery surfaces.
Wood also has the potential to weaken and rot if poorly maintained. As a low-risk inspection area, wooden walkways can potentially deteriorate between inspections, exposing staff to the danger of injury.
5. Check that the fixings don’t damage the roof.
One of the major reasons for fitting a roof walkway is to protect vulnerable roofs. So take care when choosing the walkway fitting system. If it damages the roof, fitting it is counterproductive, but more importantly, it can compromise a roof’s waterproof membrane.
Ideally, a walkway should enable clamping to the roof profile without piercing the sheeting. This applies to both the walkway and any associated handrails. Some walkways are designed to have the handrails attached as an integral element of the walkway. This prevents the roof sheet being penetrated.
6. Plot a logical route.
Roof walkways help define a clear, safe path for users. In addition to providing access to everything on the roof, walkways offer easy access up slopes and across pitched roofs. It also encourages users to stay on the path, which is important for protecting the integrity of the roof.
Manage budgets effectively by planning a route that takes users where they need to go as quickly as possible. This also means that people won’t be on the roof for longer than they need to be. Engaging stakeholders, such as maintenance crews, can give you valuable insight in this regard.
7. Incorporate handrails where required.
If the roofing structure is a fragile substrate, care must be taken to provide adequate protection, especially around roof pitches. Walkways can be fitted with handrails to provide additional safety on narrow or surfaces on gradients in excess of 10 degrees.
8. Employ flexible seasonal maintenance.
Because most roof walkways are designed to facilitate roof maintenance, it makes sense to ensure that the walkway itself will not require much maintenance of its own. Having the right materials will ensure that maintenance can be minimal.
However, when the time comes to undertake maintenance, it’s important to consider seasonal impacts. During the spring is a good time to check for any damage the winter months may have caused. Check for any obvious signs of slipping hazards and assess the condition of the walkways to ensure nothing has been damaged.
Before the colder weather sets in, make sure any major maintenance is undertaken. Repairing walkways is much more challenging in colder months. During the winter, you really don’t need to do much unless an emergency occurs. After particularly bad weather, make sure to check the integrity of the walkway along with the rest of the roof.
A modular walkways system makes it easy to remove and replace individual pieces without dismantling other parts of the walkway.
9. Undertake maintenance safely.
While designed to be reliable and strong, accidents do happen. When undertaking roof maintenance, practice safe conduct. Never work alone and make sure no more than one person’s weight is on a section of the walkway at a time.
A driver may lose control of their vehicle for various reasons, such as:
Depending on the type of vehicle being driven, this loss of control may result in a skid, collision or overturn of the vehicle.
Some vehicles, because of their design or environment of use, are more likely to overturn than others. Forklift trucks (which have a very short, narrow wheel-base) and dumper trucks (which have a high center of gravity and are often used on rough terrain) are frequently involved in overturning accidents.
When a vehicle overturns, the driver can easily be trapped or crushed between the vehicle and the floor unless precautions are taken to retain the driver in a safe location – this is why the use of seat belts is so important.
]]>SAFETY HAZARDS: These are the most common and will be present in most workplaces at one time or another. They include unsafe conditions that can cause injury, illness, and death. Safety Hazards include:
Associated with working with animals, people, or infectious plant materials. Work in schools, daycare facilities, colleges and universities, hospitals, laboratories, emergency response, nursing homes, outdoor occupations, etc. may expose you to biological hazards.
Types of things you may be exposed to include:
Are factors within the environment that can harm the body without necessarily touching it. Physical Hazards include:
Occur when the type of work, body positions, and working conditions put a strain on your body. They are the hardest to spot since you don’t always immediately notice the strain on your body or the harm that these hazards pose. Short-term exposure may result in “sore muscles” the next day or in the days following exposure, but long-term exposure can result in serious long-term illnesses. Ergonomic Hazards include:
Are present when a worker is exposed to any chemical preparation in the workplace in any form (solid, liquid or gas).
Some are safer than others, but to some workers who are more sensitive to chemicals, even common solutions can cause illness, skin irritation, or breathing problems. Beware of:
Hazards or stressors that cause stress (short-term effects) and strain (long-term effects). These are the hazards associated with workplace issues such as workload, lack of control and/or respect, etc. Examples of work organization hazards include:
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