INGENIEUR
The Project Company has to put in place occupational health and safety policies to protect workers
of people and exits must be clearly marked and be visible in total darkness .
● Fire precautions – the plant must be designed to minimise fire incidents through the application of the relevant fire codes , fire detectors , alarm systems and firefighting equipment installed , as standard practice .
● Lavatories and showers – adequate facilities will be installed consistent with the number of workers expected to work at the plant .
● Lighting – the plant will be designed to maximise natural lighting and emergency lighting installed with automatic activation in the event of failure of the principal artificial light source .
● Safe Access – passageways for pedestrians and vehicles within the plant limits will be segregated for safe and easy access , equipment requiring servicing will be unobstructed and unrestricted for ready access .
● First Aid and medical facilities – eye wash stations and well equipped first-aid stations will be provided throughout the Plant . A medical facility capable of treating trauma maintenance will be available .
Physical Hazards
● Rotating and moving equipment – the KNO rotating equipment has been designed to eliminate trap hazards and ensure that operators are kept out of harm ’ s way during normal operating conditions . Guards will be designed and installed to conform with appropriate machine safety standards . The requisite turning off , disconnecting , isolating and de-energizing ( Locked Out and Tagged Out ) procedures will be adopted .
● Noise – no employee will be exposed to noise levels greater than 85 dB ( A ) for a duration of more than eight hours per day without hearing protection and no
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