Safe access and egress

Tower cranes manufactured after November 8, 2011 must be equipped so as to provide safe access and egress between the ground and the cab, machinery platforms, and tower (mast), by the provision of devices such as steps, handholds, ladders, and guardrails/... 

The safe access and egress of persons to and from the premises they have control over... 

Control of temperature, lighting and ventilation > Appropriate controls for dust, fumes, vapours, radiation, chemical and biological hazards > Safe access and egress > Provision of adequate welfare facilities > Noise and vibration > Variations ... 

Every place of work has a suitable and sufficient safe access and egress which must be both without risks to health and safety and properly maintained... 

Where safe access and egress cannot be maintained because of the nature of the work, make adequate arrangements for fall prevention by design, or fall protection by the provision of safe working platforms, safety nets, fall arrest equipment and safety harnesses. 

A safe place of work, with safe access and egress... 

Special adaptive equipment requirements increase with the degree of impairment and desired degree of independence in areas such as personal care, mobility, leisure, personal transportation, and employment. People are concerned that they receive the proper equipment for them to safely operate their vehicle. Access and egress equipment have the greatest maintenance requirements. Other devices such as hand controls, steering equipment, securement mechanisms, and interior controls require less maintenance. Most users of adaptive driving equipment are satisfied with the performance of such equipment. Most frequent equipment problems are minor and are repaired by consumers themselves. 

Although bolstered by the value judgements of reasonably practicable, the state of safety for access and egress is here supplemented by suitable and sufficient. This is an echo of earlier legislation - perhaps not as prescriptive as it once was, but certainly a more detailed construction of safe than that found within the 1974 Act itself (see 012.2(d)). 

The safety of personnel transfers depends on many factors. The type of shore facility, the access site on the transfer vessel, the foundation and transition piece, and weather and sea conditions (waves, wind, and currents) influence whether safe access or egress is possible and the type of access system or vessel used. To minimize risk and maximize efficiency, any type of transfer vessel will need to nose into place easily and quickly rest safely in position at the transfer point and transfer personnel and equipment quickly, safely, and reliably. Above all, any personnel transfer system should maximize safety and minimize complexity. 

Ensure that any workshop under his control is safe and healthy and that proper means of access and egress are maintained, particularly in respect of high standards of housekeeping, cleanliness, disposal of rubbish and the stacking of goods in the proper place. 

Contractors and employers, so far as reasonably practical, must provide a safe working place with suitable access and egress. This may require the provision of scaffolds, ladders, safety nets or safety belts. 

Section 4 Duties of landlords or owners to ensure that means of access and egress are safe for those using their premises... 

The employer shall provide and maintain safe means of access and egress to all work stations. Employees shall be provided access and egress in such a manner that they are protected from being struck by excavators, haulage machines, trains, and other mobile equipment. 

The provision of safe plant and systems of work > The safe storage, handling, use and transportation of articles and substances used at work > The adequate provision of information, instruction and training with supporting supervision >- A safe place in which to work with adequate means of access and egress... 

Specified safe means of access and egress to the work area... 

Suitable means of access and egress will be provided, which can be handled safely by a single person. 

Access and egress to vital safe shutdown monitoring and control stations shall be available during all credible environments and events. 

Apart from common law, statues also play an important role in UK work compensation. The Construction (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1996 (The National Archives 2012) Sect. 5(1) states that there shall be suitable and sufficient safe access to and egress from every place of work and to any other place provided for the use of any person while at work, access and egress shall be risks free. Section 6(1) states that sufficient and suitable steps shall be taken to prevent any persons from falling by providing working platform, guard-rail, barrier, toe-board or similar means of protection. 

Cl 17 (1) There must, so far as is reasonably practicable, be suitable and sufficient safe access to and egress from—... 

Section 2(2)(d) So far as is reasonably practicable as regards any place of work under the employer s control, the maintenance of it in a condition that is safe and without risks to health and the provision and maintenance of means of access to and egress from it that are safe and without such risks . 

Landlords or owners are required by s. 4 to ensure that means of access or egress are safe for those using their premises and these are defined in s. 53 as any place and, in particular, any vehicle, vessel, aircraft or hovercraft, any installation on land, any offshore installation and any tent or movable structure. 

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