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HS&E LAEE practice question: Isolation and maintenance (6 of 6)

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You need to reach equipment at the top of a lift well to service it.

What does HSE say about access?

Choose one answer.

A. Provide safe access and a safe place of work
B. Stand on the car roof with no protection, holding the ropes
C. Climb the guide rails
D. Lean in from the landing

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Answer: A

A. Right: Right. HSE says you must provide safe access and a safe place of work for maintenance.
B. Wrong: Wrong. You need a safe place of work.
C. Wrong: Wrong. Guide rails are not access equipment.
D. Wrong: Wrong. You could fall down the well.

Explanation

Maintenance needs safe access and a safe place of work, with falls prevented.

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