Aims & Objectives:

This course aims to provide the participants with good understanding of the Cable Drum handling activity and the safety in and around the activity

Course Details:

Introduction

• Cable Drum handling activities in general

• Concern of cable drum activities that bring risk

• Learning from incident / New flash related to the activity

Module 1

Legislation requirement

• WSH order application

• Employer & Employee duties

• WSH general provision

• Lifting & hoisting activities

Module 2

Controlling risk at work

• The definition of hazards

• Hazards examples & how to recognize hazards

• The definition of risk

• How to calculate risk using risk matrix

• Managing control at workplace & application of hierarchy of control

• The importance of risk assessment

• How to develop a risk assessment

Module 3

Cable drums safety practice

• Safe transportation of cable drums

o  Forklift requirement

o  Lifting appliance requirement

o  Securing load on vehicles

• Safe Storage

o  Do’s and don’ts

• Safe handling of cable drums

o  Manual handling safety techniques

o  Safe method of lifting cable drums

v Examples of safe practice when using the forklift

v Example of safe practice in using cable drum roller

v Example of safe practice in using lifting appliance

v Safe practice in Cable pulling

• Inspection

o  Inspection when receiving, upon use and removal of cable drums

o  Lifting appliance inspection

o  Forklift inspection

• Other safety considerationo  Line of fire

o  Selection of PPE

o  Reporting for defects

o  Emergency preparedness

Module 4

Underpinning knowledge assessment

• 15 questionnaires (MCQ format)