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FMMC 10-29 – STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE FOR WORKING ABOVE CEILINGS OR OTHER POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS AREAS

Revised: November 19, 2012
Reviewed: December 2013

 

  1. IDENTIFY THE POTENTIAL DANGERS: this means that if it is a pipe that contains steam or hot water or some other harmful material, create an awareness of the possible dangers
  2. INDIVIDUAL THAT WILL BE DOING THE WORK NOTIFIES SOMEONE: Notify either the supervisor or a fellow worker. Dispatch could also be involved, although it would be better to have the individual involve the supervisor or a fellow worker.
  3. HAVE A WORKING RADIO WITH THEM: If they were going into a space above a ceiling or into the potentially dangerous identified area the radio is the communication link.
  4. USE OF A SAFETY BLANKET: Use of a device that could be used as a barrier when it is necessary to cross or work over other utilities and services above the ceiling.
  5. LABELING: Future installations of piping would be recorded, marked and labeled to correctly identify the product each pipe carries. If utility is unknown every effort must be made to identify it.
  6. See FMMC Confined Space Policy for evaluation of the space