Title: +038=627.001-##001T_03-Fasadevasksystem NorAcon - International Code of Practice (ICOP).pdf
The selection and wearing of appropriate clothing, see O.3.6, are key components of O.3.7.3 protecting against the effects of cold, as is the skill in knowing when it is necessary to stop work, if only temporarily, and warm up. At worksites where hypothermia or frostbite is a possibility, it is common practice to increase the number of breaks to minimize the time the rope access technicians are exposed to the hostile environment and to have those breaks in a warm location. Rope access managers and rope access safety supervisors should take these points into account when carrying out risk assessments and preparing method statements.The selection and wearing of clothing intended to protect against the wet and cold should O.3.7.4 not adversely affect the performance of other items of safety equipment, e.g. helmets; buoyancy jackets.When selecting clothing intended to protect against the wet and cold, account should be