english bob
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just a silly idea.why cant you just go up on the boarded lift and clip a harness on to erect your handrail.
Dave_Ja_Vu
Moderator
Well, you can according to SG4:05 as long as you dont traverse more than 6m past the last fixed point and anchor on before carry out your work, unfortunately for us SG4:10 is being brought in towards the end of this year making tunneling as its reffered to unaceptable. Hence all this crap about step ups and advanced guardrails.
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RedViking
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This advice and guidance is intended to provide an overview of new and developing technology and work
methods available within the scaffolding industry, and to ensure that a balanced view of all collective fall
prevention methods are considered ahead of sole reliance upon personal fall arrest methods.
The hierarchy for safe working at height is well defined within the Work at Height Regulations and further
guidance relating specifically to scaffolding operations is contained within NASC guide SG4:05 Preventing
Falls in Scaffolding and Formwork. Falling from height is a hazard present within many construction related
activities and is still the major cause of fatal accidents within the industry.
This interim advisory note has been prepared following the statement from HSE that the aspects of
“traversing” or “tunnelling” contained within NASC guidance are no longer acceptable and that their
withdrawal from industry guidance will be requested at the next update. The NASC are planning to issue a
fully revised version of the guidance within 2010. This guidance has been produced with the assistance and
input of NASC members and the Health and Safety Executive.
Paragraph taken from NASC website on collective fall prevention .
Remember all them years ago when it was whisper we were all gonna wear harneses ? Now its second nature (apart from cowboys!!) As i said before ,in my opinion its the best of whats on the market at least until man gets wings to fly !!!
english bob
Well-known member
i think they have gone mad in uk over safety.same as here.so until new rules come out firms have to buy laddersteps.seems a bit shady as someone is going to make a lot of dosh...mafia
RedViking
Well-known member
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if i was a an electrician and had to change 200 lightbulbs a day and was given a stepladder that would be wrong and i would expect an ally tower or pop-up scissor lift to prevent me from falling as per working @ height regs ,but as a scaffolder going up the ladder to a boarded lift clipping and then be allowed to traverse a maximum 21' fix the hand rail blah blah blah you know the drill tunnel method or put the permenant handrail in from below with the steps i think its easy and quick.I am 6'2" and to clip to the ledger @ ankle height with an 1.5m lanyard is a ball ache !!
I am intrested to know what other ideas of collective fall prevention you have ?(cos you must with a cv like that !!) :blink1:
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XxIANxX
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Thats all very well but the NASC knew very well that the HSE had concerns with traversing & tunneling even before SG4:05 was written. I have no gripes with collective fall prevention, but whats being talked about in SG4:10 was an option in 2005. A failure on the NASC's account in my opinion.
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steve gregory
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Heres the proof...
well heres the proof that these do not meet the minimum working platform , I rest my case.
training development officer , SCCR.....
well heres the proof that these do not meet the minimum working platform , I rest my case.
training development officer , SCCR.....