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Posted By Nigel Thomas
Anyone done a risk assessment on these machines that includes emergency rope evacuation,
I understand that they must be supplied as a last means of escape, but that fatalities have occurred during training descends.
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Posted By Jerry Lucey
If such equipment is provided Nigel personnel should be trained by a competent person to use and maintain this equipment and the relevant testing regime should be implemented. Personnel should be trained to absail from these machines if it is provided.
It should be possible for the instructor to control the speed of descent and to halt it physically from the ground if such training is given.
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Posted By Frank Hallett
Hi Nigel
The preferred method of ensuring that a "picker" can leave the cradle in safety would address a range of other options before going for the "Rope slider" - this really is the last of last resorts!
Ideally, the picking machine should be capable of being brought to a position that enables the picker to safely leave the cradle ithout any acrobatics - preferably by the picker themself.
If the machine can't achieve that, you'll need an emergency response system that gets the necessary assisance to bring the cradle to a position that enables the picker to safely leave the cradle ithout any acrobatics.
After that, you must consider the medical emergency situation where the picker cannt help themselves.
Frank Hallett
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Posted By Martin Hartland
My experience is that this type of truck usually has a valve some where in the hydraulics that can be manually operated from the ground, so that the mast and operator can be slowly lowered. It would be useful for you to know if your trucks have this facility then you have another option before rope evacuation.
Regards
Marti Martland
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