Posted By John Herron I am aware that checks on ladders should be covered by PUWER. However is there any other legislation or BS to be taken into account.

Posted By Salus Hello John, the standards are BS2037 & 1129 / there are basically 3 classes, 1, EN131 which replaced class 2 & class 3 for industry you need to be using class 1. make sure your operatives know how to use ladders, know there limitations. you wil need to inspect the equipment at suitable time spans and record findings.

Posted By David Tilsley-Curtis John The other respodants have identifed a number of standards correctly, although they have not covered the types of issues the inspection types should be covering. I would suggest that there should be a two level inspection process undertaken with all ladders and access towers for that matter. Firstly the user should check for damage or missing parts as covered in the initial training. Secondly, at at intervals which suit the wotking environment, there should be a separate more formal inspection to check for more hard to note issues. These may include the cracking or damage to the spun retuns of the rungs or the straightness of the ladder and are possible better undertaken by a non user of the ladder to prevent a conflict. I can send you some details of the type of inspection regime suggested if it would help. David