Posted By MAK Hi, Does anyone know of a precedent of a safe system of work for an operative who has to secure the crane lifting tackle to large segments of steelwork from the back of a flatbed lorry. To set the scene, on site a few weeks ago, there was an operative standing on the steelwork, on the back of the flatbed, with no fall arrest, no guard rails, no safety devices. a Forliift was being used to lift at the time. This morning, the contractor has employed a forklift beside the delivery lorry, to which the operative was attached by a fall arrest system. The oprative was then securing the chain and tackle from a crane to the steelwork segments. Due to the nature of the site it is not possible to set up a more permanent fixed delivery area with high fencing to act as a safety barrier. It was obvious that the fall arrest would not be effective if the man were to fall, and the harness was visibly proving an additional hazard As it is not practical (apparently) to expect every lorry to have side rails fitted, we are hoping that someone out there may have experienced this activity on a site and put in a cost-effective, time enhancing safety system. any ideas? I would appreciate any ideas or guidance, links or even experiences of tailor made examples. Thanks

Posted By Ian G Hutchings Mak I know there are some trailer bed systems such as from Easi-Edge http://www.easi-edge.co.uk/index.asp. Regards Ian

Posted By Merv Newman I did a very large constuction site a few years ago. The people charged with delivering the reinforcing wire had devised lifting gear which could be hooked on from ground level. I might be able to find the photo I took at the time. It was a big square frame with maybe six or eight hooks around the side. Nobody had to stand on the load. No-one was WAH But that was a very big site with thousands of tons of wire. Revelation for me at that time : bosses treat workers as animals. Slaughter 'em ? replace 'em. Merv

Posted By alex mccreadie There is a Truck mat system which surrounds the trailer and has been adopted by a major steel provider. The HSE have as such rubber stamped this system and it conforms to BSI standards.It is worth looking at.