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Posted By Lionel Rees
Hi all
I am preparing a risk assessment for scaffolders working at height. Does anyone know what an approximate safe upper limit for wind speed is for men working on the erection of scaffolds.
Regards
Lionel
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Posted By Gerry Marchant
Lionel, can't understand why you are doing this unless you work for a scaffolding organisation. The scaffolding company should provide you with this
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Posted By Garry Adams
Lionel,
This is a very interesting question, I have had numerouse discussions with peer group members regarding this subject.
I have worked in the North Sea and my comerades and I have encountered the most fearsome weather conditions.
However that said...and to answer your question, a Scaffolder is his own Safety Officer and he will use his Proff-judgment as to the conditions at which he will consider to be safe...anything outwith (SAFE) will be considered non fit injuria, and an enhansed remuneration will be required to under take completion of the task.
Regads, Garry...
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Posted By shaun cooper
I have recently been involved in a few projects where elevation cladding and MEWPs were part of the risk assessment.
The contractor used the Beaufort Wind Scales as part of their risk assessment, and I have used this on a few occasions when completing risk assessments for scaffolding clients I have.
If you put the wording into a search engine the scale will come up and it is pretty much self explanatory.
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Posted By garyh
Scaffold companies should cover this in their job methodology / risk assessments.
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Posted By Garry Adams
Ye , short of rigging up a wind sock to indicate wind velosity one can never judge the wind speed until your are actually perched on the location where the work is being undertaken,
Tie a scarf on to a tube at the end of the shift, if its flapping horizontal when you are about to spring aloft next morning, retire to the Tea shack and get the kettle on...
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