Posted By Rob T Hi, Have you thought about using low level mobile trestles? I presume you can still get them in HK, you certainly were able to when part of the Commonwealth although not very common. Otherwise what about mobile scaffolds - you can build them to whatever height you want above about a metre and a half. Cheers Rob

Posted By Paul Oliver You also need to think, not only about legal requirements but what actually works. as H&S professionals we are in the business of attaining safe and healthy workplaces for people to work in. legal requirements, although a useful tool, don't always help you in finding practical solutions to problems associated with some working tasks..

Posted By ycwong thank for your advice. totally agreed an OHS professional not only work for the legal requirement, based on this reason, we have headache about ...how to balance the realistice practice and in house guideline in using metallic working platform. In HK, we have guideline in working less than 2 meters, such as no need to use the platform and toeboards. anyhow, in using the tradition working platform usually use in tempoary works, which freuquency occurs in the construction area and plently of minor accident happened annually. Based on this reason, a Metallic Working Platform (it can be platform, straight ladder, step ladder or offset ladder 4 functions) is introduced for the temporary work situation. this platform is fit for local and EN131 standard. However, +/- full body harness is considered and also, a listed in-house rules, such as guideline in using ladder are applied. For workers would less interested in using this new equipment based on the in-house regulation and human native behavior--lazy/ get an easy access to achieve the task. Based on these reason, as a OHS professional, how to balance the practice and safety in this case??