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#1 Posted : 02 April 2008 09:22:00(UTC)
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Posted By StephenBryce We have equipment which is temporarily installed in to support vessels. There are ladders up to 8 meters on this equipment. Are the requirements for W@H applicable to this equipment?
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#2 Posted : 02 April 2008 09:25:00(UTC)
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Posted By Paul Leadbetter Stephen Yes, if people could fall far enough to cause injury. Paul
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#3 Posted : 02 April 2008 12:25:00(UTC)
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Posted By Robert K Lewis Stephen If you are talking in terms of vessels as in seagoing then the answer is NO. If you mean as in chemical plant etc then the answer is YES Bob
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#4 Posted : 02 April 2008 12:49:00(UTC)
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Posted By Bob Youel I agree Sea going vessels = No Land based vessels etc = Yes
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#5 Posted : 02 April 2008 12:58:00(UTC)
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Posted By peter gotch + sea going vessels not in the water = yes p
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#6 Posted : 02 April 2008 13:31:00(UTC)
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Posted By Ron Hunter Is there anything within Schedule 6 of the Regulations* that you think would have difficulty complying with, or are you more concerned with the compounded risks of a rolling and heaving deck? (*Full text available from opsi website)
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#7 Posted : 02 April 2008 13:42:00(UTC)
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Posted By StephenBryce First thanks for responses, secondly it is a sea going vessel, sorry for any confusion. I don't think there is any problems with Schedule 6. I am unclear of the implications of the W@H regs and for that matter all H&S Reg's because I have never had to consider H&S regulations for equipment which will be used on a Sea going vessels before this week. thanks Stephen
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#8 Posted : 02 April 2008 13:56:00(UTC)
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Posted By Colin Reeves Mmmm, not as clear cut as people are making out. Who is at risk - a shore employee working on the ship - shore legislation applies. A signed on crew member working on a ship, then Merchant Shipping Act and subsequient regulations apply (and the working at height requirements are not aligned with the shore legislation, for instance the old 2m rule still applies.) See the Memorandum of Understanding between the MCA and HSE for demarkation lines. http://www.mcga.gov.uk/c4mca/hsemaibmou.pdf Colin
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#9 Posted : 02 April 2008 14:02:00(UTC)
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Posted By Colin Reeves Oops, shore employee working on a ship "alongside in a UK port" I should have added! Colin
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