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Posted By Claire C
Hello there,
i was wondering if any of you have come across a procedure which states action to be taken when wind reaches certain speed i.e. work at height to stop, work outside to stop etc.
I am working on a site which is particularly windy and the operatives on site are requesting that a procedure is put in place to cover this issues.
Any assistance with this matter is much appreciated.
Thanks
Claire
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Posted By Mitch
Claire,
Search this forum 6 month wind - crane - working at height
Mitch
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Posted By Alan Nicholls
Hi Claire
The company I work for use Artic trailers for storage, curtainsiders.
The site is prone to some strong winds. Recently a FLT driver was injured while locating items in storage.
Up to this point NO procedure was in place for windy weather. (Blue in the face and all that)
There is now a procedure for the above.
It took 3 years and 1 injury to change attitudes.
It is quite possible one of the regulars on the forum will have one already written to suite your type of site. Working at height scaffolding building work etc.
Good luck
Regards Alan N
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Posted By Ron Hunter
Discussed here quite recently. There is a priced publication from the National Federation of Roofing Contractors which is widely accepted in the construction industry and can be applied in similar situations.
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Posted By Charlie McLaughlin
Claire,
Perhaps you could be a wee bit more specific. What are your people working on, or in; Ladders, MEWPS etc. Or is it demolition or new build. Or is it just a wide open expanse such as goods yards or delivery areas.
We purchased and used two anemometers (Wind Meters) one basic which operated on a floating ball system (very similar in shape/style to a thermometer), and one which was battery powered and gave a digital reading. Therefore when the wind picked out came the anemometers.
We included the use of these in our risk assessments for working at height, along with site briefings on this equipment, and coupled with abiding by the manufacturers instructions for the MEWPS we didn't have any problems.
If you don't have the anemometers then you can only really second guess how strong the wind is.
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Posted By Claire C
Hello again,
The company i work for are in the process of constructing a new substation. The type of work being undertaken includes working on MEWPS, scaffolding, ladders. There is also lifting operations involving cranes, telehandlers etc and manual work such as cable pulling next to open cable trenches.
Only two weeks ago a site operative was injured when an unsecured mobile scaffold tower blew over in the wind and struck him on the back of the leg.
We do have ananometers on site which are used by crane and MEWP operators to determine if work continue; for the rest of the activities common sense is used to determine if it is safe to work. However the site is looking for some additional guidance on this matter.
Regards
Claire
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Posted By Gareth W Jones
Hi Claire,
I have recently bought a wind meter and I have adapted our Permit to work (the Working at height bit) to include a measurement before any external work at height is carried out, the guide I have been using is something I was verbaly told which is that the wind speed should not exceed 12 mph at ground level, I have also adapted a signing in procedure (the work on our roof is long term) which includes a section for the wind speed to be read twice daily Before commencement and mid morning.
Regards
Gareth
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