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Posted By Michael Carr
Hi ALL
is it a legal requirement to "Scafftag" step ladders?.
Obviously they need to be inspected & in good working order etc etc but di they need to be tagged??
cheers
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Posted By Dave Merchant
No it's not - however if you're providing the ladders to someone outside your company (subcontractor, for hire, etc.) you need to provide the user with evidence of inspection, and the tag would do that.
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Posted By goodtogosafety
It isn't required but it is certainly beneficial. The system we offer delivers on a number of levels. It ensures multiple-users are aware that the ladder has been used, it keeps a duplicate record of all inspections (can be used as part of your maintenance records), it places the emphasis onto the actual ladder user to take responsibility and carry out safety checks. All in all we think we offer an easy to use, easy to implement and easy to afford ladder management system. If you check out the good to go safety site you should find what you are looking for.
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Posted By goodtogosafety
It isn't required but it is certainly beneficial. The system we offer delivers on a number of levels. It ensures multiple-users are aware that the ladder has been used, it keeps a duplicate record of all inspections (can be used as part of your maintenance records), it places the emphasis onto the actual ladder user to take responsibility and carry out safety checks. All in all we think we offer an easy to use, easy to implement and easy to afford ladder management system. If you check out the good to go safety site you should find what you are looking for.
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Posted By Mark Eastbourne
I believe that even though the stepladers do not have to be tagged they still need some form of referencing them to the ladder register in terms of knowing how and when that step ladder has been identified as being inspected.
Obviously not a problem if you only have one step ladder but if you have more than one then it makes sense to mark them up somehow.
Regards giving contractors a ladder to use, we personally do not allow contractors on site to use our equipment but request they bring their own and evidence of training.
Mark
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Posted By Graham Halliday The tags are probably most useful if the same ladders are being used by multiple users as it can help keep everyone informed of their status. Incidentally I noticed a great initiative from the JSE called a Ladder Exchange which allows companies to hand in an 'dodgy' ladders and get a healthy discount on replacement new ladders from approved partners. I thought this seemed like a very pro-active campaign which will certainly see benefits for companies with 'borderline' ladders and also help to encourage regular ladder inspections. You can find information about the initiative on the following blog: http://goodtogosafety.bl...lace-faulty-ladders.htmlI'm not sure how many companies are aware of the scheme but I'm sure there will be a good uptake.
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Posted By Adrian Clifton
Michael
In order for the 'users' to identify if ladders are subject to a formal inspection regime, some sort of identification method, be it 'Tagging' or 'colour coding', can make this easy.
Colour coding is an effective method that is very, very difficult to remove. A prominent notice (or notices) showing the current colour code makes the process easier.
Marking ladders with an ID number and having a 'ladder register' to check against also virtually eliminates the chances of ladders being missed out of the inspection programme.
Adrian
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Posted By Dave Merchant
Have to say that colour-coding alone is NOT effective unless your have a very regularly-inspected set of ladders. I've been to several major companies who use annual or quarterly coloured blobs of paint, but keep coming across forgotten ladders in some regional depot that have rolled round so they're apparently back in date again! As a minimum, the mark should have the year written on it so people know it's the blue mark for 2009, not the blue mark for 1999.
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Posted By andymak
The BLMA course on ladder inspection recommends stick on labels, the labels are typically filled out with the date of inspection, who inspected when next inspection is due.
You can even get bespoke ones supplied at about £195 per hundred.
They are commonly known as ladder log tags, or ladder safety tags just search the interweb and there are loads of results.
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