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Daz  
#1 Posted : 10 February 2011 18:20:21(UTC)
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Daz
Hi Everyone, Question. Can a telehandler operator lift and boom out to the second lift of a building then get out, lock the cab and go and help the labourer unload the pallet?
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alexmccreadie13  
#2 Posted : 10 February 2011 18:29:14(UTC)
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alexmccreadie13
Daz I do not know much about telehandlers but if the load is landed the brakes are applied the operator has taken the key and locked the machine why not? Pedestrian Operated Cranes normally have the Operator and Slinger as the same person. This is legal and mentioned in various best practice guides. As I said I do not use or have any dealings with telehandlers but in the scenario you have given it would appear to be a safe practice. Ta Alex
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Daz  
#3 Posted : 10 February 2011 18:37:59(UTC)
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Daz
Hi Alex, The load had not been landed it was directed through a window and left suspended. My thoughts go back to my training when we were taught to lower all hydraulics to the ground as you would an excavator. The only thing is that I cannot find anything in writing. This is why the need to seek advice. Daz
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frankc  
#4 Posted : 10 February 2011 19:10:35(UTC)
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frankc
I can't supply any links to back up my thoughts at the moment, Daz but i'm certain when i did my telehandler course in 2001 (well lapsed) i was told never to leave an unsupervised load in suspension incase of hydraulic failure. Seems to make sense to me even now.
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Daz  
#5 Posted : 10 February 2011 19:44:36(UTC)
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Daz
Frank Thats how I was trained but again cannot prove it. The employer has been back to the training company and they say the operator has done nothing wrong. I have asked for the training log to see if the operator was trained specifically to carry out that operation. Thinking of Reg14 MHSWR99. Thanks for the input. Think it may be to specific for most. Daz
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simonmillward  
#6 Posted : 11 February 2011 08:59:07(UTC)
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simonmillward
Daz Take a look through "The safe use of telehandlers in construction" this has just been released by the CPA for free download and was developed by the strategic plant forum in conjunction with the HSE. Your answers may be within http://www.cpa.uk.net/p/Telehandlers/
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Daz  
#7 Posted : 11 February 2011 17:39:50(UTC)
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Daz
Cheers Simon Thanks for the input but I was one of the chosen few to read the draft. I found some info from the manufacturers. I thought this subject would have got the construction bods flowing with information. Maybe it is an excepted practice? Daz
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