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Painters will be using an electric cradle to carry out redecoration works. Can someone with knowledge of cradles give information regarding what type of harness should be worn i.e. fall restraint or arrest as I seem to be getting conflicting information.
Also any advise on rescue plans, bear in mind that there would not be room for a MEWP nearby to assist with a rescue and I understand and appreciate that noting call 999 is not an option.
Any help or advise would be greatly received.
I have asked the cradle company to email a copy of the instruction manual.
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Hogan, I assume by 'electric cradle' you are referring to a MEWP ie cherry picker? There are many different types of MEWP on the market, some have a boom and basket, whilst others are of the scissor lift variety. You need to align the equipment with the type of PPE. Fall restraint with body harness and lanyard is used for a boom and basket, whereas a scissor lift does not normally require any fall restraint. Check out the link below as a starter for 10. http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/misc614.pdf
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Suspended cradle presumably. The cradle should have a running rail to secure a restraint harness to.
Don't forget about risk to those below from falling objects.
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Sorry if I confused anyone it would be a suspended electric operated cradle not a MEWP.
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Hi Hogan,
Difficult to answer this, as your question suggests some other issues such as access locations and heights being worked at are an issue
When working in access cradles you would need a safe system of work for the installation, a hand over from the erecting company and training for the painters by the cradle company.
The safe system of work would specify the action to take if the cradle generator or pendant control failed, using the peg in the brake release mechanism is one way.
If you could send me some more details I am sure I could help you further, please PM me and I will give you my direct contact details
Regards
Brian Mills
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How low does your cradle go?
If you go for a fall arrest system then a: you're effectively permitting a fall rather than preventing one and b: you have to acknowledge and plan for them to effectively fall up to about 6m from the anchor point - dependent upon the system used (due to the length of lanyard, maximum length of pulley/deploying lanyard, their legs/head and a safety factor should be added too).
A cradle descending to and then working at less than this height would basically mean that those within would have no fall mitigation and, worse still, might believe they actually did.
Restraint should always be preferable but sometimes it's not practicable. That's a whole different story...
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