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Bowie32124  
#1 Posted : 01 October 2013 12:01:06(UTC)
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Bowie32124
Could anyone assist in providing details of the height a ladder can be before a fall protection device is required. (safety cage or a fall-arrest system used with a harness)
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PH2  
#2 Posted : 01 October 2013 12:19:12(UTC)
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PH2
Hi,
the Workplace (HS&W) Regulations recommends that safety hoops or a fall arrest system should be fitted on vertical ladders which are more than 2.5m high (Regulation 13 - Approved code of Practice paragraph 124).

PH2
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Bowie32124  
#3 Posted : 01 October 2013 12:28:34(UTC)
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Bowie32124
Was this section not revoked by the WAHR?
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Frank Hallett  
#4 Posted : 01 October 2013 12:34:21(UTC)
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Frank Hallett
Sorry, but the W[HSW] Regs have not dealt with this topic since the Work @ Height Regs 2005 took it out.

The basic W@H definition that requires a suitable & sufficient RA is to protect any person at work who is in a position from which a fall could occur from which harm could arise!!

There are no prescribed distances for the provision of hoops etc in any potential fall situation other than those in Schedules 1-3 which define a workplace that is not "work at height".

Using stairs to gain access between levels is not W@H but work on the stairs [ie changing a lightbulb, decorating, etc] is.

Frank Hallett
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David Borland  
#5 Posted : 01 October 2013 13:03:22(UTC)
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David Borland
The 2 research reports available via the link are interesting:

http://www.hse.gov.uk/sa...letins/hoopedladders.htm

They reference various standards with regards to the construction of ladders / landing heights etc. but I think the main point is that the hoops don't do much as gravity tends to suggest people fall down the way!
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frankc  
#6 Posted : 01 October 2013 13:22:29(UTC)
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frankc
Bowie32124 wrote:
Could anyone assist in providing details of the height a ladder can be before a fall protection device is required. (safety cage or a fall-arrest system used with a harness)


Isn't it just down to the RA?

There is a requirement for a fixed ladder to have a platform in place at a maximum of 9m though.
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