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Carrietobin  
#1 Posted : 24 April 2014 15:13:25(UTC)
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Carrietobin

Hi everyone. Can someone give me some guidance on the requirements including frequency to inspect the guard rails around roof areas. Thanks.
JYoung  
#2 Posted : 06 May 2014 15:38:00(UTC)
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JYoung

Is the edge protection made up of tube and fit scaffold or key clamp type posts? Who installed it (if installed already)? If you had a company install for you then they should be able to provide you with details and possibly someone who is deemed competent to inpsect it. I would suggest treating it like scaffolding and have it inspected weekly as a minimum and keep a regsiter identifying it has been inspected. Can be inspected by soemone who has undertaken a scaffold inspection course. Would also look at inspecting each time it is exposed to conditions likely to cause deterioration e.g. following adverse weather conditions or following substantial alteration.
Jake  
#3 Posted : 06 May 2014 15:48:32(UTC)
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Jake

JYoung wrote:
Is the edge protection made up of tube and fit scaffold or key clamp type posts? Who installed it (if installed already)? If you had a company install for you then they should be able to provide you with details and possibly someone who is deemed competent to inpsect it. I would suggest treating it like scaffolding and have it inspected weekly as a minimum and keep a regsiter identifying it has been inspected. Can be inspected by soemone who has undertaken a scaffold inspection course. Would also look at inspecting each time it is exposed to conditions likely to cause deterioration e.g. following adverse weather conditions or following substantial alteration.
There is a need for proportionality here - if the roof area is not accessed weekly then you'd be accessing the roof solely to inspect the barriers! In my previous role we had barriers on our warehouse roofs, which were accessed adhoc by maintenance, and had a policy of an annual full check, full check after adverse weather (high winds, snow, ice) and information on visual awareness within the roof permit system. I would have got shot down in flames for requiring a full inspection every time the roof was accessed, as that would probably take longer than the task for which roof access was required!
JYoung  
#4 Posted : 06 May 2014 15:56:12(UTC)
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JYoung

I agree it would depend on how often the roof is used, if not that frequently then obviously weekly is probably not required. Just trying to provide a starting point and perhaps they can work out from that what best suits.
peter gotch  
#5 Posted : 07 May 2014 14:29:59(UTC)
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peter gotch

Carrie, assuming flat roof then it should be able to withstand dynamic loading of 0.7kN (HSE Specialist Inspector Report SIR 15 - long since out of print) - if you need to test move it back from the edge - when they fail the test it can be quite dramatic.
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