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Cant find the answer anywhere on the HSE site!
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Do you have example of the context in which it is used?
I have only come across this in the sentence proprietary access equipment, meaning a staging or tower scaffold etc
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If its reference is to do with roof work, look at INDG284 Working on Roofs page 4
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Could it simply mean simply a system that is bought together from one supplier eg a scaff tower as oppose to something you create yourself from component parts such as traditional scaffolding?
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Its used in HSG33 and other HSE guidance relating to working at height.
I know what a MEWP, Tower Scaffold, Scaffold, Ladder etc are but a proprietary access system?
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Like i say, take a look at INDG284 Working on Roofs page 4, there is photograph on the page shwoing what it is
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Gav81 wrote:Like i say, take a look at INDG284 Working on Roofs page 4, there is photograph on the page shwoing what it is
Thanks Gav, ill take a look
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Still stumped, if somebody was to ask me what is a proprietary access system I still couldnt define one.
That picture looks like a 'bespoke' system, tailor-made for the building in the photograph using roof ladders, scaffolding with edge protection!
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A proprietary system is one manufactured a single manufacturer.... Basically, any system for building a platform or means of access that does not use simple tube and fitting components (which are manufactured to the same standard by many different companies. Thus, zip-up, or easy-dec are types of proprietary access system (as is the original 'Ramsay' loft ladder - although similar systems are now being made by many others). Generally easier to assemble and there should be less that can go wrong in assembly (if done correctly) but may be more expensive, and you should not mix and match components from different systems as the fittings will all be slightly different sizes.
Tend to be designed for a limited range of applications, so not as flexible as basic tube and fitting, but easier, (and less complex) - so are quicker to assemble.
Hope this helps.
Steve
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steve e ashton wrote:A proprietary system is one manufactured a single manufacturer.... Basically, any system for building a platform or means of access that does not use simple tube and fitting components (which are manufactured to the same standard by many different companies. Thus, zip-up, or easy-dec are types of proprietary access system (as is the original 'Ramsay' loft ladder - although similar systems are now being made by many others). Generally easier to assemble and there should be less that can go wrong in assembly (if done correctly) but may be more expensive, and you should not mix and match components from different systems as the fittings will all be slightly different sizes.
Tend to be designed for a limited range of applications, so not as flexible as basic tube and fitting, but easier, (and less complex) - so are quicker to assemble.
Hope this helps.
Steve
Thanks Steve, helps a lot!
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