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Am I correct to say that if we own and use ladders within our business we are required to keep a register/record of them and ensure that they are inspected on a regular basis and that these inspections are conducted by a competent individual and that records of the inspections are kept?
Thanks Martin
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It's good practice, but not a legal requirement.
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Originally Posted by: Kate  It's good practice, but not a legal requirement.
Thats been my take on it! in our place to try and keep and maintain an accurate register would be almost impossible and in trying to achieve it we'd be setting ourselves up to fail. I've stipulted that all works involving ladders have been adequately risk assessed and all ladders are inspected before each use
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Thats brave, no formal record of checking condition of work at height equipment. http://www.hse.gov.uk/work-equipment-machinery/inspection.htm
https://www.ioshmagazine.com/article/stepladder-fall-costs-volvo-ps900000
Best of luck Chris
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Better to apply Regulations 5 and 6 of PUWER in a proportionate fashion. Accepted wisdom is to apply Regulation 6(2) "....conditions causing deterioration..." on all but the most benign of work environments,
L22 ACoP refers and makes clear distinction between "pre-use checks" and "inspection."
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Originally Posted by: chris42 Thats brave, no formal record of checking condition of work at height equipment. http://www.hse.gov.uk/work-equipment-machinery/inspection.htm
https://www.ioshmagazine.com/article/stepladder-fall-costs-volvo-ps900000
Best of luck Chris
Thanks for the link to that article, thats a good example which I can use.
I should have been clearer on the checks that we undertake. All our ladders are inspected before use, a visual inspection is undertaken to ensure that they are not damaged and are ok to use. All our ladders have an inspection tag on them and its the supervisor who is responsible for the ladders to ensure that they are checked every six months which is then written onto the ladder tag, this is also detailed on the risk assessment. The ladder labels are checked during site visits by SHEQ Department and also by operational mangers carrying out site vists.
All operatives will take part in a toolbox talk on ladder safety which details the requirements for checks before use and formal six monthly checks. My earlier post related to there being a requirement to record ladder checks on spreadsheet for example and manage the process from that
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Keep a register? No.
Pre-use checks - essential - HSE leaflet INDG455 doesn't say to record these, but indicates user checks are a necessary part of user training. Therefore a reasonable expectation that trained users will do?
'Regular' detailed visual inspections by (in-house) competent person. Record these - so I guess scafftag type of label is OK, and better than somewhere away from the ladder in a special 'register'. Detailed visual inspection is 'similar to pre-use checks'. Frequency / regular? - determine by your own assessment.
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It is normal or good practice if you prefer to keep an inventory for all equipment including ladders. The scaff tag on a ladder and colour coded provides a visual aid the ladder has been inspected within the last 6 months. The problem, however, could be tracking equipment if you have a lot and this is where the inventory pays dividends with each peice of equipment given its own unique number.
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Just a quick one, if it is good or best practice leg does it matter if it is a legal requiremment or not?
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Not really, but if it is a legal requirement then you have no option but to comply.
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