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I am involved with a company that is going to use a drilling derrick on a vessel, The derrick is approximately 100 feet high with access ladders (with hoops and work platforms at varous levels. There has been quite some discussion about existing access adn egress arrnagements and what improvements need to be made. Firstly, I am not a big fan of ladder hoops, the HSE research report (CRR258 - Preliminary investigation into the fall-arresting effectiveness of ladder safety hoops) put paid to that but these are included as a fall control in the current risk assessment. What I need advice on is:
Do we need to use the twin lanyards accessing the vertical ladders with hoops or not if the lanyrard is the only control?
If we have overhead SRL's installed and workers are hooked onto these inside the hooped ladders, do we need to use the twin lanyards as well when accessing the vertical ladders with hoops or not?
Lastly, is there any industry / regulatory offshore guidance on these type of derricks availalble ? Any help much appreciated. Andy
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Hi, We have ladder hoops on masts and towers that we work on however they are not used as the sole source of the control. Like you personally I am not a big fan. You are more likely to hit your head and fall down catching each of the hoops rather than it preventing falls or minimising the consequences of them as the WaH Regs require. I would suggest seeking out a specialist company like Heightec who can come and have a look and suggest improvements to your current situation however we generally also have fall arrest systems that our guys are attached to when climbing such as Railok: http://www.capitalsafety.com/en-us/Pages/ProductDetails.aspx?prodId=2034 Although you will need to think about training and the rescue element too. Not sure if you have seen this and I am not sure if it is of any help?: http://www.hse.gov.uk/offshore/infosheets/is2-2013.pdf
If you generally do a google search on this subject a lot of info comes us. Kind regards Georgia
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