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Does anyone one have experience with people working on top of excavator plant equipment (for small jobs such aschanging out the oil filter) and what controls you put in place to prevent a fall.
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Does anyone one have experience with people working on top of excavator plant equipment (for small jobs such aschanging out the oil filter) and what controls you put in place to prevent a fall.
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Well what I have seen a 21 tonne / 360 if that's what you mean ?
Well I am sure they have guard rails fitted around the engine compartments .
with ladder/ walkway access so I thought that was covered ?
Now a JCB would not need WAH from what I have seen, hence being able to access the engine compartment at ground level .
Unless of course the you want control methods for changing the top beacon light
I could be missing something here ?
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Our larger 360 machines do have railings, but the EC290 don't have these installed on them. According to our maintenance mechanic the oil filter can only be changed by going on top on the machine.
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Our larger 360 machines do have railings, but the EC290 don't have these installed on them. According to our maintenance mechanic the oil filter can only be changed by going on top on the machine.
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Hi .
I would be right in thinking regular maintenance would be carried say at the company yard ?
If so then the purchase/ hire of some quick stage scaffold or similar providing of course there is a competent person to manage the procedure .
This would be a inexpensive cost overall and show very good compliance to H&S .
Obviously where there was site work maintenance for instance well this would be a different matter .
I am trying not to complicate this or am I ?
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No your not being complicated I appreciate any feedback. I will be a bit more specific, the maintenance work is done on site at various locations so I don't think scaffolding would be appropriate. Man baskets on FTL has been aired but I feel this opens up many other risks. The task itself takes about 15 minutes.
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No your not being complicated I appreciate any feedback. I will be a bit more specific, the maintenance work is done on site at various locations so I don't think scaffolding would be appropriate. Man baskets on FTL has been aired but I feel this opens up many other risks. The task itself takes about 15 minutes.
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Chris
I would contemplate the use of Fall restraint harnesses on a double working lanyard.
This is what we use for working on our machinery and it is deemed to be a pro-active measure as opposed to re-active.
Any of your harnesses providor supply them.
I did a survey with some of the Height Rescue companies and they agreed this was the best method.
Ta Alex
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Alex, we have considered this and we believe a fall restraint harness may add to the risk as it would swing the individual into the tracks if he fell. There are also no anchorage points.
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Alex, we have considered this and we believe a fall restraint harness may add to the risk as it would swing the individual into the tracks if he fell. There are also no anchorage points.
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Accepted Chris we use 1 metre lanyards to prevent falls ,but we have an abundance of anchorage points.
Good hunting.
Ta Alex
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