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douglas.dick  
#1 Posted : 24 July 2015 16:31:41(UTC)
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douglas.dick
Hi, Can a harness and a fall arrestor be used in a man cage? I am being told no, that it must be a fixed length lanyard because a person could climb out the cage. This I do not understand, surely both are safe to use. This is also to be used on a mobile scaffold tower, again I am told that a harness is not required on a scaffold tower. I am very much aware of the loler testing that applies to the equipment, all the equipment including the FLT must be tested every 6 months.
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frankc  
#2 Posted : 24 July 2015 17:11:06(UTC)
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frankc
douglas.dick wrote:
Hi, Can a harness and a fall arrestor be used in a man cage? I am being told no, that it must be a fixed length lanyard because a person could climb out the cage. This I do not understand, surely both are safe to use.
Fall RESTRAINT is the best option but it depends on the length of the lanyard and where the anchor point is situated in the cage. If it prevents the person from climbing out, then Fall Arrest would be ok. This is also to be used on a mobile scaffold tower, again I am told that a harness is not required on a scaffold tower. Under no circumstances attach a lanyard to a mobile tower. If you fell over, you would bring the tower over on top of you. If it was tied in, the force would surely snap the tube the lanyard was attached to.
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George_Young  
#3 Posted : 24 July 2015 19:51:29(UTC)
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George_Young
When we bought our man cage it came with a harness, we ensure its used at all times its stops people from stretching out too far as well as falling out
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SHV  
#4 Posted : 27 July 2015 05:26:19(UTC)
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SHV
Best Practices, use harness..i have seen people discussing over here and some say No Need! SHV
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douglas.dick  
#5 Posted : 27 July 2015 10:53:38(UTC)
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douglas.dick
Sorry I haven't worded the question properly. Should a Lanyard be used or a Self Retracting Lanyard (SRL) when using a man basket.
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IanDakin  
#6 Posted : 27 July 2015 11:05:55(UTC)
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IanDakin
Hi Your duty is to prevent a fall firstly, so you should use a restriction lanyard to top a person getting into a position they can fall from, or being catapulted out of a cage. Also, read the guidance on use of cages. http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/pm28.pdf Ian
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douglas.dick  
#7 Posted : 27 July 2015 16:26:49(UTC)
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douglas.dick
Thank you
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