Posted By Stephen Gallagher As a result of the lovely weather conditions we have been experiencing recently, we have had a number of enquiries regarding working from ladders in windy conditions. The type of work we are talking about is generally gutter work at around 2-storey level. We currently use the 'ladder fix' and restraining harness system. Appreciate that a 'local judgement' will obviously be important but was wondering if anybody has any rough 'rule of thumb' method that they use that doesn't involve the use of an anemometer. Have spoken to suppliers of 'ladder fix' but they don't have any specific guidance.

Posted By Nicky Get the anemometers and Mobile elevating Platforms, (MEWPS), or cherry pickers to you and me, have a wind speed upper limit. I cannot remember what it is, but if you can find a hirer, or manufacturer they'd be able to tell you and then use it as a guideline. However, the old fallback "and do a risk assessment" is perhaps better advice. Nicky