Posted By JAI
Help again please

Some time ago I posted a thread about accessing mobile plant at height

Having to maintain the three points of contact i feel is not good enough, does anyone out there have a system that would allow my people to access equipment without having to climb a vertical ladder to get into the cab?

To enter the cab they have to lean back to open the door and then pull themselves up nothing in place to prevent a fall (apart from risk assessment and general controls)

Has anyone encountered similar problems with this under the Working at Height Regs?

Jai

Posted By Bernard Grainger
I recently had a similar access issue to gantries and traywork, it was a temporary work area within a construction site and redesign was not an option therefore we had to insist the lads hooked on at the top prior to accessing the gantry when the 3 points of contact was no longer.

This may be your immediate short term solution, however you may consider extending the ladder access above the height of the access point so that 1 hand can be used open the cab while maintaining 3 points of contact (may required re locating the ladder).

The main risk is stepping from the ladder to the cab and vice versa where fall prevention / arrest is a must, attach a bar or wire to hook onto or maybe construct a small platform with guard rail, may cost a bit short term but cost/benefit analysis etc. Long term the previous reply is my preferred option.