Posted By Craig Hutchison Hello All I work with an M&E services contractor and we have recently set up a working at height group to establish suitable and practicable solutions to step ladders. Some current solutions have been low level podium scaffolds etc , which are good but are only suitable for open areas and generaly only give you one working height. If anyone is using new equipment or has used some thing that might be worth a trail for us , i would very much appreciate any details many thanks

Posted By Alan Hoskins I was lookng at the equipment at the NEC myself this week and the impression I went away with was that the 'safer' alternatives for working at quite low heights were often quite large and cumbersome and difficult to access when compared to a simple stepladder. This could mean that they would likely not be used in preference to steps in a range of situations without strict rules (and adherance to them), and a danger of reversion to the more 'convenient' use of the stepladder in many cases... Alan