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Posted By artisdeeian
Hello guys.
Does anyone know what the ammendment is for the Working at Height Regs due this April;
I have just received an e-mail from ROSPA saying that this is one to watch
Regards Ian.
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Posted By JEB
I know of one amendment brought about by CDM 2007 "The Work at Height Regulations 2005 - S.I. 2005/735 - In regulation 2(1) in the definition “construction work” for the words “the Construction (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1996” substitute “the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007”" Not sure if this is the one ROSPA is referring to.
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Posted By Jonathan Breeze
It also adds exclusions for professional mountaineers & cavers who guide fee paying clients.
It explicitly stops them from being prosecuted for not considering scaffolding as an alternative means of working at height.
...Or something like that I think.
Allegedly.
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Posted By Jonathan Breeze
Reading through the climbing/caving amendment, it seems to be more about making allowances for improvising with kit when taking a fee paying client on a trip.
Which is fair enough really, it's no fun loading up with 10kg of extra gear "because the law says" on an E7 6b.
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Posted By Jack
It's rather broader than just 'taking a fee paying client on a trip'; it's about 'provision of instruction or leadership'. So for example it covers outdoor education, instruction in recreational climbing (in situations where it is a work activity, of course).
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