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Posted By Claire Gumbley
Would anybody be willing to share with me procedures they use when mowing on slopes?
In particular, does anybody use hover movers on gradients and if so what methodology / safe working procedures do you have in place?
My query is due to some HSE intervention so I would appreciate any responses ASAP.
Thanks
Claire
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Posted By anon1234
What sort of gradients are you talking about - I know in some areas, eg. reservoir slopes that the hover mower has been attached to a rope and operated by someone at the top of the slope - obviously need to ensure appropriate safe systems of work are in place to manage the associated risks. A lot of water companies now 'employ' sheep to do this grass cutting (and no, not with hover mowers!)
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Posted By Claire Gumbley
There is a solution, it would indeed eliminate the risk entirely whilst being environmentally friendly . . . .I like it !
No seriously I am talking in respect of Local Authority Work, we have a wide variation in gradients and equipment i.e. ride on mowers, manual mowers. Also a wide variation of types of work small domestic areas to large open spaces.
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Posted By Ron Hunter Sheep are good, growth retardents will limit the frequency (but maybe not environmentally friendly), and even better that that there are robot mowers specifically designed for slope work. Check out the 'spider' mower at http://www.slope-mower.com/?id=&language=enRopes on slopes aren't safe as this means the dead man's handle is usually defeated. There have been instances of those mowers (with blades a-whirl) careering down onto live carraigeways. HSE are right to challenge I think!
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Posted By Bob Youel
we have replanted most slopes to do away with the need to mow them
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Posted By Mitch
Cliffords Tower-York, steep mound/slopes, lots of kids climbing, falling, sliding and general public all over the place 1 man, 1 flymo on a piece of rope.
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