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Posted By James Sloan
Are wooden ladders still allowed on construction sites?
Thanks
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Posted By LMR
quick answer yes; but only for short term jobs. Wooden or fibreglass ladders are used for electrical 'quickie' tasks as non conductors.
i am sure there will be arguement and discussion to follow but this was touched upon in the HSE myth busters a while ago that ladders are not banned.
checked and indate OK.
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Posted By The toecap
Whats wrong with wooden ladders? So long as they are EN 131 (class 1 industrial)or similar and as stated before. They are probably better than aluminium ones.
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Posted By Dave Merchant
toecap's right - there is nothing wrong with a wooden ladder and no reason it should be only for short-duration uses. The lifetime of a well maintained wooden ladder can be longer than some aluminium ones, and so long as it's safe it's legal.
Note that although EN131 includes wooden 'light trade' designs it does not apply to class 1 ladders, instead it's BS1129. Both are optional, so there's no absolute duty to have them marked on the ladder (or for the ladder to even comply with them in the first place).
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Posted By Richard Altoft
It is the length of time the person is exposed to the risk of falling that matters not the time the ladder is present. Hence the use of a timber ladder for several months as part of a scaffold is permissible provided it is inspected regularly and if necessary replaced. The growing preference for aluminium ladders is because of weight when loading, unloading, erecting, moving etc.
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