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Worker should wear a safety harness and life line if working more than 5. feet above a solid surface
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#1 Posted : 09 May 2008 23:18:00(UTC)
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Posted By Husain
good day, i just wanna make sure if that correct and is asked to be this way by the rule and regulation, so i can be confidence to stated to my management

((Worker should wear a safety harness and life line if working more than 5. feet above a solid surface)) in scaffold or a ladder

any body here could correct me

thank you in advance
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#2 Posted : 10 May 2008 13:20:00(UTC)
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Posted By Peter How
Husain
I believe application at this low height to be nonsense. Most lanyards are 2m long. You can be 2m above your fixing point, therefore you can fall 2+2 = 4 m before you are caught /arrested. The lanyard can stretch, you are 2 m high and attached midbody, therefore add another 1m. I generally do not require below 5m working height.
On an approved scaffold you do not need a lanyard/harness as it is an approved working platform. May need harness during scaffold erection.
What are you going to fix the lanyard to if on a ladder?
I do require a short attached lanyard when working in a cherry picker basket, etc.
Climbing about , working on roofs at height is definately a yes. Risk assessment is a reality in this area and apply practicality of attachement. See all the HSE guidance and on their web site.
regards Peter
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#3 Posted : 12 May 2008 09:16:00(UTC)
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Posted By MT
I agree with what the other poster has said in that this would not be suitable for a height as low as the one you mention.

You should be taking into account the hierarchy of controls when putting controls in place for work at height, and collective fall prevention always takes precedence over individual fall prevention which in turn takes precedence over fall arrest.

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