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#1 Posted : 20 March 2009 15:37:00(UTC)
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Posted By Ann Hacon
Happy friday.....

The HSE guidance on using stepladders says that unless there is a safe handrail (presumably extending above the ladder)you are not to work off the top two steps. Does the platform at the top of the ladders count as a step?
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#2 Posted : 20 March 2009 15:46:00(UTC)
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Posted By Raymond Rapp
In short, yes.
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#3 Posted : 20 March 2009 17:17:00(UTC)
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Posted By phalda
The general principal we use is .. once your knees become parallel with the top platform/step.. thats as far as you go..
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#4 Posted : 20 March 2009 19:24:00(UTC)
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Posted By andymak
My view being vertically challenges is usually better from a pair of steps...... inspected for condition first of course!

And yes previous contributors are correct.
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