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#1 Posted : 18 November 2009 08:45:06(UTC)
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speed

Hi, just after a bit of advice. Basically, we've had an alleged incident. We were using a gin wheel off the side of a building (approx 50'). At the end of the shift, we tied the gin wheel rope to a scaffold A frame barrier, to stop is swingin in the wind. What the client is "saying", is that when they walked past, the scaffold structure was "swinging in the wind"....not a chance! The scaffold A frame was made up of 30' of steel tube, and 4 fittings, weighing approximately 45.5kg. I fail to believe that the wind loading on a 1" rope could even move the scaffold structure, let alone make it swing in the wind. Needless to say im contesting the incident. Can any of you clever people give me some scientific info to prove my point? Much appreciated
RayRapp  
#2 Posted : 18 November 2009 10:36:10(UTC)
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RayRapp

Speed I can't give you a scientific interpretation, but clearly this incident appears to be a case of mistaken identitiy eg A frame v scaffold. I would have though that a rational explanation of the incident including facts and figures should suffice. Don't forget to give the client an easy get out of 'oops, our mistake' in your response. Ray
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