have a look at pm 28 from the hse website. http://www.hse.gov.uk/se...32903%3Akous-jano68#1183 all guidance in there.

TD there is a lot of info offered from Juan but I am not sure if it is what you are looking for, it depends on your HS background. You obviously feel that this task is unsafe but not sure how tackle this. You have a lone worker and a work at height task. Were both of these issues covered "properly" in the Risk Assessment for the job. My advice is: 1. Investigate - talk to the the guy in the basket - ask how he got up there - where the driver is if there was one - how does he get down if there is a problem or emergency - is there a a SSOW / SWP/ Method Statement for the task 2. Offer some advice to guy to make the him safe which obviously needs a second person, preferably a competent driver 3. Determine the root causes ie no safe system of work established ie inadequate risk assessment, lack of supervision, failure to follow procedure, lack of management control etc 4.Report your findings to a supervisor or manager

TD - As Juan says look at PM28 especially about what is/isn't occasional use. From the info you've provided I would suggest this would be a routine or planned event and would not be considered an exceptional circumstance. If you can get a FLT into position you can get a MEWP there too. As for breaches of Regulations - try just about any of the Work at Height Regs: 4(planning); 5 (competence); 6 (avoidance of risks); 7 (selection of work equipment).............. Also there could be breaches under PUWER and LOLER, not to mention section 2 HSW Act. Suggest you point out that had an H&S Inspector seen it going on they may well have served a PN, decided to prosecute and you could also have got a raft of INs as well. AJB

PS when you have identified the driver in question, I would suggest he is suspended from duties and sent for retraining both in general FLT driving and for the specific type of attachment used.