Posted By Mike Charleston John My suggestion is to prepare a disclaimer that says your advice is to wear the PPE provided but as an independent person, they are entitled to their own decision. Make sure that a statement is made to the effect that the guest absolves your company from any liability in the event of an accident whilst using the ewp, and enforce signature of this before the person can go aloft. Mike

Posted By Alan Harsley I agree with Dennis, above, the same applies with regard to hard hats on construction sites. They are often provided for visitors, if they refuse to wear them then they do not gain access to the site. Refusal to comply with the safety requirements of the company should result in no access to the site.

Posted By Laurie Couldn't agree more. The only instance I know of where PPE is optional is 85 - 90 dB! Does anybody know of case law where a disclaimer has been accepted in a H&S context? Laurie

Posted By Ian Harper I agree with the above comments. But a quick point, you should already have a system in place. By defining that harnesses are required a risk assessment must exist and perhaps a method statement. Any client not wanting to wear a harness would have to produce their own risk assessment that, I might suggest, is reviewed by the operators of the platform. I've tried this and in reality its a bit more diplomatic than refusing access, as they always end up copying my assessment.