Ladder safety

[Taxlossloz]

did some gutters yesterday as rained all day plus wind and the Ankalad paid for itself again

( plus levellers )

But ... Can anyone recommend a harness or tie to ladder while at top

I also am cleaning more roof tiles so i can then use two arms properly if strapped on

 

[Green Pro Clean Ltd]

I believe H & S say you are supposed to maintain 3 points of contact at all times.

Also the suggested practice is to attempt to 'jump' away from the ladder in case of a slip or a fall. Bit hard to do if you are clipped in.

 

[Green Pro Clean Ltd]

I am to be graced with my daughters presence for the weekend (a rare treat when they are 20) but I will swat up on all H&S guidelines next week and perhaps ask Gav if we could have a H&S room for those members interested in the FREE exchange of H&S information and ideas.

 

[Taxlossloz]

hhmm I suppose if ladder goes you need to jump then yes maybe strapped to is not best option

 

[Taxlossloz]

Nice one Kojak

 

[Green Pro Clean Ltd]

Who loves ya baby! /emoticons/smile.png)

 

[Dave B]

I don't often agree with hse bods but 3 points of contact is preferable

As an experienced climber i would agree with them

Even when halfway up a face and taking both hands off to get some blood back into your arms i would be leaning so my chest was touching the rock so i still had 3 points of contact

But we have all been guilty of being up a ladder with no hands on it while squeegeeing and detailing etc

Not clever though really

 

[TolishAPurd]

Even with the ankalad in use I would not trust the ladder to stay put if I fell, therefor if I was attached to it, I could see it doing more harm than good as it takes away your option to bail out. There was a study done on drivers once with regards to wearing seatbelts. They found that the ones that didnt wear seatbelts drove slightly slower and took less risks. I think the same could apply here. It depends how you work, and how your mind works I suppose. Personally I want to be a bit fearfull by not having a safety harness, and knowing that the only thing thats going to stop me is me, or the ground. Three points of contact is a must, and if ever you go to 2- lean into the ladder, and only for a few seconds.

Thats not official advice, thats just how I work.

 

[boarcity]

i would be surprised if its possible to jump away from a moving ladder . the time from when a ladder starts moving to when you hit the ground is about 2 seconds from my own experience .

 

[TolishAPurd]

i would be surprised if its possible to jump away from a moving ladder . the time from when a ladder starts moving to when you hit the ground is about 2 seconds from my own experience .

You're probably right mate, but every fall is different. You might just get a chance to puss off somthing to stop you hitting the railings below, but if you are tethered at the top, then you will go wherever the ladder takes you.

 

[rcproperty]

be glad you don't work for sky lol

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[Adams0211]

This thread is making my palms sweat /emoticons/sad.png

I'm don't tell many people this but I'm **** scared of heights. I can work ok up to the first floor but any higher than that I start to get nervous. It stems from a bad accident I had in my late teens. About three years ago I tried to conquer it by sky diving for charity. It didnt help at all and it was the most terrifying thing I've ever done. Thank **** for wfp.

 

[Dave B]

If you're thinking of tethering yourself to a ladder watch this

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[boarcity]

i can remember when i fell ,there was the briefest moment when i realized... Sh//t im going .. but i was down before i had time to do anything. i landed hard legs went thru the rung and my shinbones bent the rungs , my boab was smashed as i ended up sat on it, this all happened in a split second.

it didnt put me off ladders altho i had a week at home while my i recovered

recently tho iv been trimming my round of all the risky jobs. iv "been there and done it" ,its time to move on,,, nearly all of the 3 storey ladderwork which amounted to over a 100jobs has gone in a matter of weeks.

an unemployed ex employee of mine has recently been in touch,tryin to slide back in to my employment by sendin me matey texts. i know i sacked him but he was/is so dozey he didnt understand id sacked him. my other workers had to tell him several times so he understood what "youre finished" meant, bit sad that

i briefly considered giving him all my 3 and 4 storey cast-off work, theres probably 3k in takings/moneysworth ,but if i did i know hed likely kill himself. id feel bad about that

 

[norm]

If you're thinking of tethering yourself to a ladder watch this[media]

iv fell off a ladder but still find this funny :rofl:

 

[Green Pro Clean Ltd]

My fall came through my own stupidity. Only the height of a garage roof but yes it turned those shorts brown.

I lay on the driveway smoking a cigarette and thought sod that.

I fear no ladder or height but now when a customer says oohh could you just risk your life for nothing i explain calmly why i WONT use a ladder in a precarious position and why it WILL cost them half a day rate and the cost of a cheery picker to 'nip up there and unblock that' as they say.

 

[WWC]

You do need 3 points of contact. If you need both hands to work, then you need a harness, or as I use, a work positioning belt and lanyard. That gives you the third point if your 2 hands are off.

 

[peter rogers]

@rcproperty do you ever see a sky engineer work ?

they drill a metal eye into the wall everytime they go up ladder then harness the bottom of ladd to it then it cant slip from underneath them when drilling up ladder they use anklad up the ladder also

 

[rcproperty]

@rcproperty do you ever see a sky engineer work ?
they drill a metal eye into the wall everytime they go up ladder then harness the bottom of ladd to it then it cant slip from underneath them when drilling up ladder they use anklad up the ladder also

I know its crazy, imagine doing that on every house that a trad guys does lol under every top window lol

 

[peter rogers]

think they get around 25 per hour tho

 

[Dave B]

Almost as much as me then lol