Height Work Control Measures
Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2012 12:55 pm
Hi All,
Here’s the scenario. A shop front rises up to a height of about 3m its then a flat roof ( no edge protection) that extents in towards the rest of the building for about 2m, then the building extents up a further 3m to the guttering.
The task is to clean the guttering right across the top (runs for about 15m) value of works to just clean the guttering is £45 and will take maybe half a morning.
Only 2 ways of accessing the guttering for cleaning – 1st by use of ladder from the flat roof using a tower scaffold as edge protection across the exposed flat roof area.
2nd use of powered access ( much higher cost) used to eliminate the need for ladders on the flat roof. Generally the safer way to undertake the task
This is tendered work so the surveying team are very mindful of costs but in the same breath conscious of the H&S implications.
In people’s opinions is it reasonably practical to consider the use of ladders over powered access if the cost is much higher to implement the powered access option?
thanks
Here’s the scenario. A shop front rises up to a height of about 3m its then a flat roof ( no edge protection) that extents in towards the rest of the building for about 2m, then the building extents up a further 3m to the guttering.
The task is to clean the guttering right across the top (runs for about 15m) value of works to just clean the guttering is £45 and will take maybe half a morning.
Only 2 ways of accessing the guttering for cleaning – 1st by use of ladder from the flat roof using a tower scaffold as edge protection across the exposed flat roof area.
2nd use of powered access ( much higher cost) used to eliminate the need for ladders on the flat roof. Generally the safer way to undertake the task
This is tendered work so the surveying team are very mindful of costs but in the same breath conscious of the H&S implications.
In people’s opinions is it reasonably practical to consider the use of ladders over powered access if the cost is much higher to implement the powered access option?
thanks