For those of you that work on sites more than I do, whats the general rule regarding ladders? Or is it site dependent?

usually you cant use ladders. a lot say no steps too

What types of ladders are we talking about here and rules regarding what?

Bigger sites these days ban you from ladders and steps all together. Steps only allowed in confined spaces for short duration work and ladders only allowed to be used as a means of access and not a working platform.

 

It's all about mewps, pop ups, scaffolds and platforms now.

Rarely aloud.

Been on sites with no steps , hop ups.

Only podiums and scaffold, and then at the end of the job you see plasterers on stilts!! FFS.

Depends if the main building contractor will let you

Large steel structured building, cladded around the outside. You know the ones. Roof pitch is roughly 10 metres, which we are going up to to fit fire detection.

 

We are late into site. Can JUST get around most of the site with a platform if you dodge all the machinery that has already been installed on the ground, and duck around all the lights and sprinkler pipework.

 

However, on one side of the building is a mez floor. Boss looks at the ladders and says "we'll just have to use ladders for this". No no no no no.

 

So we are talking very long triple extension ladders on a mez floor, resting on the roof trays, to feed FP across, and fit bases and heads.

boom?

..tish

Sounds perfectly reasonable to me

Why were you late onsite tho ?

Have I missed something here? Why wouldn't you be allowed to use ladders or steps? You developed wings?

Edited June 4, 201312 yr by matthew.brough