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Working at Height - what do you need to consider?

Posted by Gary RK on September 11, 2016 at 10:47am in Health and Safety

Interesting recent discussions caused me to recall this subject from previous LJN discussions and list the relevant HSE guides:

What is 'Working at height?" :

Work at height means work in any place where, if precautions were not taken, a person could fall a distance liable to cause personal injury. You are working at height if you:

  • work above ground/floor level
  • could fall from an edge, through an opening or fragile surface or
  • could fall from ground level into an opening in a floor or a hole in the ground

Work at height does not include a slip or a trip on the level, as a fall from height has to involve a fall from one level to a lower level, nor does it include walking up and down a permanent staircase in a building.

HSE Documents:

Working at height: A brief guide - HSE

Working at height: Tree works - What you need to know

Working at height - AFAG Guide to climbing and working in trees

Working at height - FAQs

And from the Horse's Mouth : Is There a Height Limit on a Public Liability Insurance Policy?

Other views on WAH : http://landscapejuicenetwork.com/forum/topics/hedge-cutting-from-a-cherry-picker

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  • Colin Hunt September 11, 2016 at 12:50pm

    Probably not the recommended method now!
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      Gary RK > Colin Hunt September 11, 2016 at 1:09pm

      Not quite sure about this either, other than why ? :)

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