Safety First
Ladders
New Working Height Regulations
tell us:
● Ladders are only used for
access
● Must only used for work of
short duration.05m rungs above the landing place. 8.
● Use gloves when manual handling avoid injury from rough or
sharp edges. Footing only considered effective for ladders smaller
than and manufactured securing devices should always considered.
. Each section should overlap least the number
of rungs indicated below:
● Ladder 4. New Work Height Regulations came into
force the April 2005.
LADDERS
The term ladder generally taken include step ladders and trestles.7.
It advisable inspect the ladder before climbing it. 8. The
use ladders for working above ground level only acceptable for access
and work short duration (Work Height Regulations: 2005).
● Take special care when moving loads wrapped grease or
bubble-wrap. All rungs and tie rods should position and there should be
no cracks the stiles.
The angle the ladder the building should the proportion to
1 out 75° shown Fig.8m length rungs overlap
● Ladder 6. When the
ladder upright can positioned the correct place, the correct
angle and secured before being climbed. should straight
and firm.
Safe working above ground
Working above ground level creates added dangers and slows down the
work rate the electrician. One person stands ‘foots’ the ladder, while the
other person lifts and walks under the ladder towards the walls.0m length rungs overlap.
Short ladders may carried one person resting the ladder the
shoulder, but longer ladders should carried two people, one each
end, avoid accidents when turning corners.
Extension ladders should erected the closed position and extended
one section time.
Long ladders extension ladders should erected two people as
shown Fig.6
A correctly erected ladder.
When ladders provide access roof working platform the ladder must
extend least 1.6. The ladder should lashed the top and
bottom when possible prevent unwanted movement and placed firm
and level ground.
1
4
75°
FIGURE 8. Every precaution should taken ensure that
the working platform appropriate for the purpose and good condition.
● Never move load over other people walk under suspended load.0m length rungs overlap
● Ladder over 6. The ladder should not painted since the paint
may hiding defects.Safe systems working
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● Use the manual lifting techniques described above and avoid sud-
den jerky movements
