SRT HSE question

[bumble B]

49 minutes ago, Mick Dempsey said:

Oh stop bleating on about your poor bodies and wear and tear etc.

 

It’s not asbestosis, you’re a bit sore, get a longer ladder.

 

 

 

 

Didn't metal ladders supersede wooden ones because they are better;)

[Mick Dempsey]

Aloominum actually.

[bumble B]

12 minutes ago, Khriss said:

( Bumble B ! I passed my NPTC on that bloody three core white nylon , with 'eurostrops' both ends ! * shudders* )

I had a side strop made of that, bad enough:(

[Khriss]

30 minutes ago, bumble B said:

Didn't metal ladders supersede wooden ones because they are better;)

Not near live rails or overheads they aint ! K

[bumble B]

10 minutes ago, Khriss said:

Not near live rails or overheads they aint ! K

I'll use my throw line??

[Mark Bolam]

Safety first B.

The steel wire ones last best.

[janey]

11 hours ago, bumble B said:

Hi Janey, I knew what you were referring to I thought I would post the HSE doc'.
Regarding work positioning, best practice should be tieing in with a secondary line which could be a lanyard on D rings or a second line somewhere near where you are going to be working which can be Drt. Petzl state their lanyard adjuster can be used single line off the bridge or on the Drings for work position. You can have a floating DRT anchor on a base tie, which has thrown another one in the mix (SRT, DRT combo), you can turn a single line into double with a double purchase in the blink of an eye for work positioning then convert back and ascend.

Ah, right, gotcha. I got fixated on the "single" part of srt and it didn't even cross my mind that you could/would use a secondary anchor point when work positioning. 

 

Doh. 

[Gary Prentice]

11 hours ago, Steve Bullman said:

I regularly(used to) use a blake on the tail end of my line if I needed a second anchor point

But you're old and retired! 

[bumble B]

1 hour ago, janey said:

Ah, right, gotcha. I got fixated on the "single" part of srt and it didn't even cross my mind that you could/would use a secondary anchor point when work positioning. 

 

Doh. 

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[bumble B]

It's the tying of hands that's the hard part. When you ask a professional to undertake a task why make stipulate how to go about It when they have no understanding of the work. Although from my experience on both sides of the fence the companies offering the work often require nothing more than PL insurance, we seem to be the knuckle draggers who just cut trees. You are right though if that's the way it is and there is a safer way to do it then highlight it in your method statement and risk assessment.