MEWP harness

[Chipperclown]

When I hire in platforms and platform operators its alway full body harness (new) with the relevant H & S paperwork. I do not hold any MEWP quals which is why I take this approach.

 

 

[Al Cormack]

I did my iPaf wearing my tree motion harness. The tester said it was fine.

[benedmonds]

I have on 2 separate occasions from 2 different companies been told we needed a full body harness to do the Mewp training.. 

[Canal Navvy]

Surely in the view of HSE the mewp is collective, it should be in itself safe and the only requirement is to be restrained within its safe space. Arguably restraint can be whatever best meets the requirement,  and within the guidance there is how to safely transfer into the tree. I've not ever seen any reference to a mewp having to be suitable to withstand a shock from a falling body be it human or a lump of rigged timber 😉

[Mark Bolam]

  On 29/10/2021 at 13:34, benedmonds said:

I have on 2 separate occasions from 2 different companies been told we needed a full body harness to do the Mewp training.. 

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That’s a strange one Ben.

So if you need to transfer to the tree you are then climbing in a full body harness?

Whatever next?

A course for swapping harnesses at height?

[Canal Navvy]

  On 29/10/2021 at 18:08, Mark Bolam said:

That’s a strange one Ben.

So if you need to transfer to the tree you are then climbing in a full body harness?

Whatever next?

A course for swapping harnesses at height?

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That is a course I'm looking forward to, at what point would we go from full body to self inflating buoyancy aid and on to work positioning when working waterside? 

 

Realistically I'd hope that an appreciation and application  of hierarchy of risk would indemnify us from any risk of prosecution in the event of an incident 😀

 

God I sound wet behind the ears at times 🤪

Edited October 29, 2021 by Canal Navvy
Momentary attack of reason

[Dan Maynard]

  On 29/10/2021 at 18:08, Mark Bolam said:

That’s a strange one Ben.
So if you need to transfer to the tree you are then climbing in a full body harness?
Whatever next?
A course for swapping harnesses at height?

Two harnesses, three ropes. Stands to reason it's got to be safer than one harness.

[Mark Bolam]

I start running my multiple harness course soon Dan, I’ll keep you in the loop.

 

[Canal Navvy]

  On 29/10/2021 at 18:47, Dan Maynard said:

  On 29/10/2021 at 18:08, Mark Bolam said:

That’s a strange one Ben.
So if you need to transfer to the tree you are then climbing in a full body harness?
Whatever next?
A course for swapping harnesses at height?

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Two harnesses, three ropes. Stands to reason it's got to be safer than one harness.

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+ the self inflating buoyancy aid .... the rescue knife for cutting the lanyard that is trying to drown us we already have on our work positioning harness .....

 

 

 

Somewhere under all the layers

Edited October 29, 2021 by Canal Navvy
Stating the blindingly obvious

[benedmonds]

  On 29/10/2021 at 18:08, Mark Bolam said:

That’s a strange one Ben.

So if you need to transfer to the tree you are then climbing in a full body harness?

Whatever next?

A course for swapping harnesses at height?

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Both times involved a mad rush to purchase a harness the morning of the training.  We should have learnt after the first time.... I have a used once harness from the first training but it was over 5 years old  so obviously couldn't be used in our more recent training.. 

 

The guys all use their tree harnesses.

Edited October 29, 2021 by benedmonds