Headache..

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

is that fact of hearsay?

 

I believe it is part of the revisions to BS3998? My boss wont let me implement till its published law, but i think this may be worth asking the HSE and AA teccie to be 100% clear we can do this in the coming heat.

[Tree Man Tom]

I believe it is part of the revisions to BS3998? My boss wont let me implement till its published law, but i think this may be worth asking the HSE and AA teccie to be 100% clear we can do this in the coming heat.

 

Its covered in the AFAG guide

 

http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/afag401.pdf

[David Humphries]

I believe it is part of the revisions to BS3998? My boss wont let me implement till its published law, but i think this may be worth asking the HSE and AA teccie to be 100% clear we can do this in the coming heat.

 

 

From current AFAG 401 Tree-climbing operations.

 

point 15 under General section.......

 

"Leg protection and groin protection (complying with BS EN 381-5).

HSE strongly recommends Type C leg protection for aerial work, because of the high all-round chainsaw cut protection. However, where wearing type C is impractical (eg because of the higher risk of heat stress associated with it), it may be appropriate to use Type A, where justified by risk assesment."

 

 

ftr, make sure an appropriate risk assesment is carried out, cause Auntie will certainly wrap ya knuckles if an investigation is required, and nothing is found to fit the bill.

 

 

 

edit - TMT, ya just had to go and beat me to it

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Edited March 15, 2010 by Monkey-D

[Mozza]

I always thought its all recommendation, Not law!!

[geoff]

Try taking electolyte body salts as well as the water,Dioralite is one brand,it does help!

[Bolt]

I still recon its a dehydration related problem.

 

Its not just a case of how many litres you drink in a day, you need to ensure that that your input is spread out over the course of the day.

 

Often, this isn't easy for arb work, where you are working aloft, and tend to take a few opertunities over the day for a large drink.

 

Your fluid levels must be going all over the place in these situations!

 

I used to get loads of really bad headaches, and made a point of drinking as much as I could as often as I could.

 

If you are spending a long time up in a tree, get a large bottle of water sent up, wedge it in somewhere central but out of the way, and snatch a few gulps as you are passing through out the job.

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

or on really bad days wear a camel back

[Bolt]

never tried a camel back, do they make your back hot, get in the way or mess up your balance?

[Treeson]

A pinch of salt in your water bottle helps keep cramp away and helps the body absorb the water you put back in.

If you can get powdered electrolyte drinks and mix them up I found them to be great in NZ with 32 degree days.

Summer weight chainsaw trousers and a singlet is the uniform for working in summer.

[Ben90]

Cool, thanks a lot guys. I like the idea of using ear plugs, i've seen some with 3 mushroom shaped discs along it which look much faster to take in and out than foam ones that you have to roll inbetween your fingers. They're also attached by string so I could attach them to the inside of my helmet.

 

I've got the vertex vent helmet so that should be fine. Electrolyte salts hmm, where would I buy those?