You've got to be versatile

[Dean Lofthouse]

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[tommer9]

Are you out of the basket using the MEWP as an anchor mate?

[Steve Bullman]

naughty naughty mr lofthouse

[combined tree services]

without sounding like im having a personal dig but do you think anyone from the HSE ever have a look on sites like Arb Talk ??

[testcricket01]

always wanted to no the ins and outs of doing this. i no my mate does it with there 20meter truck mounted one. i take it its frowned on, but how safe is it anchoring off a platform?

[MasterBlaster]

What's the big deal?

[Dean Lofthouse]

I hope the HSE are looking and give me credit for not free walking on the roof and using a bit gumption and improvising anchors

[Dean Lofthouse]

What's the "big deal"?

 

Thats a tv program isn't it Butch ?

[testcricket01]

I hope the HSE are looking and give me credit for not free walking on the roof and using a bit gumption and improvising anchors

 

no loose chimmy pots to anchor off then

[Matthew Arnold]

I know this may sound even worse but if the boss is climbing the trees to delimb or rope up. We use the winch on the front of the truck. WE STILL PUT THE ANCHOR/SAFETY LINE UP FIRST just in case something does go wrong. And that line can be used if needed to takestuff up to him or lower him if we have a problem with the winch. But goin back to anchoring off a MEWP defo not. It is asking too much. It is designed to carry people and equipment not as an anchoring point as your body weight may double (due to G-Forces) and then become a pendulum.