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The Ladder Association Code of practice allows work from a ladder for short periods only (less than 30mins). Now I suspect that may allow for a 2 hour job on a hedge where you are moving along. Also need to have 3 points of contact. This would indicate you must wear a harness when working with 2 hands. Could that be clipped to the ladder (tripod) and how safe would that be?

Work at height rules apply.

I checked as there was a thread on here regarding the Japanese ladders and no one could answer. I've now bought one 4.8metres high= a bit scary. I am though wondering how much we will use it - we'll see.

They have a website ladderassociation.org.uk

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Good post Ewan :001_smile: H/S Guy what a gonk :thumbdown:

 

Sack that muppet . I for one have met people like this in the real world ? Trained to train others lol . Believe me these people are dangerous . The best one was a midwife when my second son was born . She actually told my partner that it will hurt a little but dont worry most of the time things go ok . WTF after asking about her childbirth experiences and being told that she never actually had kids through choice made me totally disregard all her advice . I mean telling my partner I know it hurts but just push :sneaky2: .To the point that I had another midwife replace the original .

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Good post Ewan :001_smile: H/S Guy what a gonk :thumbdown:

 

Sack that muppet . I for one have met people like this in the real world ? Trained to train others lol . Believe me these people are dangerous . The best one was a midwife when my second son was born . She actually told my partner that it will hurt a little but dont worry most of the time things go ok . WTF after asking about her childbirth experiences and being told that she never actually had kids through choice made me totally disregard all her advice . I mean telling my partner I know it hurts but just push :sneaky2: .To the point that I had another midwife replace the original .

 

But could she use a ladder safely? Or would she have used throwline and pantin? I guess she was lacking in tree experience aswell but I am just generalising now, I don't know her previous work experiences so I shouldn't really judge her.

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Personally, by the time the ladder is off the van & in position, my throwline & Pantin have got me to the height of the triples already.

 

Best practise in the UK is to use ladders solely for access: http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/afag401.pdf (Para 51-55).

 

Yawn.

 

What is your groundy doing while you are putting your harness on?

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