Man riding on a crane.

[Philip Anderson]

Says who?

 

I have ridden the hook before, if the crane is lolered for carrying people in a basket then it is lowered for carrying a man in a harness so long as the harness is lolered too.

 

Quite often it's the crane company and their policy and ultimate yes or no some companies we have used do not allow it ,but allow a cage on the hook others do ,at the end of the day it's down to the operator not the arborist.

[Gary Prentice]

Use an appropriate work positioning or fall arrest system, use a 3 way locking hook, LOLER cert within the last 6 months, crack on.

 

I'm not being argumentative, because I don't pretend to have any knowledge in this, but my personal feelings are being lifted into a tree off a winch hook is too much akin to being a conker on a length of string.

 

Even if it's right it just seems so wrong. At least with a basket there is a degree of protection against being battered against the trunk or large limbs, even if it is minimal.

 

Can anyone provide a definitive link, a code of practice or a best practice document that answers the question whether or not it is an acceptable practice?

[testcricket01]

So ive been looking through the net, its not illegal i was wrong there, just very rarely accepted. Found a document its got to be a complete last resort, and no other way. Which in tree surgery is never going to be a arguement as every tree is acendable

 

 

 

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[eggsarascal]

I'm not being argumentative, because I don't pretend to have any knowledge in this, but my personal feelings are being lifted into a tree off a winch hook is too much akin to being a conker on a length of string.

 

Even if it's right it just seems so wrong. At least with a basket there is a degree of protection against being battered against the trunk or large limbs, even if it is minimal.

 

Can anyone provide a definitive link, a code of practice or a best practice document that answers the question whether or not it is an acceptable practice?

 

I couldn't find a definitive answer on the net this morning. That's why I asked the question on here, knowing that some of the lads on here use cranes a lot more than I do.

 

It looks like the job will have to wait a few days.

[tarzan]

I've done a lot of crane work and I all ways catch a lift on the crane block to the top of the canopy. Just make shaw you cheque the hock and gate on the block to make shaw it works and there's no sharps. I use a 2 ton webbing sling doubled up.

[danroker1987]

Use an appropriate work positioning or fall arrest system, use a 3 way locking hook, LOLER cert within the last 6 months, crack on.

 

 

 

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[Mortimer Firewood]

In the construction industry it's not been exceptional to ride the hook in the last 25 yearsto be honest when getting into tree work I was surprised at the amount of people doing it. When I spoke to a local crane owner operator he said there is no legislation to say you can't but most of the big operators will not allow it under any circumstances. So if you want to ride the hook get a local operator.

[agrimog]

it is not ilegal to ride the hook, it comes down to the operator, and the user, to many companys use HSE rules to cover what they dont want to do, the rules dont actually forbid anything, just advise that certain things need to be in place, if you can get a local crane operator and your kit is ok, go for it

[easy-lift guy]

egg, All I want is at least pictures or Video of you going up and down.

Happy New Year

easy-lift guy

[High Scale]

I asked the HSE a couple of years ago and the answer I got was as long as your risk assessment covers that that's what your going to do then it's fine.

 

That said, it's up to the crane co and the driver in the end.

 

I did a job before Christmas and rode the ball up but I did ask the driver very nicely, it just makes sense to ride up rather than climb.