Guidance from the UK Health and Safety Executive: "When working from a ladder, three points of contact should be maintained. [Three points of contact means both feet and one hand in contact with the ladder or stepladder.]
When working from a ladder where you cannot maintain a handhold other than for a brief period of time (eg to hold a nail whilst starting to knock it in, starting a screw), other measures will be needed to prevent a fall or reduce the consequences of one (eg a fall arrest system)." From: http://www.hse.gov.uk/falls/usingladders/threepoints.htm Jon -----Original Message----- From: Doug Kramer [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 11 September 2009 18:43 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [PSES] one handed installation Jim, I know from some time spent scrambling on rocks, trying to maintain 3 points of contact with the rock at all times was a smart rule of thumb for safety. I’m not sure if that would be possible for a ladder, how would one ever be able to perform an operation requiring 2 hands? Bring a buddy up the ladder too? -Doug From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Goedderz, Jim Sent: Friday, September 11, 2009 12:29 PM To: [email protected] Subject: one handed installation Hi forum, Some of our recent health and safety training has indicated that it is necessary to have three points of contact on a ladder when up and installing a fixture, light, camera, etc. First question that came up was if this was a legal (OSHA maybe) requirement. Anybody dealt with this and has insight? Secondly, would 2 feet and a knee be considered the 3 points of contact? If there is some legal basis to the 3 point of contact requirement, can anyone provide a reference or perhaps knowledge of when it is necessary? Thank you. James Goedderz Product Safety Engineer Tyco/Sensormatic 561.912.6378 - ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to <[email protected]> All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc Graphics (in well-used formats), large files, etc. can be posted to that URL. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/request/user-guide.html List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas <[email protected]> Mike Cantwell <[email protected]> For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher <[email protected]> David Heald <[email protected]> - ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to <[email protected]> All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc Graphics (in well-used formats), large files, etc. can be posted to that URL. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/request/user-guide.html List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas <[email protected]> Mike Cantwell <[email protected]> For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher <[email protected]> David Heald <[email protected]> - This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to <[email protected]> All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc Graphics (in well-used formats), large files, etc. can be posted to that URL. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/request/user-guide.html List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas <[email protected]> Mike Cantwell <[email protected]> For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher <[email protected]> David Heald <[email protected]>
