Information at the following link may be of some use: http://www.hse.gov.uk/falls/guidance.htm
Regards Nick. At 13:29 -0400 11/9/09, Goedderz, Jim wrote: >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 <<mailto:[email protected]>[email protected]> > >All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at ><http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-ps c>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/>http://www.ieee-pses.org/ >Instructions: ><http://listserv.ieee.org/request/user guide.html>http://listserv.ieee.org/request/user-guide.html >List rules: ><http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.ht l>http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html >For help, send mail to the list administrators: >Scott Douglas <<mailto:[email protected]>[email protected]> >Mike Cantwell <<mailto:[email protected]>[email protected]> >For policy questions, send mail to: >Jim Bacher <<mailto:[email protected]>[email protected]> >David Heald <<mailto:[email protected]>[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]>
