On Sat, 03 Oct 2015 09:17:39 +0100, Chris J Dixon
wrote:


They failed to appreciate the guidance that, over water,
harnesses should not be worn.

Chris

Yes that's correct and in that case a buoyancy aid should be used. I
suppose the theory is that hitting deep water is less of an evil than
hitting solid ground.

Actually a farmer was fined within the last week for using a pallet
fork mounted cage which slid off the tines with two men who fell three
metres and sustained broken bones, that's only 1 metre above the lower
limit for the working at height regulations I think.

I actually walked off site last week when the health and safety
manager refused to allow me to use the MEWP to chemfix some loose
fixings for a horizontal pipe 4 metres above the ground, requiring me
to use a ladder footed by another employee instead, on the grounds I
could not prove my competency to use the MEWP. I had basic training
when I hired them in the past but no certificate and on flat ground
the MEWP was far and away the safest platform to work from.

AJH