Work at Height

Selecting Suitable Equipment

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Selecting suitable equipment

One of the key requirements will be the selection of suitablework equipment for work at height, which is part of the properorganisation required of this type of work

SGB needs to be able to provide reliable advice based on anunderstanding of our products and applications to ensure thatwe give the correct advice on safe options.

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Traditional scaffolding

Suitable applications• Aircraft hanger construction• Apartment refurb. exterior• Atrium Access• Building Façade• Chimney Maintenance• Churches: high level access• Concrete Frame New Stairwells• Concrete Frame : Edge

Protection• Cladding: Curtain walling

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Traditional scaffolding

Suitable applications (cont.)• Housing : Brick/ block work• Cladding: Industrial Façade• Industrial Plant pipe work• Line Crossings• Steel Frame New Construction

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System Scaffolding

Suitable applications • Aircraft hanger construction• Aircraft maintenance• Apartment refurb. exterior• Atrium Access• Bricklaying• Building Façade• Chimney Maintenance• Churches: high level access• Cinemas: Tiered Seating

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System Scaffolding

Suitable applications • Cladding: Curtain walling• Gas flue installation• Housing : Brick/ block work• Cladding: Industrial Façade• Industrial Plant pipe work

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All Scaffolding

Less suitable applications for scaffolding• Small fit-out projects: electrical, H&V

• Installing netting

• Industrial roofing

• Shop fitting

• Small scale mobile access

• Light floor loadings

• Edge protection – long spans

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Staircases

Suitable applications• Aircraft hanger construction• Aircraft maintenance• Apartment refurb exterior• Atrium Access• Building Façade• Churches: high level access• Cladding : Industrial roof • Cladding: Industrial Façade • Falsework Erection

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Staircases

Suitable applications (cont,)• Flat Roof access• Industrial Plant pipework• Steel Frame New Const

Less suitable applications• Short term, low rise

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Mobile Towers

Suitable Applications• Agricultural barns maintenance• Aircraft maintenance• Fire Alarm installations• Gas flue installation• Hospital: replacing light fittings• Rail : train access• Rail: Under bridge Inspection• Shop counters• Sign Installation• Soffit Electrical & Lighting

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Mobile Towers

Suitable Applications (cont.)• Staircase access• Suspended Ceilings• Vehicle maintenance• Warehouse stock access

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Mobile Towers

BOSS adaptations to form aluminium structuresSuitable applications• Aircraft maintenance• Cinemas: Tiered Seating• Gantry (Events)• Cladding: Industrial Façade• Soffit Electrical & Lighting• Suspended Ceilings• Swimming pools• Theatres: stages

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Mobile Towers

GRP Towers - suitable applications• Petrochemical • Fire Alarm installations• Gas flue installation• Hospital: replacing light fittings• Rail: Under bridge Inspection• Shopfitting• Sign Installation• Soffit Electrical & Lighting• Food Processing

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Mobile Towers

Less suitable applications• Bricklaying• Edge Protection• Roofing• Facades• Long-term projects• Windy exposed areas

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Low Level Towers

Suitable applications• Fire Alarm installations• Hospital: replacing light fittings• Refurbishment• Shop fitting• Soffit electrical and Lighting• Suspended ceilings• Vehicle access & maintenance• Heating and ventilating

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Low Level Platforms

Suitable applications• Fire Alarm installations• Hospital: replacing light fittings• Shop fitting• Soffit Electrical & Lighting• Drilling & Fixing• Painting

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Low Level Towers & Platforms

Less suitable applications• Housing: snagging/bricklaying• Facades• Bulky/heavy materials handling• Civil engineering• High-level applications

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Edge Protection

Extraguard and Roofguard – suitable applications• Concrete Frame New Stairwells• Concrete Frame : Edge Protection• Roof m-storey inspection• Falsework Erection• Flat Roof Inspection• Flat Roof new roof-laying• Steel Frame New Const• Cladding : Industrial roof

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Edge Protection

Extraguard and Roofguard – less suitable applications• Traditional Housing• Frequent movement of materials

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Scissor Lift

Suitable applications• Advertising Hoardings• Aircraft hanger construction• Aircraft maintenance• Cladding: Industrial Façade • Netting Installation• Sign Installation• M&E fit-out• Suspended Ceilings

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Telescopic Booms

Suitable applications• Advertising Hoardings• Aircraft maintenance• Atrium Access• Churches: high level access• Ship yard maintenance• Petro-chem• Netting Installation• Sign Installation• Window Cleaning

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Mast Climbing Work Platforms

Powered Access - Scissor Lifts• Apartment refurb exterior• Building Façade• Cladding: Curtain walling • Window Replacement• Cladding: Industrial Façade

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All powered access

Less suitable applications• Unmade or very sloping ground• Scissors: heights over 20m • Telescopic booms: bulky or heavy materials handling• Long term one position ( excluding mast climbers)

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StepsSuitable applications• Fire Alarm installations• Hospital: replacing light fittings• Housing; external snagging• Shop fitting• Sign Installation• M&E fit out• Theatres: stages• Window Cleaning• Painting

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Ladders

Suitable applications• Advertising Hoardings• Telecoms• Excavations• Fire Alarm installations• Shopfitting• Small Sign Installation• Vehicle access• Window Cleaning• Painting

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Steps and ladders

Less suitable applications• Where safer alternatives are feasible• Over 6.0m working height or 10 tread• Horizontal access requirements• Basic tools and heavy work• Soft or sloping ground• Percussion Tools• Where not possible to secure ladders• Over 30 mins

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Steel Trestles

Suitable applications• Bricklaying - Garage• small extensions

Less suitable applications• Long runs, over 1m height

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Painter’s trestles

Suitable applications• Shopfitting• Painting• Vehicle Body Manufacture

Non suitable applications• over 1m height, • longer term projects• where mobile towers could be practicable

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Stagings and Spandecks

Suitable applications• Aircraft maintenance• Building Façade• Chimney Maintce• Fire Alarm installations• Gantry (Events)• Cladding : Industrial roof • Rail : train access • Shopfitting• Suspended Ceilings• Theatres: stages• Painting

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Rope Access

Suitable applications• Atrium Access• Chimney Maintenance• Offshore• Bridge Inspection• Shipyard Maintenance• Window Cleaning• Painting

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Rope Access

Non suitable applications• brickwork or similar • heavy duty tasks with materials • Long duration work where there are safer alternatives

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Soft Landing System

Suitable applications• Housing: Roof Trusses Internal• Cladding : Industrial roof

Less suitable applications• Over 2m height of fall ( poly bags only)• Where there are obstructions• Air Bags: need for regular supervision

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Running Lines

Suitable applications• Atrium Access• Roof multi-storey inspection• Commercial or industrial roof

inspection• Bridge Inspection

Less suitable applications:• Inadequate anchoring surfaces• Where Guardrails are practicable and can offer

collective protection

Courtesy of Safesite

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PPE / Harness - fall restraint or fall arrest

Suitable applications• Steel erecting• Scaffolds• Roof m-storey inspection• Flat Roof Inspection• Netting Installation• Vehicle maintenance• Window Cleaning

Non suitable applications• where collective protection is achievable.

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Netting

Suitable applications• Atrium Access• Churches: high level access• Cladding : Industrial roof • Line Crossings• Steel Frame New Const• Sports stadia• Road Bridge Inspection

Non suitable applications• Any structures where there are obstructions e.g. roof

support structures

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Mobile Anchors

Suitable applications• Concrete Frame : Edge Protection• Flat Roof Inspection• Edge protection installation

• Roofguard• Extraguard

• Roof multi-storey inspection

Non suitable applications• Surfaces with ice, oil, poor friction• Numerous workers• Narrow roofs (no.2m space)

Work at Height

Selecting Suitable Equipment