I want to die peacefully in my sleep like my Grandfather.....not screaming in terror like the passengers in his car!!!
I was trying to find that hedge trimmer we all agreed that the OH & S side might have been a problem. Ride on lawn mower suspended from a crane cutting the top of a hedge.
It was posted on here somewhere.
its against wh&s practices to put a plank between 2 ladders, the ladders arent wide eough at the base, you should use proper trestles.
you should also( imo) charge a premium price for the danger of working at heights.
ive been doing roof work for 11 yrs now, and altho im very experienced, the other day i was about 6 foot off ground (my feet) and the hedge swayed in the wind,
cos i was looking at the hedge, it seemed to me i was swaying too, and felt dizzy and to tell the truth , i almost rocked the ladder over, i reckon.
working at heights can KILL you , be careful of it, and either charge a heap big price, or leave it for someone else to do
or like the guys said hire a cherry picker or proper height access gear, and make the customer pay for it.
personally i wont use a step ladder bigger than 8 foot (where the max height your feet are off the ground is 6 foot - cant use last 2 steps)
be careful guys, heights kill.
This is what I was looking for.Lawn-mower-crane-hedge-trim.jpg
Get a scaffold...
I got a photo of a good scaffold system for you see if I can find the photo..
Yep last trip to Bali took this photo maybe you could build something like that?? lol
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see if this is better
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If it a cypress you might be able to climb it from the inside. Cypress you can always put a ladder against it and it will spring back. Hope you're making really good money...you only get to fall hard once.
Cheers
Bluey
Adelaide Home & Garden Solutions
http://www.ahgs.com.au
"Success occurs when no one is looking, failure occurs when everyone is watching."
Pardon me pun on the last post but if you are going to get up a ladder then be prepared for problems. Falls from ladders make up a big part of OHWS claims. Want to be on the wrong end. Put your blokes on a big kick arse ladder
Cheers
Bluey
Adelaide Home & Garden Solutions
http://www.ahgs.com.au
"Success occurs when no one is looking, failure occurs when everyone is watching."
Well well now, my days at the christian brothers college must have paid off with all my prayers. I have had 1 hard fall from 4 mtrs with a very badly sprained wrist only!! And a ladder which broke my fall which I can credit for me still able to type this
And I must say that while doing the T&Tag for many large companies anything to do with ladders was very strictly followed and documented. Spot on Bluey
Yep. Way too easy to fall.
http://www.indmowing.com.au/forum/showthread.php?10287