Overcoming the problems with working at height

[JD6400]

What access gear do others use when working at height , and how high would you deem it safe to still work from a ladder ?
Also whats the worst case of daft and dangerous behaviour that you have come across by other people working at height .:38:

 

[Tim'o]

There is only one way to be safe at height and that is by abseiling, I used to do alot of tight access abseiling in london and is by far the best and cheapest way in many cases.

 

[Spazz]

Where is this light I need to replace???

 

[needasparks]

Ropes are to tie ya ladders on the van not to be used instead of. And sometimes in the bedroom.........

 

[Tim'o]

Haven't had alot of need for it as a sparks, more when i did property maintenance work although you could use it for P.V work and would take away the need for scaffold.

 

[Spazz]

You say that needasparks

This is Q Technical Services (UK) Limited

 

[Tim'o]

You wouldn't want to drop your screwdriver! Where are they based?

 

[Rockingit]

Got that t-shirt, too.

 

[Spazz]

Q Technical Services (UK) Ltd

Unit B4 Halesfield 5
Telford
Shropshire
TF7 4QJ​

 

[Paul.M]

Who needs ropes?

And first prize for the Darwin award goes to.........

 

[Rockingit]

So what method did Q use to put the beam clamp on in the first place, then?? Bet they never took photo's of that bit.

 

[Spazz]

No they didnt - it looks like rollers and the use of gravity to hold them inwards and a brace bar to stabilize it.

It looks like it can move along the beam as well.


Follow the link below the pictures and click on the picture on their site and you can zoom in on that part.

 

[Rockingit]

I can't be 100% sure as the pic gets too grainy when I enlarge it, but it looks like a standard I beam clamp, and they don't roll horizontally (unless you push them when they're loose) - basically just a big jaw that winds shut but overlaps the bottom edge of the beam. I bet a pint that it go put on, slid along, then someone had to do something silly in order to tighten the jaw shut!

 

[Spazz]

Something like this

Just Google beam clamp trolley and loads come up in the images section

 

[Rockingit]

Only just having seen your 'link' comment and followed it, I'll give you half a pint..... they're single rollers tied together, but they still need to have been screwed tight!

 

[Spazz]

I personally think I would rather go on the ones I found on Google they look more sturdy compared the others they used, look like they could twist and one come off.