Work at Height

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Work at Height

• Selecting Suitable Equipment

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Selecting suitable equipment

• One of the key requirements will be the selection
  of suitable
• work equipment for work at height, which is part
  of the proper
• organisation required of this type of work
• SGB needs to be able to provide reliable advice
  based on an
• understanding of our products and applications to
  ensure that
• we 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, HV
• 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 structures
• Suitable 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
• ME 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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Steps

• Suitable applications
• Fire Alarm installations
• Hospital replacing light fittings
• Housing external snagging
• Shop fitting
• Sign Installation
• ME 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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Painters 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

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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)

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Work at Height

• Selecting Suitable Equipment