Browse Forums Building Standards; Getting It Right! Re: Working height safety for tradies? 2Jul 31, 2012 7:32 pm The Harder You Try - the Luckier You Get ! Web site http://www.anewhouse.com.au Informative, Amusing, and Opinionated Blog - Over 600 posts on all aspects of building a new house. Re: Working height safety for tradies? 7Aug 01, 2012 9:11 pm stormjr They may go by other names depending on the state your in / looking at! In Victoria (where I am) it's Work Safe, http://www.worksafe.vic.gov.au/wps/wcm/ ... t/WorkSafe they are more the regulator / enforcer of occupational health and safety laws, strictly speaking Work cover is insurance I believe but I always call them work cover for some reason! Fixed ladders are usually up and down, and are odd to climb but usaully rock solid and safe, an extension ladder does have a correct angle to use it at (some ladders have a L printed on them so when it looks like a L it's right!) the problem is they are supposed to be 'footed' (some one at the bottom holding it) while someone else climbs up to tie it off! Of course, I don't employ anyone beyond me so.......? See? It pays to ask!! I'm looking to buy some land in either Vic or NSW. Most likely it will be NSW, although I personally prefer Vic (I'm better with the climate around Melbourne, but my better half likes NSW better). Maybe I can design my way out of it, by making a "false" outer wall at the end of the house (West?) making a staircase that goes parallel to the end wall. Of course, that will be rather expensive, although it could be made to look elegant. As for someone "footing" it, wouldn't one of those "ladder stabilisers" work in lieu of that, or does the tradie first have to climb to the roof, while another one "foots" it, then move the ladder to the stabiliser? My thinking was that I could make an "inset" (think "toothed edge of a castle") and in that inset have a ladder stabiliser, so the tradie does not rely on how safe/old the stabiliser is, but can rely on the building itself to, well, stabilise him. God, I feel stupid, but I'm not a tradesperson, and without personal experience, I can only take into account what people have told me and what I can think up by myself. I really want something which doesn't detract too much from a minimalistic design, but on the other hand, there's no point in doing things half-arsed, or making a choice of a particular solution without knowing what solutions would be feasible. Of course, I don't have unlimited amounts on money to spend, but again, if I can design something smartly from the get-go, rather than relying on add-ons or whatnot, it won't be that much more in terms of money. A bit more work, but that I can manage. I will try to contact Work Safe to see what they say. Thanks again Hi everyone. I am a single mother with little daughter, living in a small tourist town in WA Australia. I am thinking to install security screens to all the doors and… 0 22670 Elvis has left the building... The site supervisor quit after 2 month on the project. I guess he was just instructed to bark at people, but didn't like when he was… 26 20864 I had a similar issue with my fridge not too long ago. It wasn't the same model, but the symptoms were pretty much the same: the compressor would start and then stop… 3 7522 |