- Location
- Huntingdon, UK
IIRC man cages are legal for unplanned / emergency work only.
The cage and the handler also need a LOLER inspection every 6 months.
The cage and the handler also need a LOLER inspection every 6 months.
Everything is planned. It's just some things are planned sooner than others.......
Honestly. If they don't like man baskets, just ban them and be done with it. Have there been any accidents with these recorded ? Loads of near disasters on Youtube with folks using cherry pickers. Driving these things around the yard from a basket detached from the main chassis of the machine doesn't look very safe.......
saw on facebook last week that a tested man basket was not legal on a machine that could reach more than 7m
our loadall is 8m and far more stable than our old 7m machine
is this right ? tester or insurance have never mentioned it, its only usrd occasionally perfectly safely with harness etc to clear gutters
shed building and grain plabt contractors we have hsd here use msn cages in much higher reach machines than ours
confused !
feel like getting rid of it and using a ladder ...... which would be far more dangerous
I shouldn't laugh...but......
The last scaffolding I had done " only " cost me £400. I'm thinking this could be the way to go, even for small jobs. Probably not cost effective to clean a 200' length of gutter though......
The HSE guidance says nominal lift height of telehandler to not exceed 6m.saw on facebook last week that a tested man basket was not legal on a machine that could reach more than 7m
our loadall is 8m and far more stable than our old 7m machine
is this right ? tester or insurance have never mentioned it, its only usrd occasionally perfectly safely with harness etc to clear gutters
shed building and grain plabt contractors we have hsd here use msn cages in much higher reach machines than ours
confused !
feel like getting rid of it and using a ladder ...... which would be far more dangerous
yes, had a basket fall off a JCB a couple years ago, think the 541-70 was at least half way up if not more? broke lots of bones and put in induced coma for a good while.
Not really the baskets fault or the machine, just hadn't been fitted properly on the floating forks.
The Highway Code isn't the law