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Reverting to Working At Heights for a moment, Job Safety Assessment (or equivalent) will, or should include the height of the potential drop, and the harness and/or lanyard type and length, if applicable. I reviewed one recently which stated that harness was NOT required for a particular location because the drop (0.5m) was less than the lanyard, so the harness and lanyard served no useful function. Handrail WAS required, because that DID contribute, but no toe board - because no risk from dropped objects overhead.

 

That JSA passed review and is now Operational. Toe boards were fitted in the event, because they appear on Standard Details, and incorporated as an Amendment covered by Tool Box Talk.

 

The Rules and Regs are often more detailed than individuals assessing the task informally tend to be, and they often contain "preferred solutions" which have been found from experience to be of value, and they may well reflect a different perception of the risk/hazard/benefit balance than informal individual assessments; but it's extremely rare for them to be bureacracy for the sake of it.

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So when's the loco going to arrive then?

 

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Checking the time with a wristwatch whilst wearing a double Albert? Presumably the latter must be for decoration.

If he's waiting for the locomotive he's at the wrong end of the train (note the tail lamp).

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Some more of my own pictures from work or on the way to work

5375300146_970d5cb428_z.jpgLook who we've got here by Simon Barnes, on Flickr

5661931338_5d7448efba_z.jpgChris Dadswell by Simon Barnes, on Flickr

5661368673_579c5d6448_z.jpgNigel Edwards by Simon Barnes, on Flickr

5664554719_f2554c5e11_z.jpgPhoto Op by Simon Barnes, on Flickr

5676195497_d264053f79_z.jpgSteve Watts by Simon Barnes, on Flickr

5683418489_5c9b25fe67_z.jpgPoint Clipping by Simon Barnes, on Flickr

 Re the last picture, where's the "Too much detail" button?

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