Thanks for posting those pictures would look forward to others posts on what methods they would use.
Trevor, would it be a good idea that those posting
A .......Happy to ID themselves, its easy to hide behind an alias
B .......Knowledge, experience and Qualifications
Whilst posting are you going to challenge the FWC for clear legal status on this issue
Regards
Andrew
Personally I would leave it up to persons choice whether they post that information but it would be good if people posted who do have experience of cleaning largish commercial buildings.
As for challenging the FWC for clear legal status on the issue i cant see a need unless accident statistics start to show there are injuries occurring from falling poles and then I would say there is a need for it to be looked at, but at present I feel there guidance notes are sufficient.
You are far more qualified than me and obviously know much more on how a judge would view the situation if an accident occurred but I seriously think a contractor would be hammered no matter what method they used should an accident occur, for instance scenario 1 a WFP falls and hits someone judge verdict you did not put sufficient measures in place to stop falling object. Scenario 2 an accident occurs using cherrypicker whether it be a minor one are a major one judge verdict why did you use access equipment when job could of been carried out safely from the ground, I know the above is a very simplified version and your risk assessment would be viewed more closely but I cant see how getting legal status on the cordoning of issue would clear up the dilemma
Once again thanks for posting the pictures,I know people have very strong views on this subject and it often turns into a bash Andrew thread me myself also being guilty of this so please can posters try to raise valid points without getting to personal.
