【Haichuan Safety Discussion】Is it necessary to wear a safety belt when working at heights using an aerial work platform?
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This post was last edited by Desert Fish on 2021-6-28 at 17:06. Aerial work platforms make it easy to reach high heights and the work sites. So, is it also necessary to wear a safety belt when working at heights?
If you can’t fasten your seat belt, then don’t ask for it.
This is a general reason. At first glance, it makes sense, and managers are easily convinced: Yes, there’s no place to hang it! Is that really the case? So did the boss mean that since the company has no money this month, salaries won’t be paid? Is that okay? :lol
In my opinion, the following issues should be considered: 1. Is the aerial work platform used merely as a tool for ascending heights, with the working area not located within its basket?； At this time, the safety belt should be attached to a fixed anchor point near the working surface; if the working surface is not far from the basket, the basket’s guardrails can be used as an anchor point for the safety belt ； 2. Even if the work is being done inside a suspension basket, if there is a risk that the worker’s center of gravity could extend beyond the guardrails, the safety belt should still be fastened to those guardrails ；
To decide whether to wear a safety belt, first look at the definition of working at heights. There are two key points: one is the possibility of falling, and the other is a certain height limit relative to the reference surface for falling. If either of these two premises does not hold, then there is no need to wear a seat belt; otherwise, it must be worn
A seat belt should be worn. When working at heights, if a person’s center of gravity is outside the guardrails, there is still a safety risk.
Since it’s been proposed, it has to be hung; who would dare say not to hang it? It harms both others and oneself.
It’s still better to wear a seat belt; it’s just that hanging it high and low isn’t suitable, so it can be hung on the railing.