ladders must only be used after all safer alternatives have been ruled out
these rules are all misleading, you can use a ladder provided it is safe and secure, what if i dont have any alternatives no wfp no extention poles, i can use my ladder!
not misleading, as you said they are rules, and its a law passed in parliament, and enforsable and you could go to jail if you blatently ignore the rules or seriously injure or kill some one because of not abiding by this law, and this applies to WFP as well as ladders.
There is a law on having an MOT on a car every year on a car over 3 years old, if you cant afford or dont have one doesnt exclude you from the law. Fact
Its idiots saying the rules are missleading is the problem, please tell us whats missleading, the fact that if you dont consider all the options, and you still use a ladder is ok, as long as its secured, and a full written risk assesment is done, simple.
i saw a w/c today cleaning ground floor shop windows with a pointer, when under WAHR law, all work has to be done from ground where possible, you quote no extension poles, but a W/C could use a £1.50 broom shank, simple, no need for risk assesment, and if you cant afford 30 bob, time to give up
Sick of excuses, and b & q do a harris pole for under a tenner, and you wont get fined
we just got a £60k contract, because the previous firm ,constantly broke HSE law, and the building owner did not want to got to jail because of their incompetancy
idealrob