Great Britain. Health and Safety Executive

Health and Safety Executive Staff

Bill J. Jones

Storbritannien Health and Safety Executive

Great Britain. Forest Research

Due to the high number of accidents in the arboricultural industry, the Health and Safety Executive commissioned an evaluation of the use of Mobile Elevated Working Platforms (MEWPs) in such work. A number of different designs were trialed in several different site and tree situations in order to assess: Potential benefits of MEWPs over manually climbing and working in the crown Factors which affect the performance of MEWPs in tree work and to develop guidance on: the selection of MEWPs for particular types of sites and operations; working practices appropriate for working with MEWPs in arboriculture. provision of a more safe and secure working environment, reduced effort of the operator when gaining access to the working position and potential increases in effectiveness and efficiency. The trials evaluated the performance criteria of MEWPs which has enabled the development of guidance on both the selection of MEWPs and working practices for the use of MEWPs in tree work. Output and cost comparisons with manual climbing are also given.

Use and Effectiveness of Mobile Elevating Work Platforms (Mewps) for Tree Work

Great Britain. Health and Safety Executive. Arboriculture and Forestry Advisory Group

Describes the safe working practices to be followed when using a mobile elevating platform (MEWP) for tree work. This leaflet helps you identify the controls to put in place when using a MEWP for tree work.

Mobile Elevating Work Platforms (Mewps) for Tree Work

Great Britain. Health and Safety Executive (GB); Welding Institute (GB)

S. J. Maddox

R. Razmjoo

Y-H. Zhang

This report considers the likelihood of secondary ignition of the interior of buildings, based on the incident heat flux from a fire event and the duration of exposure to the event. An assessment is then made of the proportion of occupants who do not escape from the secondary fire. Thus an attempt has been made to incorporate evacuation behaviour into the assessment. Due to the lack of suitable data on the evacuation behaviour relating to external fires, selected case studies have been used to estimate particular behaviour patterns

Flash Fire Effects on Building Occupants

Health and Safety Executive Staff

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