Crane working in high winds

Ericdravancrow

I was watching a Crane working yesterday, erecting steel and two MEWPs (cherrypickers) with lads in them, guiding the steel into place.
I thought it was a bit stupid, with the wind gusting up to about 40kms, and MEWPs are generally restricted to any wind above 12m/s (28mph)
This was on a site in Limerick, well know building contractors too.
Why do people take these risks?

TheBully

Because the job needs to be done! 40km winds is fine to work aloft in. Health and safety is good but sometimes they take it too far

Calahonda52

At above 12 m/s, all the cherries are blown off so they are available to do other work.

Ericdravancrow

TheBully wrote: »

Because the job needs to be done! 40km winds is fine to work aloft in. Health and safety is good but sometimes they take it too far

Not according to the winds limits I read, I'm sure they don't just make them up for fun, those H&S regs are probably there because someone died.

Having to repeat licencing every 5 odd years for machines that you use every day in work is stupid H&S.

TheBully

Ericdravancrow wrote: »

Not according to the winds limits I read, I'm sure they don't just make them up for fun, those H&S regs are probably there because someone died.

Having to repeat licencing every 5 odd years for machines that you use every day in work is stupid H&S.

I was working on a cherry picker yesterday with no issue whatsoever, the only issue I had was the rain

TheBully

TheBully wrote: »

I was working on a cherry picker yesterday with no issue whatsoever, the only issue I had was the rain

And if you think that work will stop on all cranes and cherry pickers in Ireland with a small breeze of over 12m/s you are deluded. Might as well shut down building sites for 9 months of the year

Ericdravancrow

Fair enough, I see people are still willing to take risks....
.......even where the H&S guidance and equipment manufacturers recommend that you don't.