BS 6037-2:2020 pdf free.Planning, design, installation and use of permanently installed access equipment一Travelling ladders and gantries一Code of practice.
BS 6037-2 This part of BS 6037 gives recommendations for the planning, design, installation, use, examination, maintenance and testing of permanently installed travelling ladders and gantries (TLGs) including equipment installed on a building to facilitate routine maintenance of the building fabric and its services. It is intended for use by those involved in specifying, designing, managing the use of, maintaining and examining such equipment. NOTE 1 For further information on underbridge gantries, see The operation and maintenance of bridge access gantries and runways [4]. NOTE2 Where TLGs are intended to be used in conjunction with suspended access equipment (SAE), this part of BS 6037 is supplemented by BS EN 1808 and BS 6037-1.NOTE 1 Attention is drawn to the Machinery Directive (2006/42/EC) [5] in respect of machinery design requirements for TLGs to protect the health and safety of users.At an early stage in the design of the building, a design risk assessment should be carried out in order to identify the access requirements and minimize the potential hazards for the users maintainers and inspectors of a TLG. NOTE2 Attention is drawn to the CDM Regulations 2015 [1] in respect of the legal requirement to carry out a risk assessment at this stage. At installation, use, inspection and maintenance stages NOTE 1 Attention is drawn to the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 [6] in respect of the legal requirement to carry out a risk assessment before a TLG is put into use. A permit-to-work system should be put in place to cover all planned operation, maintenance, testing and thorough examination of the TLG. NOTE 2 Guidance on producing permit-to-work systems is given in the HSE publication Permit-to-work systems [Z]. A list of the more common hazards encountered when using permanently installed TLGs, and the actions which should be taken to eliminate or reduce them, is given in Table 1. This list should not be taken as exhaustive and the hazards should be reviewed periodically. A method statement should be prepared covering the operation of the TLG. The method statement should include the findings of the risk assessment and the measures required to control or eliminate risk. All operators/users should be made aware of the findings of the risk assessment and given adequate training and instruction prior to operating or maintaining the TLG (see Clause 22). BS 6037-2 pdf download.