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Let’s all
HIGH REACH EXCAVATORS get home safely,
every day
A structural survey of the building must be undertaken before
work commences to ensure that the vital factors such as how The Machine operator must ensure that the attachment is
the structure has been constructed, the system of cladding used angled downwards or straight into the building when cutting
or the possible presence of post tensioning are considered at pulverising or shearing.
the planning and preparation stage of works.
Ensure that debris and material are constantly
cleared from floor as works progress.
Failure to do so may result on overloading of the
High reach machines should be fitted with a floor plates and structure collapse.
FOPS and FOGS protective cabin.
A safe working area and an exclusion zone for
the operation of high reach machines must be in
The machine must be operated in line with the place and maintained at all times.
tracks and over the front idlers (drive sprockets When designing an exclusion zone the working
radius of the machine should be a ratio of 2:1.
to the rear) for maximum stability. In addition The base of the machine must be at least half the
this will allow the machine to be reversed height of the building away from the face of the
quickly in the event of falling debris. structure.
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