CNESST secure equipment for working at heights
Removable equipment is essential for all work that is located in height such as:
- Washing windows,
- Facelift,
- Repairing the roof,
- Replacement and caulking of windows...
Regulations stipulate that a worker may not spend more than one hour on a ladder per day
When a worker is on a ladder, he must be insured on a fixed point and have three contact points.
These special equipment include suspended and lift platforms, harnesses, aerial pods and scaffolding. All these facilities are subject to strict safety standards within the framework of the law defended by CNESST lawyers.
A compliance plate must also be affixed to each piece of equipment dedicated to working at height.
An overview of the various CNESST security equipment…
Lift platform and aerial gondola
Just like the window cleaner, the work of a professional caulking technician often requires specific equipment and in particular a cherry picker. The application of sealants and sealants on façade windows cannot be carried out without removable equipment at height.
The aerial platform or cherry picker mounted on a truck equipped with an extendable or articulated mast is used for vessels less than 43 meters in height (135 feet). These devices are in most cases supplied by rental companies, which maintain them. Caulking owns its own pods and actually rents it.
Suspended platform or harness
Each professional working at height must wear personal protective equipment in the event of a fall (safety harness, webbing reel, rope, carabiner, etc.). If the anchorage points are not sufficiently fixed or defective, the use of a platform or fifth wheel is prohibited.
Installing equipment
In addition, each installation and movement of equipment must be approved by an engineer.
The main risks associated with the use of these devices are the fall of the professional due to tipping over and contact with electrical cables (electrocution).
Rent of articulated pods
The company rents its aerial work platforms by the day, the week, the month. Please go to the page “rental of aerial platforms in Montreal“.
Safety standards in force
The equipment is subject to the safety standards of ASME, ANSI and LRQ and complies with sections 261 and 348 of the Act respecting occupational health and safety of Quebec. In addition, a compliance plate is affixed to each device.
Elite Calfeutrage on the North Shore uses this secure equipment. These experienced professionals work on your high facades and apply quality joints and sealants to your windows to prevent rain, air, dust, insect infiltration, etc. for a perfect seal.
