I saw this chap at work the other morning, working on the city chambers windows. I'm not sure who did the safe system of work, but it doesn't need a genuis to work out that if he were to fall the lanyard would only stop his body rolling onto the road.There are a few problems with this setup that I can see. The lanyard is too long which although if short can limit mobility, too long will make any fall dangerous. Secondly and more importantly, the anchor point should be above, so limiting the fall. Clearly in the above setup, the worker will hit the ground before the lanyard takes the strain. He is also carrying out work on a ladder which should only be a last resort if a platform can not be used. He is also working alone which should never be done when working at height. He is not wearing a hard hat and the ladders are not secured ( plus the feet are sitting on the movable rags ). He is working with a pot of paint and a brush on the ladder, meaning that he will only have his feet as two points of contact rather than the three at all times which is good practice. Other than that, all looks ok.
