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Looking For A Stool A Tech Can Use While Terminating Patch Panels While 6 Feet Up.

David Matyas

•Dec 19, 2016

I have a tech that fell off ladder 2 months ago and broke his leg. He wants to get back to work now but for right now, ladders will be off limits. However, I would like to use him still for termination, etc...

While he is able to walk, standing in one place for a while will be hard. So I am looking for some sort of portable stool that he may be able to use while terminating panels. However, the stool will have to be able to have him sitting 6 feet up. Does anyone know of such a stool or maybe a ladder attachment? It will have to be relatively portable.

Thanks

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Undisclosed Integrator #1

•Dec 19, 2016

I doubt you are going to find a solution that meets osha, but a couple ideas.

Work platform

Step platform. Put or weld a chair on it.

http://www.lifeguardmaster.com/products/lifeguard-chair-folding

Folding life guard chair.

http://www.lifeguardmaster.com/products/LifeguardChairStandTower

Or buy a wooden lifeguard chair.

You could also rig a rock climbing chair, but all these solutions are asking for the guy to just break another leg.

http://blackdiamondequipment.com/en_US/big-wall-climbing/bosun-s-chair-BD8104600000ALL1.html

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Ethan Ace

•Dec 19, 2016

Instead of terminating things off the ground, why not just bring cables to table level and give him a table and chair to terminate on. Then feed a service loop back up and screw the patch panels in place.

Even without a broken leg I found it much easier to do this than stand on a ladder terminating.

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