Maximum height for Climbing a construction Stair, when the hoist is not working
Maximum height for Climbing a construction Stair, when the hoist is not working
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I am Structural Engineer Inspector in the middle East, I am currently working in the construction of a high rise tower in KSA.
Sometimes the external hoist is not working, so the contractor asks us to take the Doka access stairs for inspection.
It can reach 17 floors (Each floor is 4 m high)which is practically impossible. It means that I should use the stair for about 70 meters.
I asked our safety engineers to refuse such act , but they said that they can't find any written code that limit the maximum height to climb using stairs.
Last time when I took the stair for 9 floors up and down, I started to feel pain in my knees for 3 successive days.
So if you have any kind of info regarding this issue please share with me, for the sake of my knees:)
Sometimes the external hoist is not working, so the contractor asks us to take the Doka access stairs for inspection.
It can reach 17 floors (Each floor is 4 m high)which is practically impossible. It means that I should use the stair for about 70 meters.
I asked our safety engineers to refuse such act , but they said that they can't find any written code that limit the maximum height to climb using stairs.
Last time when I took the stair for 9 floors up and down, I started to feel pain in my knees for 3 successive days.
So if you have any kind of info regarding this issue please share with me, for the sake of my knees:)





RE: Maximum height for Climbing a construction Stair, when the hoist is not working
Plenty of other tall structures have stairs or ladders all the way to the top. Windmills, water towers, etc.
Eat your wheaties, or get someone else to do it
RE: Maximum height for Climbing a construction Stair, when the hoist is not working