Tank truck railings

[MrHankey]

So I picked myself up a tank truck, tank is a DOT spec to haul dangerous goods (oil) tank has a ladder welded to it but no railing or fall arrest system in place.Had a local shop willing to install a railing on top which would require welding on the bird bath after talking to a fellow who has multiple trucks he said to contact the manufacture as this was not going to fly (tank would not pass next inspection) of course they could install one maybe by July so I asked if they would sell me the drawings and have a local shop build they.they will not sell.in my eyes if they put a ladder on it there should be a railing to go with the ladder .anyways I'm looking to have a railing installed its going to have to go around the tank attach at the front of the tank on the frame and same at rear.Is there anyone here that does this kind of work?

 

[sledneck_03]

So I picked myself up a tank truck, tank is a DOT spec to haul dangerous goods (oil) tank has a ladder welded to it but no railing or fall arrest system in place.Had a local shop willing to install a railing on top which would require welding on the bird bath after talking to a fellow who has multiple trucks he said to contact the manufacture as this was not going to fly (tank would not pass next inspection) of course they could install one maybe by July so I asked if they would sell me the drawings and have a local shop build they.they will not sell.in my eyes if they put a ladder on it there should be a railing to go with the ladder .anyways I'm looking to have a railing installed its going to have to go around the tank attach at the front of the tank on the frame and same at rear.Is there anyone here that does this kind of work?

pm'd you

 

[Pinner]

Why do you need to be on top of the tank ?

 

[MrHankey]

It's used for swabbing,so have to go up and open hatch,and gauge tank after each swab

 

[Pinner]

Many oil companies will not want you climbing up the ladder even with railings on top... Maybe you should bite the bullet and put in a set of titans because all the companies are going that direction.

 

[lloydguy]

There is 10,000 oil tankers around Lloyd and I have never seen one with railings on it.
Duno if different areas have different rules?

 

[RMK Junky]

Many crude spec tanks have rails that fold up and a cable to harness to when on top. OH&S regs I believe anything over 3m off the ground one has to be harnessed up for fall protection. My last tanker had a catwalk on the drivers side. It was a costly extra but well worth it. When it comes to safety, prices become inflated, but after all you can recoup the cost it your rate ... right? Lol

 

[gotboost]

You need railings like this

 

[sledneck_03]

Oh and s standards are 39-42" hand rail with center rail off platform. Post c-c vary depending on material and needs to be approved by a professional engineer. Also needs a 5 inch kick plate.

I do engineered drawing sets for mezzanines, work platforms , and personnel baskets all the time.

 

[sledneck_03]

You need railings like this

That might fall under some other standards cause there is a open side.i personally never dealt with that before but I'm assuming you need to be tied off?

 

[ram4tow]

with unguarded edges Situations may arise where, on a large flat roof for example, work is performed at a significant distance away from an unguarded edge e.g. at a penthouse near the center of the roof. With the exception of when workers enter or leave the work area at an unguarded edge, workers have no contact with the edge. Upon accessing the roof, workers must proceed directly to their work area. Under such circumstances, a line defining a control zone is unnecessary, as are the remaining requirements for fall protection that would normally apply at the unguarded edge


Also read OHS Part 9 fall protection Section 155 , 159

Be aware if your on Shell sites there is a fall protection requirement for anything over 1.8 meters.


Dan

 

[MrHankey]

Many oil companies will not want you climbing up the ladder even with railings on top... Maybe you should bite the bullet and put in a set of titans because all the companies are going that direction.

Have looked into this aswell ,but still would require going up to open thief hatch and closing at the end of the job

 

[RMK Junky]

Wabash Mfg Inc. or Jasper Tank | Heavy Truck Custom Tank & Trailer Manufacturing and Repair dealership in Acheson, AB T7X 5A7 will answer your questions. I've seen many different types of walkways. Keeping it simple is the best.

 

[MrHankey]

Have a engineer lined up for next week,thanks to sled neck for the contact.then I can have a set of drawings to take to my local shop to have made as any of the big manufactures are booked til mid late summer before they could even look at it

 

[700WFO]

So I picked myself up a tank truck, tank is a DOT spec to haul dangerous goods (oil) tank has a ladder welded to it but no railing or fall arrest system in place.Had a local shop willing to install a railing on top which would require welding on the bird bath after talking to a fellow who has multiple trucks he said to contact the manufacture as this was not going to fly (tank would not pass next inspection) of course they could install one maybe by July so I asked if they would sell me the drawings and have a local shop build they.they will not sell.in my eyes if they put a ladder on it there should be a railing to go with the ladder .anyways I'm looking to have a railing installed its going to have to go around the tank attach at the front of the tank on the frame and same at rear.Is there anyone here that does this kind of work?

Any and all modifications done to tank trucks will require sign off by a professional engineer in order to meet the requirements of TDG, as well it also will cancel any current VIPK certifications on the unit thereby requiring retesting. Any shop willing to do this kind of work needs to put their name on it with all approvals.