Why should a wooden ladder never be painted, per best practice?

Q: Why should a wooden ladder never be painted, per best practice?

Paint can hide cracks, splits, or other structural defects A coat of paint or varnish can conceal timber defects that would otherwise be visible during a pre-use inspection, masking a failure risk.

Q: What type of harness does COSWP require for working aloft, as opposed to a simple waist belt?

A 5-point full body harness Waist belts concentrate arrest forces on the abdomen and can cause internal injury. A 5-point full body harness distributes forces across shoulders, chest, and thighs.

Q: Before a bosun's chair is used to hoist a person, COSWP requires it to be load tested to what multiple of the working load?

4 times Every time a bosun's chair is rigged, the chair, gantlines and lizards must be examined and load tested to at least four times the load they will be required to lift before a person is hoisted.

A. It has no safety basis, only an aesthetic one

B. Paint makes it too slippery

C. Paint can hide cracks, splits, or other structural defects

D. Paint reduces UV resistance

What type of harness does COSWP require for working aloft, as opposed to a simple waist belt?

A. A weighted lifejacket harness

B. A 2-point shoulder harness

C. A waist belt with a single D-ring

D. A 5-point full body harness

Before a bosun's chair is used to hoist a person, COSWP requires it to be load tested to what multiple of the working load?

A. 1.5 times

B. 4 times

C. 10 times

D. 2 times

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