Personnel platforms suspended by cranes or derricks can be used ___.

Personnel platforms suspended by cranes or derricks can be used ___.

• A. Routinely, instead of a ladder or other conventional means
• B. Only when conventional means are not possible to use
• C. Only when a supervisor approves
• D. Never use suspended platforms

Answer: (B)

Suspended personnel platforms are a high-risk access method and are permitted only as a last resort. They should be used only when ladders or other conventional means are not feasible or safe, because there are significant hazards from movement, swing, load, and fall risks that require special rigging, fall protection, and trained supervision. In practice, conventional access is preferred whenever possible, and a suspended platform is used only when no safer option exists. This is why the best answer is that they are allowed only when conventional means cannot be used. Using them routinely would expose workers to unnecessary risk, and approval alone does not replace the required safety conditions; and they are not categorically forbidden when properly planned and executed.

Suspended personnel platforms are a high-risk access method and are permitted only as a last resort. They should be used only when ladders or other conventional means are not feasible or safe, because there are significant hazards from movement, swing, load, and fall risks that require special rigging, fall protection, and trained supervision. In practice, conventional access is preferred whenever possible, and a suspended platform is used only when no safer option exists. This is why the best answer is that they are allowed only when conventional means cannot be used. Using them routinely would expose workers to unnecessary risk, and approval alone does not replace the required safety conditions; and they are not categorically forbidden when properly planned and executed.