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KEY POINTS:
Health and safety considerations are of the highest priority Design that does not take maintenance into account isunacceptable
Contents
1 Method and frequency of cleaning
2 Access
3 Internal access
4 External access
5 Roof suspension systems
6 Bibliography
1 METHOD AND FREQUENCY OF CLEANING
1.01 Method
The methods by which windows and facades are to be regularly
cleaned and maintained must be considered at an early stage of
design, and the necessary equipment incorporated into the struc-
ture. Recent incidents and subsequent legislative measures
reinforce this, and failure to ensure proper provision may result
in very expensive remedial work.
Regular washing with cold or warm water (sometimes with a
mild detergent) is normally adequate, applied either by swab with
chamois leather to dry and scrim to polish; or by squeegee, which is
much quicker over large areas and when used from cradles.
Between 400 m2 and 500 m2 in eight hours is average, using a
squeegee in ideal conditions.
1.02 Frequency
Table I shows some recommendations for frequency of washing
according to locality, and Table II gives frequency of washing
particular building types in non-industrial areas. For industrial
areas and cities the interval between cleans should be halved.
2 ACCESS
2.01 Internal or external access?
Type of access is decided by:
Method and frequency of cleaning Capital and running costs Whether cleaned by tenants or professional window cleaners Safety requirements Appearance of equipment when not in use.A general guide to selecting external types of access is shown in45.1. When selecting internal types of access, take into account
possible problems:
Type of window (especially high-rise housing) Method of cleaning adjacent exterior cladding Freak draughts and disruption to air-conditioning when opening
windows
Disruption to furniture and activities; possible damage toproperty
Relative cost of providing opening windows (for cleaning frominside) against cost of cradle (for cleaning from outside)
Safety (beware cleaners, especially tenants, having to lean out toclean adjacent fixed lights).
Cleaning the internal glass face is usually no problem unless
inaccessible.
Often two separate contractors are given the work of cleaning
the inside and outside faces. Cleaning the outside from the outside
will usually give better results, and can effect long-term savings
over the extra cost of providing opening windows to allow cleaning
from inside.Table I Recommended frequency of cleaning per year
Location Groundfloor facing
street
Otherwindows
Rooflights
London postal area and smoky
industrial areas of large cities
16 8 2
Semi-industrial towns 12 6 2Non-industrial towns 8 4 1
Table II Recommendations for frequency of washing of particular building types
Type of building Side windows Rooflights
Offices Every 3 months Every 12 monthsPublic offices, banks, etc 2 weeks 3 monthsShops Outside every week Inside
every 2 weeks6 months
Shops (in main streets) Outside daily Inside everyweek
3 months
Hospitals 3 months 6 months
Schools 34 months 12 monthsHotels (first class) 2 weeks 3 monthsFactories (precision) 4 weeks 3 monthsFactories (heavy work) 2 months 6 monthsDomestic (by contract) 46 weeks
Ground-floor windows facing streets should be cleaned at twice this frequency 45.1 Chart for selecting system for external access
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3 INTERNAL ACCESS
3.01 Ergonomics
Human dimensions related to window cleaning are shown in 45.2
to45.5. andTable III.
3.02 Types of window
To avoid accidents with small children, all opening windows,
except possibly those less than 1.5 m above the ground outside,
should now be fitted with devices to prevent them normally open-
ing to leave a gap more than about 100 mm. This device has to be
removeable for cleaning purposes, but the method should
obviously be child proof. When any degree of leaning-out to
clean windows is involved, a safety harness linked to an internal
anchorage must be used. Two such examples are shown in 45.6.
Side-hung casements should have offset pivot hinges to giveminimum 100mm gap, set well forward of the frame which
should not be fixed more than 100 mm in from the external face.
Consider using Continental-type inward-opening casements
which solve most window-cleaning problems.
Double-opening windows have both side hinges and hopperhinges allowing for easy cleaning and safety.
Hopper windows opening inwards must be low and narrow foreasy cleaning. If high and large, they can be dangerous.
Vertical and horizontal sliding sash windows should not be usedfor internal cleaning.
Horizontal and vertical pivot windows are satisfactory for inter-nal cleaning if they can be fully reversed and securely fixed withlocking bolts both when reversed for cleaning and open nor-
mally for ventilation.
Sliding projecting windows can be dangerous for internal accesscleaning unless maximum depth is 750mm, but even then
cleaning can be hazardous.
4 EXTERNAL ACCESS
4.01 Manual cleaning: access from ground
Type of access can be initially assessed from 45.1. Manual clean-
ing methods with access from the ground include:
On foot: maximum window height 1.8 m providing there are noawkward projections.
Single part ladder: up to 3 m, but awkward with long horizontalwindows (use travelling ladders see para 4.02. Long-handled
squeegee can sometimes be used instead.
45.2 Exterior reach to adjacent fixed light through opening light.
Shaded area is average acceptable size for ease of cleaning
45.3 Interior reach to fixed, reversible or pivot window
45.4 Reach becomes less over bench or worktop
45.5 Dimensions of fixed light heights and guard rails for
domestic buildings
45.6 Two situations where cleaning access is from the inside, but
when a properly anchored safety harness should be used
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Table III Access to external faces from the inside Note: shaded area indicates glass face
Good Satisfactory Bad
Casement
(1) Inward opening (2) Outward opening with extending hinges (3) Outward opening
Double opening hopper
(4) (5) Inward opening (6) (7) Outward opening
Vertical slide
(8) (9)
Horizontal slide
(10) Top corner reach possible (see 45.2) (11) Corner reach not possible
Horizontal pivot
(12) Completely reversible (13) Not completely reversible and too high
(see 3)
Vertical pivot
(14) Completely reversible (15) Not reversible but at correct height
(see 45.3)
(16) Not reversible and too high (see 44.3)
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Ladders over 3 m must be secured. Maximum 9 m, safe inclina-tion 83. Securing can be with mechanical anchorage, as to the
ground, 45.7. The top of the ladder can be restrained using
proprietary D wheels, 45.8a. These rubber wheels with hol-
lows between the rib and the hub are stiff enough to stay round,
45.8b, when the ladder top to which they are fixed is moved up
or down the wall. When the ladder is in use, the wheel is pressedagainst the wall and becomes the D-shape that holds it securely,
45.8c.
Mechanical ladder on mobile chassis. Can be either freestandingor leant against a wall. More rigid than simple ladders but still
only gives access to limited areas.
Single stepladder in the form of a mobile trestle. Maximumheight is 5.4 m.
Lightweight portable scaffolding. Height is maximum three timesleast base dimension unless weighted, tied back to building, or
outriggers fitted. Special scaffolds can be made to suit building
design. Provides safe, rigid platform leaving both hands free.
Table III (Continued)
Good Satisfactory Bad
Top hung
(17) Top-hung opening in (18) Top-hung opening out is impossible to clean
Fixed adjacent
(19) Corner reach possible (20) Corner reach impossible
(21) Centre reach possible (22) Centre reach impossible
Access to internal faces
Double glazing
(23) Fully reversible pivot (24) Inward opening casement (25) Top-hung opening. Too large and distorts
when held by corner
45.7 Ladder with feet supported and fixed in natural ground
45.8 Ladder with top restraint (Ladderfix Ltd). a D wheels fitted
to ladder.b D wheel able to roll. c D wheel under load
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Zip-up staging in light, hinged aluminum alloy sections each2.14 m high 1.6m long 1.35m wide. Height is maximum four
times least base dimension, but outriggers and restraint can increase
this ratio. Again, variations are possible to suit building design.
Mobile folding and telescopic platforms, only for use as sec-ondary access for difficult areas. Generally of fixed height
between 12 m and 15 m.
4.02 Manual cleaning using permanent access
There are five main possibilities:
Balconies: but only if all windows can be reached, otherwisesome other forms of access will be needed.
Sills and ledges: if continuous, more useful to a professionalwindow cleaner than a balcony. Construction Regulations 1966
suggest 630mm as minimum width, but some cleaners will
accept 300 to 500 mm width. A ledge from which a fall of 2 m
or more is possible must be provided with either a guard rail or a
continuous safety harness anchorage, as in 45.9. Ledges requir-
ing the operative to clip, unclip or reclip his safety harness while
on the ledge are not acceptable.
Catwalks: mainly for lateral movement. Must be level and non-slip. Maximum gradient of 20. with regularly spaced steppinglaths for sloping roofs; above 20 needs steps. Internal catwalks
need 2 to 2.15 m headroom. Minimum footing width 630mm
(870 mm if materials put on gangway): guard rails between
900mm and 1150 mm above platform when more than 2 m
above ground; toe boards 150 mm deep with maximum distance
of 750 mm between the board and lowest guard rail.
Fixed ladders: use steps up to 70, rungs over 70 pitch, 45.10. and45.11. Vertical ladders not recommended, but where necessarily
used must be caged. Use landings every 6 m height positioned to
break fall, or use metal mesh safety cage over the ladder.
Travelling ladders: with top and bottom fixings on continuousrail or channel to allow ladder to slide along and round the
facade. Useful for long bands of glazing up to 4.5 m high; can
be fixed at almost any angle.
5 ROOF SUSPENSION SYSTEMS
5.01 Temporary systems
These are usually hired and erected and dismantled each time.
There are two systems:
Counterweighted system as shown in45.12. Rather unwieldy andlimited; roof structure and parapet must be capable of taking load.
Fixed davits as shownin 45.13. Same problems as thecounterweightsystem but safer, although horizontal traverse is more difficult.
There are also a few proprietary portable gantry systems.
5.02 Permanent systems: trolley units
A permanent system is usually desirable and for frequent cleaning
soon covers the extra initial cost; but unless carefully designed and
integrated with the structure and facade it can look very unsightly.
a
b
45.9 A continuous wire cable with harness-clip that rides through the anchor fixings (Latchways plc). a Fixing to a wall. b In use
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45.10 Fixed ladder leading to interior catwalk
45.11 Recommended dimensions for fixed ladders and landings,
based on Construction Regulations 1966 (with additional
information from Industrial Data Sheet 53) (Australian
Department of Labour).a up to 70
xhead clearance, min 1050 mm for 60 slope, 950 mm for 70slope
z steps, minimum width 100 mm, 200 to 250 mm rise flight width
450 to 750mm.b over 70 with cage
45.13 Fixed davits on a roof with parapet
45.14 Hand-operated roof trolley travelling on twin track. The
boom can be lowered to the horizontal to deal with projections on
the face of the building
45.12 Cradle using counterweight system
To balance CTWO
for safety CT should not be less than three times WO 45.15 Bosuns chair in performed plastic
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In all cases roof structure and finishes must be able to carry the
imposed loads. There are two elements to consider: the roof trolley
system and the suspended chair or cradle (see para5.03) There are
two trolley systems:
Manual roof trolley consisting of a continuous rail, often RSJ,positioned about 450 mm in front of the wall face, to which the
cradle is attached by ropes and castors. The most common is a
pair of continuous rails, fixed to the roof about 750 mm apart, on
which runs a cantilevered trolley,45.14.
Powered roof trolley is the most efficient and safest and isessential for heights of over 45 m. It is also the most expensive,
but can be relatively cheap for large buildings. It must be
considered at the very earliest design stages. The general prin-
ciple is the same as the manual trolley except that the unit is
powered. Power supply needed is 440 V three-phase.
5.03 Suspended units
There are two basic types: chairs and cradles:
Bosuns chair, 45.15, extensively used for awkward areas andalways used with manual gantries. A modern version is the
facing bicycle, with pedals to work the winch.
Manually operated cradle. A typical standard timber cradle isshown in45.16.Not recommended for heights over 30 m.
Power-operated cradle. Sizes range from 1.8 to 9 m width;materials can be steel, aluminium or GRP.
In all cases some form of manual or mechanical chair or cradle
restraint, and of independent safety harness for the occupants, must
be provided. The only method to provide continuous restraint is a
mullion guide,45.17.
6 BIBLIOGRAPHY
General
The Construction (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1996
BS 5974: 1990, Code of practice for temporarily installed sus-
pended scaffolds and access equipment
BS 6037: 1990, Code of practice for permanently installed sus-pended access equipment
BS 8213: Part 1: 1991, Code of practice for safety in use and
during cleaning of windows and doors
SI 1998/2307 Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment
Regulations 1998
45.16 Standard timber cradle. a Side elevation. b End elevation.
cPlan
a b c d
45.17 Mullion guides.a Standard mullion. b Roller on guide to prevent lateral movement. c Casters on guide to prevent outward
movement.d Standard roller
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SI 1997/831Lifts Regulations 1997
SI 1999/3242 Management of Health and Safety at Work
Regulations 1999
SI 1998/2306 Provision and Useof Work Equipment Regulations 1998
SI 1999/1148Water Supply (Water Fittings) Regulations 1999
Health and Safety Executive publications
HSG 150Health and safety in construction
GS 42Tower scaffolds
CIS No 5Temporarily suspended access cradles and platforms
GS 31Safe use of ladders, step ladders and trestles
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