OH & S in nearly all states now have a "2 metre" legislation relating to working higher than 2 metres off the ground
We too went through that John. Company proposal was we have stands with necessary steps and handrails installed to surround the aircraft to access and preflight. They bought the argument that pushing stands around the ramp in the usual 40 knot zephyr might not be a good idea.
The 2 metre thing - a good job the rule wasn't around when ZEEBEE was a 12 year old refuelling Tigers at the local airport. And slinging 44 drums around like the were skittles, you're not permitted to lift anything heavier than a Mars Bar these days. And a 12 year old on a airport
