(the work) forces worker to act outside of working surface

[JACEK1]

Hello everybody!

Such protective belts shall be used when the work is performed at least 2 m high from ground or floor level and forces worker to act outside of working surface or act on ladder or clamp.

Since it is a manual about elevation work, I would like to ask you about the meaning of "(the work) forces worker to act outside of working surface". He thinks it is illogical. I think it is on the contrary. The work makes a worker perform his/ker work beyond the working surface. By the working surface I mean a scaffolding and its structures.

What do you think?

The preceding text is as follows:

Workers shall have knowledge of rules for using safety belts for elevation works.

 

[SoothingDave]

Do you mean that they have to work outside the limits of the scaffolding, like reaching or leaning over the protective railing?

 

[bhaisahab]

It's appallingly written, but it means that people working at a height of two metres or more must wear safety harnesses if they are working off the scaffolding, on a ladder for example.