At fallarrest.com we provide critical safety information and advice for working at height so that you can spot the pitfalls and dangers, and we do this to keep people safe. 

Please find an example of a poor design and installation of an access ladder/handrail combination.  Is this through a lack of training, a lack of understanding, or simply a ‘lack of care’. Either way, it is rather concerning.

Top tip from our sister platform —-> freestandinghandrails.com is that if you have an access ladder onto a building, the best option is to install an access gate so that the operative doesn’t have to climb over, or through the handrail.  For the eagle eyed you may notice that the contractor has not used any sacrificial layers to separate the bottom of the handrail uprights and the roofing felt, it’s small details like these that identify the difference between a quality fall protection contractor and one that skips over quality in pursuit of profits.

Fall protection is a serious business, it’s sole purpose is to keep people safe, not place them in danger which is why we take the time to share these educational case studies, for knowledge is power.