Roof Light Protection Covers
In the world of fall protection, often fragile roof lights are overlooked, with more focus being on edge protection. The majority of roofs that have these fragile roof lights are normally so old and dirty, that you cannot even see them, so the danger of…
Read moreFallarrest.com walks away from another client!
Our company had installed the fall protection system for a number of years, and had designed and installed additional systems to allow access to further required areas. For the past year we have advised our client of the high danger of the fragile roof lights. …
Read moreFall Protection Company Rebrands
Fall protection company rebrands – in copycat branding! Your company image is important, very important, and for the past 40 years one of our partners, the Gable Group & Gable Fall Safe Ltd identity has been blue & green, it is how clients past &…
Read moreHarnesses.com spotted in goal celebration!
When a professional player scores a goal and celebrates in front of your sponsorship board! And a good win for the Donnies!
Read moreHarnesses support Portsmouth in the Community (PITC) – the charitable arm of Portsmouth Football Club
The John Jenkins Stadium Pompey in the Community is developing a new sports facility right in the middle of the city. Named after DDay veteran and life-long Pompey fan, the John Jenkins Stadium will become a central hub for the whole of the community where…
Read moreOur sister site HARNESSES.COM sponsors Doncaster Rovers Football Club!
Harnesses.com, who work throughout the UK, and the global market in the provision of safety harnesses, safety lanyards and associated personal protective equipment to help businesses conform to regulations for working at heights have recently agreed sponsorship terms with Doncaster Rovers Football Club! The agreement…
Read moreNHS England upgrade their roofs to solar energy, but at what price to Health & Safety? A very low one by the looks of things! Tick box exercise complete!
Anybody who follows our Linkedin account will be acutely aware that we are BIG on health & safety issues! A couple of weeks ago we came across a post on the platform regards the NHS and their commitment to the environment, it’s just a shame…
Read moreHealth & Safety Executive (HSE) secure successful prosecution after man dies from falling through a roof light.
Link to story: https://lnkd.in/gYWn-FAU A Yorkshire roofing company has been fined and its sole director given a suspended prison sentence after a dad-of-two was killed when he fell 12 metres through a skylight. The worker, who was a subcontractor for Wakefield-based Davis Industrial Roofing Limited,…
Read moreOur sister site harnesses.com reaching heights that our competitors don’t!
Mitchell’s 14 “Big” Peaks in 14 Months. Our sister site harnesses.com is proudly supporting Mitchell and his 14 peak challenge raising money for Alzeimers. We plan to support him throughout the remainder of his exploits, so please keep checking back for further updates. Mitchells story!…
Read moreFixing details are important
In this case study our engineers came across a very poor fixing detail. Bearing in mind that this is a specialist field, designed to safe guard injury and life, you would have thought that this could not happen. It shouldn’t happen, that’s for sure! This…
Read moreCase Study 3: Be wary of glittering websites!
This case study is from a fall protection company that places itself as the UK’s No.1 provider. Read that again! Now read the example below of why you need to remain diligent when seeking a fall protection specialist. In this example, the following failures exist.…
Read moreCase Study 2: Walking away from a client is never easy …
In another case study, this was a client of ours for over 5 years. We have been advising them all this time that the fall protection system design required updating, that it was not fit for purpose, and that it placed users in immediate danger…
Read moreCase Study 1: We had to walk away from our client!
When we attend a client’s property to undertake the annual testing & recertification of their fall protection systems, we don’t just turn up and tunnel vision the immediate system, we look across the whole site to ensure that all is as safe as it should…
Read moreAre your roof lights safe lights?
In this example, we had serviced this client for over ten years. We have had to retract our services, simply because as a specialist and professional company we do not wish to waste their money moving forward for a certificate for a cable protection system…
Read moreNewly Revised Guidelines for Freestanding Handail
Free Standing Handrail, what does the New BS 13700 mean for permanent roof guardrail installations? The BS13700 standard was published in July 2021 and provides long-awaited guidance for the design, performance, testing and inspection of permanent counterweighted roof-top guardrail protection systems. This standard provides clarity…
Read moreNon penetrative handrail for all standing seam roofing systems
New products added to our range for standing seam roofing! There isn’t a standing seam roof that we cannot fix to! After 25 years of experience with standing seam manufacturers specifications, Gable Fall Safe is proud to announce our dedicated website www.standingseam.com! With our invaluable knowledge…
Read moreDrone footage captures our engineers carrying out testing and recertification works
Drone footage captures our engineers carrying out testing and recertification works
Read moreDenmark Hill Station
Denmark hill Station is the first station in Europe to use integrated PV panels! This was for a number of reasons but the main ones being that Network Rail were concerned of items being dropped by birds which would crack the glass panels and the…
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