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When roofing contractors play at being fall protection specialists.

4 days ago

When roofing contractors play at being fall protection specialists.

There are many roofing contractors that like to think that they are fall protection specialists by adding working at height services to their clients as part of their overall installation works.

The issue is that the majority of them lack the understanding & training necessary and the end result is an installation such as what you can see in this image. Our engineers discovered the extent of the issues when recently undertaking the annual testing & recertification of our clients roof top safety systems.

If you have a close look you can see the concerns. This is a collapsible handrail and the installers have left large gaps in between the separate runs, they also have failed in using the correct configuration of weights to the uprights. The BONUS feature is the ladder that is supposed to provide safe access to the roof that has no opening or gate, with the person attempting to access the route being assumed as an Olympian hurdler or pole vaulter!

As a fall protection business we see these types of installations far too often and they are placing people at serious risk of injury, or worse.

Roofing contractors should leave the specialist working at height designs, installation and sign offs to those who know what they are doing.

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