What is working at height? According to HSE, work at height means work in any place where, if precautions were not taken, a person could fall a distance liable to cause personal injury. You are working at height if you: work above ground/floor level could fall from an edge, through an opening or fragile surface …
Fall protection systems and equipment such as horizontal safety lines, guardrail and mobile man anchors are all highly effective at preventing falls from height. Contractors, inspectors and employees put their lives in the hands of fall protection systems, so it is imperative that the systems are tested on a frequent basis to ensure that they …
In March 2019, Premsafe installed a fall protection system on to the roof of a Berkeley Modular Factory in Kent, on behalf of Readie Construction. Project Summary Project location: Berkeley Modular Factory, Kent Client: Berkeley Group Main contractor: Readie Construction Project completed: March 2019 What was installed: Roof access ladders Project Imagery
We are delighted to announce that Premsafe has partnered with Kingpsan and is now Kingspan’s go-to installer for SafePro2 on Kingspan roofs. What is SafePro2? SafePro2 is Kingspan’s innovative fall protection system which is designed to protect both the worker and the roof panel to which it is fixed. SafePro2 is the only horizontal safety …
In March 2019, Premsafe installed a fall protection system on behalf of Parkway at their Aesop Business Park site. Project Summary Project location: Aesop Business Park Client: William Lamb Group Main contractor: Whitehall Estates Roofing contractor: Parkway Construction Project completed: 25th March 2019 What was installed: Man anchor posts & horizontal safety lines. Project Imagery
Premsafe supply a wide range of guardrail and other edge protection systems to suit your specific building requirements, helping to eliminate height safety risks that your employees or contractors are exposed to. Here are the four most common types of guardrail used on our clients’ roofs: Freestanding edge protection Our freestanding guardrail/edge protection system doesn’t …
Falls from height were the most common cause of death in the workplace in the UK in 2017/18, according to Health and Safety Executive (HSE). 26% of deaths in the workplace were due to a fall from height. This is a staggering statistic, consider the range of fall protection systems available on the market; here …
Falls from height were the most common cause of fatalities at work, coming second in total incidents only to trips and slips. Working at height poses many risks, so whether you’re a business premises owner or a roof contractor, you need to know how to prevent falls at work to protect your staff, your business, …
PremSafe specialise in roof safety systems and therefore understand them inside-out. However, it can be confusing for someone new to roof safety – such as a new business premises owners and startup contracting companies. There are important things to know – whether you’re a business owner seeking to reduce litigious charges on falls from height, …
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When you employ an external contractor to maintain plant on your roof, or to ensure your roof is safely maintained, there are some questions you need to ask them before signing a contract. Keeping your roof clean, monitored, and regularly reviewed is important. Small problems can be spotted before they become large issues. For example, …
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