Safety Line Testing & Maintenance
It is a legal requirement to have your fall protection systems, including safety lines, tested every 6 or 12 months, depending on the type of system and usage. At Premsafe, we offer routine inspection, testing and compliance certification for all the systems we install as well as other types of access and fall prevention systems.
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Horizontal Safety Line Testing
Fall arrest systems should be tested every 12 months if used for working at height, however this is a recommended minimum and external factors such as weather conditions can have a big impact on the stability of cable systems. It is therefore extremely important to inspect systems visually on a regular basis.
Other external factors contributing to the main safety concerns include vegetation growth, which can prevent you from moving freely across roofs, so in order to ensure safety at height, you must ensure your roof is regularly inspected and maintained.
What we look for
- Free movement of travelling devices whilst using the system
- Correct number of swages
- Cable tension
- Fractured cable
- Missing or loose fixings
- Fixings to the roof surface
- Energy absorbers
- Visible damage or vandalism
- In date compliance tags
Remember: While testing a safety line system, it is also imperative that associated PPE is inspected for compliance and appropriate use.
