Services - Fall Arrest and Mansafe Systems - Safety Eyebolts
Safety Eyebolts
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Sometimes access to certain areas of the building requires careful planning and forethought.
On this particular site Safety Eyebolts needed to be installed to the concrete roof in order to access the central foyer glazed elevation.S
In many instances external works require access from the interior as well as the exterior. Such operations may include window cleaning and in some cases minor maintenance operations. To ensure operative fall arrest Safety Eyebolts, roof anchors and ladder restraints are the common user-friendly solutions.
Safety Eyebolts are structural anchorage points which need to be installed and tested to BS 7883:2005 Code of practice for the design, selection, installation, use and maintenance of anchor devices conforming to BS EN 795 : 1997 Protection against falls from a height anchor devices - Requirements and Testing.
Other relevant legislation is: BS 8437:2005 Code of practice for selection, use and maintenance of personal fall protection systems and equipment for use in the workplace.
The Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations under Regulation 16 deals with the ability to clean windows etc safely.
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Annual Re-certification
In the case of fall arrest products BS EN 365 : 1993 Personal Protective Equipment against falls from height - General requirements for instructions for use and for marking. This can be carried out by PWC as a service contract and included within the quotation for the system.
With reference to ladder restraints there are no requirements for annual re-certification, however, the straps, Ratchet and "J" hooks must be visually inspected by a competent person every time they are utilised.
Biannual Re-certification of Safety Eyebolts
In the case of rope access work where work positioning is required and a continual load is applied to the anchor device, then the requirements that apply for a thorough inspection and certification are every six months. BS 7985: 2002 A.4.1 Eye bolts: Code of practice for the use of rope access methods for industrial purposes.
