Height Safety Systems

The Legislation
The Working at Height Regulations 2005 apply to all working at height where there is a risk of a fall liable to cause personal injury.

The Health and Safety Executive state that “Falls from height are the most common cause of fatal injury and the second most common cause of major injury to employees.”

The Solution
Austin & McLean’s height safety division was established to assist their clients in complying with the regulations and ensuring that their employees work safely at height.

Our specialist adviser will visit your premises to establish the requirement and develop a specification based on the HSE hierarchy of measures.

We are trading partners with the major manufacturers of engineered products which enables us to deliver alternative solutions for your working-at-height application. We will explain the merits of each proposal and if required, arrange for you to view existing installations, following which we will help you to determine the best course of action.

Our services include fitting lifeline systems and access ladders, erecting edge barriers, installing anchor points and providing confined space and rescue solutions.

Our Qualifications
Our team of engineers are OEM trained and certificated to install safety systems and provide the all important routine examination and certification service. They are also qualified to service and recertify mobile fall arrest devices in our fully equipped workshop, reducing down time and cost.

This total in-house capability is complemented by our range of harnesses, lanyards and associated hardware and we stock confined access equipment including gas detection, escape kits and BA gear.