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How do you attach yourselves to the building?
We normally use soft tape slings or padded ropes to fix our ropes to the structure. We utilise specially designed safety harnesses for work from the ropes and can move across and up and down the building. If necessary we also use anchor bolts which have been designed to the highest possible standards.
What type of bolts are these?
We use stainless steel safety anchor bolts which are inserted into a 12mm diameter hole and either glued or screwed into place. Once the bolts are installed they provide a safe means of work and can be used for any inspection or maintenance in the future.
:: Stainless steel safety anchor bolt.
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How
will I know how you will carry out the work?
When we visit your site for the first time we carry
out an initial access survey to ensure that the work can be carried out
safely. This is then incorporated in a full Method
of Work Statement, where our access and work methods will be fully documented
for you and your clients approval and which can be included in your Health
and Safety file.
Can
you work on spires?
Wallwalkers have taken specialist techniques from
rock climbing and adapted these to accessing both the inside and outside
of church spires. By placing a set of anchor bolts up one elevation of
the spire all work can be carried out within the existing
legislation, which may not always be possible using more traditional
methods. Once the bolts are in place they provide permanent access for
any subsequent work.
What are the Health and Safety implications?
The Health and Safety Executive is fully aware
of Roped Access Techniques and a new British Standard has just been published.
BS7985 Code of Practice for the Use of Roped Access
Methods for Industrial Purposes sets out the standards that are required.
The HSE recognises that Roped Access is quick and
safe, with workers and equipment operating at safety levels which are
far higher than those normally found in the construction industry.