WORKING AT HEIGHT Staff Training


F ollowing the testing and inspection procedure, the facilities management company is prov ided with a detailed inspection report which would highlight any potentially haz ardous areas and any remedial action that needed to b e taken he report should also contain an accurate assessment of the safety of the roof systems and will identify if any maintenance or replacement work needs to b e done, as well as prov ide up-to-date system certication that is valid for  months


A s part of the serv ice, the testing and inspection contractor could assess the competence of staff when working at height, ensuring that fall protection systems are only b eing used if the operator has receiv ed adeuate training specic to the ork reuired nce the report is received, it is important to communicate the inspectors ndings and often these are taken v ery seriously b y the senior management of a company, as they recognise their responsib ilities to employees and contractors


T he training of staff is therefore essential to ensure that ev eryone involved in the ork is competent


T he training should reduce the risk of a fall occurring and it should ensure that those who will b e working at height are aware of how to av oid falling and how to minimise inj ury or risks to anyone who should fall t is advisable that facilities


management staff undertake


P P E inspection training to ensure that protectiv e equipment is worn correctly With  it is denitely not a case of one sie ts all, and ensuring that P P E suits the height and b uild of the indiv idual who regularly uses the kit is important


Working at height inv olv es a great deal of equipment, such as harnesses and lanyards if these are not tted correctly it could cause serious inury T hese should b e tested and inspected


b y manufacturer-approv ed installer companies – and that doesn’t j ust mean a visual inspection  physical inspection is essential and the testing and inspection prov ider should carry out indiv idual load testing on each element of the fall protection system, with forces applied in line with expected service


Many facilities and cleaning managers take their responsib ilities v ery seriously relating to the safety b oth internally and ex ternally of workers, staff and visitors to a building With the roofs and ex ternal facades of a


b uilding constituting perhaps the most potentially haz ardous places of all, it is no surprise that fall protection testing and inspection is now taken so seriously


O ften we are asked to prov ide an assessment of indiv idual b uildings for clients, and following this we can supply an independent rev iew of the current status of fall protection


systems ven ith ne buildings, the maintenance programme starts immediately and a new b uild is j ust as likely to hav e issues six or twelv e months down the line as a b uilding that is much older With innovation and design in fall protection systems, it is now much easier for them to


b e aesthetically pleasing and often perimeter safety systems cannot b e seen from ground level oof-top perimeter systems, such as guard rails, are now more aesthetically pleasing due to innovation in design


T he adv antage of collectiv e protection measures such as this, is that it prov ides protection to all workers on the roof collectively ithout the need for extensive individual training


Whatev er the fall protection method in place on a b uilding, one thing is certain: that system will require an ongoing planned maintenance programme ailure to have this carried out b y an ex perienced fall protection professional could lead to a lack of duty of care on the part of the company By orking closely with facilities managers and b uilding owners, we can create a system where risks are minimised, workers are protected and the fall protection systems are compliant with all relevant regulatory standards


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