HEALTH, SAFETY & WELLBEING
A MESSAGE ON MIXING AND MATCHING
WernerCo, the access equipment solutions specialist and manufacturer of BoSS access towers, lends its support to the Prefabricated Access Suppliers and Manufacturers Association’s (PASMA) latest safety campaign focused on DIY towers, whilst reminding users of the potential dangers of mixing and matching access tower components.
An urgent warning from PASMA comes amidst a rise in access towers being marketed to the DIY user and follows tests by the association on a range of sample ‘DIY’ towers which found each one unfit for purpose. All towers within the sample set developed faults during use that increased the risk of overturning, or collapse, posing significant danger to the user.
While WernerCo welcomes this warning, the access specialist reminds all users of the dangers that are also posed by the mixing and matching of access tower components.
As the exclusive manufacturer of essential components which are used to construct the BoSS Ladderspan, BoSS Clima and all other derivatives of BoSS Aluminium Mobile
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Access Towers, WernerCo advises users to avoid using components across different manufacturers to build one single access structure in a bid to ensure the safety of users.
Dave Elson, UK Compliance Manager for WernerCo brands including Boss, says: “While we welcome PASMA’s new campaign, which aims to educate domestic users around the dangers of assembling DIY towers, WernerCo still has concerns regarding the association’s messaging around the mixing and matching of access tower components.
“PASMA recently published a Computability Protocol which outlines the conditions that must be met before a ‘hybrid’ tower is built or used.
“These conditions state that a UKAS or EA accredited third-party must certify all component combinations
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