Edge protection takes on an important new meaning at Manchester’s new Creative and Media Academies, as roof rails and safety barriers will be needed to keep students safe on the new building’s eco roof. A £38 million construction scheme is currently underway to create a shared campus to house two 750-place single-sex academies. The project […]
There are plenty of ways in which roof rails can help to meet green construction targets – which could prove important as the Green Construction Board delivers plans to make the UK’s built environment more carbon-neutral. Businesses are being consulted by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills to make sure the GCB’s proposals match […]
Edge protection provides an important level of protection at height, as roof rails prevent individuals from falling and hurting themselves. However, it’s not only at high altitudes where edge protection can be an important addition to your walkways and platforms. Even close to the ground, guard rails can ensure pedestrians do not enter dangerous areas, […]
We recently fitted our Top Fix Evorail system to a property in order to provide essential edge protection during and after work to fit solar panels to the roof. Any work carried out at height is a safety risk – and the Health & Safety Executive has an ongoing focus on working at height – […]
Roof rails can help you to protect your employees while also helping the environment, if you decide to create a green roof anywhere on your premises. However roof edge protection still needs to be considered. Evo Safety Solutions are a one stop shop supplying every type of roof safety equipment required to comply with the […]
Edge protection is important on roofs of all types, if work is to be carried out on them that lasts more than a few minutes at a time. However, the exact type of edge protection you need could depend on the roof itself – and particularly whether the roof is flat or sloped. On a […]
Roof rails can not only help to keep your employees safe; they may also stop you from facing a costly compensation claim. Slips, trips and falls are common reasons behind workplace injuries – and the compensation claims that follow – but when they happen at height, they can be particularly serious. By fitting roof rails, […]
Radius guardrails are a perfect combination of extra safety and aesthetics. Radius guardrails achieve this by curving away from the edge, creating an even greater safety buffer from the roof edge and giving you a little extra peace of mind. But it’s not purely about safety – if you need edge protection on a low […]
Guardrails can protect people working on roofs from one of the Health and Safety Executive’s greatest concerns – falls from height. The HSE continues to focus on falls from height in workplaces of all kinds as a key area of its activity. By fitting guardrails to any projects based on rooftops or other exposed, high-elevation […]
Whatever your requirements for guardrails, AKM Fabrications can offer a wide range of guardrail products and solutions that will more than match your individual requirements. In particular, AKM’s Evorail Range of guardrail systems offers a choice of five models, starting with the Standard rail – a low-cost freestanding guard rail that matches the majority of […]