The worst of the winter weather may already have passed in the UK, but with springtime snow a common feature of recent years, it might be worth using the warmer intervals to install safety ladders. While you might simply plan not to access your roof during any icy or snowy spells in the coming months, […]
Fixed safety ladders hold several potential benefits in terms of preventing falls, while allowing access to the necessary parts of roofs and other elevated surfaces. However, one often-overlooked advantage of safety ladders over mobile scaffold towers or fixed scaffolding is that they are less prone to alteration by employees. The Health & Safety Executive has […]
The harsh weather conditions of the past few weeks have continued into December, and the first headline-grabbing snowfall of the winter is a good time to look at safety ladders, and the benefits they bring when scaling a building to reach the roof. We’ve already looked at man anchors in the past couple of weeks, […]
Safety ladders can not only provide a safe means of climbing a structure where access is required; they can also reduce the risk of unwanted entry elsewhere on the site. With safety ladders that are fixed into place and surrounded by a supporting cage, it is possible to ensure that only the intended route to […]
Aluminium ladders could be needed in greater numbers to allow work to proceed on more public construction than at this time last year, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics. Compared with the first quarter of 2012, the second quarter saw a 31.5% rise in ‘public other’ new construction work, which includes all […]
Aluminium ladders could help ensure safety in a profession we don’t often mention in our news articles – window cleaning. While many of our reports focus on construction, renovation and maintenance, updated HSE guidance for window cleaners highlights the importance of man anchors and safety ladders for those in the job. For instance, aluminium ladders […]
Safety ladders and roof rails can help landlords to comply with the necessary health and safety regulations when allowing workmen on to their properties in order to carry out repairs. The Health and Safety Executive has issued fresh guidance for landlords who are intending to use self-employed builders in repair work, stressing that simple precautions […]
Safety ladders are an ideal way of providing access to roofs that might be difficult to reach using conventional ladders. Many buildings do not have a single, flat roof, instead rising to several different levels due to lift shafts, air outflows and other essential components in their construction. Where access to the highest points on […]