Height Safety

You'd be amazed to realise how little you have to fall do hurt or even kill yourself - a couple of metres. It's easy to feel assured when you're feeling capable as you trim branches off the tree in your garden particularly if you have a lot of work experience of heights in high areas. But even the most self-assured, experienced tree surgeon or roofer has succumbed to serious injury when working at height. Why? Because if you slip, you've absolutely no time to respond.You're in the horrible mitts of gravity til the unyielding terra firma halts your fall.

Therefore absolutely vital you prevent yourself from such mishaps when working at height by employing all arrest equipment. It doesn't matter if you're just cutting a few limbs from a tree in your garden, fall arrest equipment is obligatory.

So what type of height safety equipment should you use? Well, depending on the job you must perform, you may be looking at any of the following: Harnesses (including full body harness and sit harness), Pole straps, Slings, Static line rope and rope protection, Lanyards, Kits, Karabiners, Pulleys, and rope grabs and connectors.

If you work at height professionally, for example construction engineering, quarries ,docks and ports - you ought to have been trained in height safety and be knowledgeable with fall arrest safety equipment. Otherwise, you're putting yourself at great risk.