Loughton College – back to school.
Description: Over 600 l/m of Easyguard free standing handrails were installed to 8 roofs at the new college. 2, 4m caged access ladders were installed for access to different roof levels and a small staircase from an escape door also.
Royal Gloucester hospital.
Free standing handrails, ladders, stairs gantries and Uniline fall restraint systems were installed on the new Royal Gloucester hospital.
Total roof access was provided for the FM providers to access all high level areas safely.
Safetyworks are back on site for Phase 2, on the new Woman s Unit that is currently under construction with Costain and Single Ply Services.
Bovis..
Description: Several pairs of MoBiGuards have been sold to Bovis for unloading lorries on site, with the risk of falls from the lorries during unloading or slinging loads..
Health Protection Agency, Porland Down.
Description: DoMoGuards were installed with Easyguard free standing handrails and Uniline fall restraint systems to various high level areas around The Health Protection Agency.
The DomoGuards were fitted around various roof lights that were not mansafe and there was risk of falling through.
Southend Hospital.
Description: DeMarkit was installed with Easyguard and several ladders around the Southend Hospital.
DeMarkit was used above the X-Ray department to keep people away from areas with high radiation beneath.
DeMarkit at the Peel Centre.
Description: A combination of DeMarkit and Easyguard were used to delineate safe access across the roofs at the Metropolitan Police s Peel centre in lieu of perimeter barriers.
With the counterweighted tripod bases working in 3 directions DeMarkit is incredibly stable in high winds or exposed areas where other systems fall over.
Downshear School – J Murphy
Description: 60 m of fixed handrail with infill panels were required to protect the raised entrance area.
The panels and rails were powder coated with a colour to match other finishes.
West Middlesex Hospital- Bouygues (UK) Ltd,
Description: An assortment of galvanised and white powder coated fixed clamp type rails were installed around the grounds of the new Hospital where the risk of falls to the public occurred.
Approximately 380m of rail were installed at ground level with a further 750 of Easyguard free standing handrails around the roof areas and several Uniline Fall restraint systems.
Safetyworks provided an assortment of ladders and stair units for roof access and plant rooms as part of this project.
Pembury Estate, Wates Living Space Peabody Trust
Description: Over 2.3 km of Easift fixed handrails were installed to the parapet of 26 separate blocks on the Pembury Estate, all in a powder coated finish over galvanised steel.
Access was required for cleaning gutters and outlets that required regular cleaning through autumn and winter due to leaf drop from the neighbouring trees; safe access was also required for local satellite dish engineers who were the responsibility of Peabody Trust.
A sample was installed and tested to ensure that the elderly parapet brickwork would sustain the loads that were required, special long stainless steel fixings were used to gain good loads, and further enhance the durability of the handrails.
Queen Mary’s Hospital Sidcup
Description: 200 l/m of Easyguard 2 was installed to the standing seam Rigidal roof to provide total roof edge protection. A new caged access ladder was also manufactured and installed for access to a high level plant room roof with a further 70m of Easyguard free standing handrails to provide similar protection to the high level areas.