Protects against falls
December 1st 2007 The HSE is urging
companies to prevent falls
from vehicles and take the
Work at Height Regulations
2005 seriously. Mercian has
developed a product which,
it believes, solves the
problem without 'fudging'
the issue.
As far as Adrian Allen,
director of Mercian is
concerned, modifying lorries
and trailers with non-slip
surfaces, access ladders, and
handholds doesn't go far
enough towards preventing
falls.
He comments "We wanted
to produce a system which
really did prevent falls, not
just provide a gesture
towards the Work at Height
regs. After looking at: bags,
rails, walkways and restraint
wires, we believe the only
way to really protect a
worker is a site-based
system.
"Our product has an
overhead mechanism which
effectively follows workers,
then is automatically
activated to catch their fall
should they slip or lose
their footing."
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