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BSIF launches Height Safety Website
03 December 2021
BSIF IS delighted to announce the launch of its new BSIF Height Safety Group Website!

The Height Safety Group (HSG) is one of the BSIF Special Interest Groups, a collection of members that have a stakehold in Height safety and who collaborate to improve the sector and awareness around it.
The HSG website has been created to provide end users with information and knowledge on a variety of areas within height safety.
The advice and guidance includes:
• Horizontal Fall Arrest Systems
• Roof Edge Protection
• Absail Anchors and Rails
• Access Ladders
• Vertical Fall Arrest Systems
More can be found here: https://www.bsif-heightsafetygroup.org/
The website also includes a news section where BSIF will post articles and updates on relevant news stories relating to height safety to keep the reader up to date and informed.
BSIF HSG News
Two new guidance documents have also been produced to offer information and an overview on BS:7883:2019 and BS 13700:2021 – Permanent Counterweighted guardrail systems.
BS 13700:2021 – Permanent Counterweighted guardrail systems
The new website has launched today and is now fully accessible via www.bsif-heightsafetygroup.org
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