Test & inspection advice

Following the launch of the Health
and Safety Executive’s (HSE) cost
recovery scheme Fee for Intervention
(FFI), fall protection specialist
Eurosafe Solutions is warning
businesses to ensure that their roof
access systems are being properly
and regularly tested and inspected, in
order to minimise the risks of
incurring extensive HSE charges.

John Boyle, director of Eurosafe
Solutions, said: “This is another good
reason why businesses should place
their testing and inspection for fall
protection systems with a specialist
provider. The new rules will mean
that any businesses found to be in
breach of health and safety laws will
have to cover the HSE’s costs incurred
in investigating and enforcing the
legislation. The cost of an
investigation can quickly multiply and
even a minor breach of the
regulations could cost thousands of
pounds.” He added: “A planned
programme of testing and inspection
means building owners and facilities
managers don’t need to worry about
arranging tests and re-tests as we take
care of the whole thing.”