BS 8681:2024 – Call for comment
Following the launch of the specifiucation for BS 8681:2024– Personal fall protection equipment – Anchor systems – Provider competence, there has now been the call for comment. Thsi is your opportunity to influence a key new standard helping to improve safety standards to protyect people working at height. Follow the link below to find out […]
BS 8681:2024 – Specification announced
This specification has now been completely drafted and will be out for public consultation during April 2024 and subsequently published Autumn of 2024. Read the full announcement here
Trailblazer’s Industry Employers Meeting
Since its introduction in 1997, BS 7883 has set out comprehensive guidelines for the design, installation, and especially maintenance of anchor devices, such as eyebolts. I am an active member of the working group who are developing BS7883 to ensure it delivers the best standards for the latest working practices. At a recent meeting, the […]
BSiF Launches new 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 […]
Height safety equipment and Parapet walls – The hidden danger.
I frequently get shown examples of fall arrest systems or abseil anchors attached to the top or inner face of parapet walls. The installer may think that if they pull test the anchor points against the masonry – this proves the fix is adequate. However, this only tests the adherence of the anchor not the […]
Height safety risk –Missing calculations or “reuse” of structural calculations
A common reason for inadequate height safety installations and bespoke elements can be: a lack of knowledge that structural calculations are required. Calculations should be provided for any element that is not a proprietary item affixed in strict accordance with its’ certificate of conformity. Or “reuse” of calculations by unqualified people in the belief the […]