Height Safety Fall Hazard / Fall Protection Site Survey

Why commission a height safety fall hazard / fall protection site survey?

Many different fall protection solutions are available. Understanding the difference between these solutions and where they fit into the hierarchy of control measures as set out in the Work at Height Regulations 2005 can be a daunting and complex process. Getting it wrong can be costly, not only financially but also in terms of risk to the safety of workers that need to work at height.

By commissioning CSS Worksafe to carry out an independent fall hazard survey and report you are tapping into 20 years of multi-discipline fall protection experience. Experience across multiple fall protection disciplines is important. If you ask a company that only installs fall arrest systems for advice, you will end up with a fall arrest system, regardless of whether this is the most appropriate solution or not. They will not consider other options. Can the work at height be avoided? Can we put collective measures in place that will remove the fall hazards? Can we use specialist access equipment to reach the work area, rather than have workers exposed to the risk of falling?

How do you manage the outputs?

The bigger the site, the more complex this process becomes. What data needs to be collected? How will it be managed and presented?

For example, a University campus may have in excess of one hundred buildings. These could be spread out over several sites, but all still within the control of a single facilities department. Each building may have several levels, multiple areas, access ways and literally hundreds of fall hazards that need to be recorded. Very quickly a large amount of data will be generated and in order that data to be used effectively it needs to be stored in way that it can be processed and reports generated from it easily. Paper records will be of little value and a spread sheet will be too big or badly organized to function efficiently.

Factor in photographs of specific fall risks, risk assessments, task and location specific method statements, training requirements, rescue plans, re-certification of fall protection systems and document control. The whole management process relies on quick access to reliable, up to date data and reports.

The Relational Database.

CSS Worksafe use a relational database model to manage the data collected during a fall hazard site survey. The database can be customised to meet the clients data management and reporting needs. The data can be recorded directly into a database form as the survey is taking place. Photographs of fall hazards, access ways and other references can be automatically geo-tagged with GPS co-ordinates before their unique ID is stored in the database. These images are linked to records in the database and can be retrieved and used in reports at the click of a button. Risk assessments, rescue plans, recertification schedules and literally any other document or information can be linked to the database records, retrieved and used in reports.

But what if you just want a spread sheet? The data can be exported into an Excel spread sheet within a couple of clicks. What if you only want some of the data? No problem. You can pick the fields you want in the spread sheet and filter the results.

Want to know more about how CSS Worksafe can help you manage your fall protection control measures?

Call us free on 0800 783 0757 or use the contact form to request a call back and we will be pleased to discuss your requirements with no obligation.