Cable Safe! - Health & Safety Acts
CHSW 1996, regulation
6, introduces a general requirement to prevent falls from height.
Therefore, all employers / self employed or employees must take suitable and
sufficient steps to prevent, so far as is reasonably practicable,
any person falling any distance.
Cable Safe not only
conforms to this regulation but also gives protection against falls from the
moment the operatives connect to the system; this is normally ground level or a
safe platform.
SG 4:00 guidance notes from the national access and scaffolding confederation indicates,
that it is impractical for operatives to clip on below 4 meters. It is also known that by using
a lanyard system in conjunction with SG 4:00 an operative will not only hit the scaffolding
levels below, they could also hit the ground whilst working on the 6 metre level.
This would not apply when using the Cable Safe system
Health and Safety documentation HS(G)150 states: "anyone who needs to attach themselves
should be able to do so from a safe position. They need to be able to attach themselves before
they move into a position where they are relying on the protection provided by the harness".
Cable Safe conforms.
The harness lanyard should be attached above the wearer where possible
Cable Safe conforms at all times
Extra free movement can be provided by using running lines or inertia reels
Cable Safe consists of lines and inertia reels
Any attachment point must be capable of withstanding the shock load in the event of a fall.
Cable Safe conforms.
Under the CDM Regulations 1994 the client, designer and principal contractor have duties to eliminate
and reduce health and safety hazards throughout the project life; this could include the provision of
suitable anchorage points for the safe erection of scaffolding.
Cable Safe is this safe anchoring point.
The HSE has indicated that Cable Safe overhead cable system not only conforms to the legal requirements, in many applications it exceeds them.