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RoodSafe Height Safety Designs

By RoodSafe

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Published: August 16th, 2017

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Roodsafe offer a wide range of height safety solutions, from Horizontal Cable Systems (mansafe systems used on inclines of 15 degrees or less), Vertical Cable Systems (for communication masts, ladders and numerous other vertical applications), UPVC Walkways (used in conjunction with Horizontal Cable Systems or independently, offering a level anti-slip surface to walk on), Handrail (a free-standing system which provides collective protection), Eyebolts (for window cleaners and scaffold workers), Ladderlash (a comprehensive solution for ladder restraint) and PPE (a full selection of harnesses etc).

The key to The Rood Group’s success is a group of companies offering a one-stop shop, from manufacture, design, installation and commissioning, to the annual testing and inspection requirements.

There are two designs behind height safety equipment.

Fall Arrest System

The design principle will protect end-users from serious injury, as it greatly reduces the effects of a fall. The end-user can reach a point where a fall can occur.

To allow this design principle to function correctly, a minimum fall clearance distance of 6m is required. This is needed to incorporate shock absorbing lanyard deployment and cable deflection, along with size (height) of end-users. A correctly designed system will arrest an end-user in the event of a fall (after 2m) preventing the end-user from hitting the deck.

As indicated, ridge systems are installed to the ridge line of a roof. They can be installed slightly off centre (to the left or right) to allow for sky lights, chimneys etc.

Ridge systems do not run to the end of the building. They run on either side and should stop 2m from each edge of the roof end. Due to this design principle a pendulum swing hazard occurs. To counter this, 4No single point anchors (anti-pendulum posts) are required to be installed (1No in each corner) thus alleviating this hazard with the correct use of the PPE supplied.

Fall Restraint System

This design principle stops the end-user from reaching any position where a fall can occur, still providing full and unrestricted access to all areas of the roof as required (gutters, fans, roof lights etc.) and is the recommended choice of system.

The correct use of Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) i.e. Harnesses, Lanyards etc, is critical to this design principal working correctly. Loads exerted on restraint only systems are significantly less than those required on fall arrest systems.

Systems fitted to the perimeter of a roof are better for wider roofs, and are easier for end-users to operate.

Perimeter systems tend to be no less than 2m from the edge of the roof and use a 2m Shock absorbing lanyard, allowing adequate access to the roof edge tasks (gutters etc.).

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RoodSafe

Roodsafe was founded in 2000 and entered the Height Safety market with Ladder Restraint Anchors. This product was geared up to the domestic market and therefore Roodsafe is acknowledged as the first to successfully develop a removable ladder restraint system for the domestic market.
Following the success of this product, Roodsafe, in 2002 launched a commercial Fall Arrest / Fall Restraint system which is an engineered cable based system. This product is a market leader and is supported by a global distribution network

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