Rope Rescue Service - Work at Height Rescue

Rope Rescue – Work at Height Rescue

Hire or Supply of Work at Height Equipment

Work at height must be properly planned. This planning must include the following :

·       Competent persons – trained in the activity, including planning and supervision

·       Correct equipment selection

·       Equipment has been inspected by a competent person

·       Planning for emergencies and rescue

·       Provision for first aid

The criteria of the above list can prove difficult to fulfill for companies that only work at height occasionally, or have limited knowledge in the work at height industry.

Rope Task now offer a one-stop service to companies that need to properly plan and complete their work at height operations, our service includes:

·       Competent persons trained in the planning and supervision of work at height

·       Supply or hire of the latest work at height harnesses, lanyards and associated equipment

·       Competent person, externally qualified, to inspect all work at height equipment

·       Rescue cover provided by IRATA Level 3 supervisors

·       First Aid at Work trained Supervisors on site

Rope Access Window Cleaning

Are your rope access window cleaners safe????

Our rope access window cleaning service is used by many leading companies across the UK. Rope Task only deploy experienced IRATA rope access technicians onto our window cleaning contracts. Our team are highly trained in the provision of rope access, but we also have many years experience of cleaning windows. Unlike many other companies, Rope Task will clean windows to a high standard and guarantee a quality finish.

Are your current window cleaners IRATA trained? Are they being supervised by an IRATA level 3 Supervisor? Is your rope access contractor an IRATA Full Member company? If you answer no to any of the above questions then you will be compromising on the level of experience of the workforce and health & safety on your building.

Rope Task provide the following on all window cleaning sites:

• ·      IRATA Trained and audited workforce
• ·      IRATA level 3 supervisor at all times
• ·      Insurance specific for rope access activities
• ·      Documented company rope access procedures
• ·      Audited procedures that comply with the IRATA ICOP
• ·      Documented evidence of equipment inspection and examination
• ·      Site specific risk assessment and method statement
• ·      Evidence of experience of members of the rope access team
• ·      NEBOSH trained rope access manager

To guarantee a safe and professional rope access window cleaning service then contact Rope Task and be safe in the knowledge that we are leaders in the provision of quality rope access services.

0800 652 5263

Rope access painting & maintenance

When completing a painting task there are often sections located in awkward places or at high level. Rope Task use rope access which provides an ideal work positioning solution to difficult to reach painting jobs.

Rope Task provide rope access painters on sports stadiums, dockyards, bridge’s and office blocks. Using rope access means that minimal disruption to the building owners or operators, also using Rope Task you are assured that all health and safety assessments, equipment inspections and training are up to date, due to our continual independent audits carried out by IRATA. Rope Task are a full IRATA member Company.

Our rope access maintenance services include:

Rope access mastic repairs

Brickwork re-pointing and repair using rope access

Cladding repairs using rope access

Rope access to clean and replace guttering

Shrubs, weeds and Ivy growing on buildings and in guttering can cause structural instability and can cause extensive damage to the fabric of your building. 


Brickwork and concrete cleaning using rope access

Rope Access Sign and Banner Installation

Rope access sign and banner installation

Rope access sign and banner installation is best performed using a full IRATA member company for personnel to gain access to the sign location.

IRATA rope access sign installation is the most cost effective solution for neon, banner, skin, billboard and building wraps. As our expert rope access personnel will access the areas to install any type of signage on buildings, structures and stadium.

All personnel are experienced IRATA rope access technicians and competent in installing various types of signs and banners. No building is too high and no sign is too big.

Rope Task can also supply IRATA trained qualified Electricians that are licensed in there respective field for servicing transformers, fixing electrical faults and full signage electrical installations.

We have vast experience in the installation of banners and building signage and are fully equipped to install a wide range of advertising media.

Our Banner and Signage Services include:

            Initial survey service to determine installation and fixing methodology

Full fitting and installation service

Installation of associated frames if required

            Co-ordination of Health and Safety requirements

Banner changes

           

Banner fitting operations can also be carried out at night if necessary, in order to avoid disruption to your business.

0800 652 5263

Rope Access and Abseil Wind Turbine Services

Rope Task – Wind Energy Division – offer both onshore and offshore rope access services to the wind energy industry. Technicians are trained in IRATA rope access techniques along with Renewable UK approved access and rescue procedures for wind turbines and the Renewable UK approved offshore survival course.

Rope Task are specialists at providing assistance at height to other trades that cannot reach difficult to access areas on wind turbines, such as blades, reducing the costs of hire and installation of conventional access systems.

Our services include:

·      Wind Turbine Inspection

·      Wind Turbine Blade Access

·      Wind Turbine Tower and Blade Cleaning

·      Wind Turbine Maintenance

·      Wind Turbine Inspection

·      Wind Turbine Rope Access

·      Assistance with installation, construction and upgrades of wind turbines

·      Rope access service both on and offshore

·      Installation of anchor point eyebolts

·      Installation of vertical and horizontal safety lines

·      Inspection and certification of fall protection systems

Wind Turbine Cleaning

Using IRATA abseil access techniques Rope Task specialist rope access teams can inspect, clean and repair turbine blades quickly and safely. Rope access for wind turbines use abseil access without the use of more expensive conventional methods, that saves our clients money by reducing downtime, requires fewer personnel, less equipment and shorter equipment installation time.

Wind Turbine Painting

Rope Task IRATA wind turbine rope access crews can clean and paint wind turbines inside and out using easily installed rope access systems. Whether the job is large or small, we follow strict safety procedures to ensure even difficult to access areas are reached, enabling cleaning and painting is completed according to our customer’s requirements.

0800 652 5263

www.windturbineropeaccess.com

How versatile is rope access?

Is rope access an efficient way to work?

Rope access is a versatile and efficient way to access your building or structure. Look at some of the recent access problems and solutions that Rope Task have overcome and completed in the last few weeks.

Stadium Painting

Rope Task completed the remedial painting works of the underside of the new Wolverhampton Wanderers grandstand, using IRATA rope access technicians who climbed around the existing steelwork and painted as they climbed! Without using scaffold or mobile work platforms, saving installation time and money.

Mastic Sealing work

Again without the need for traditional access platforms, Rope Task enabled a significant cost saving for the client while carrying out the sealing of leaking windows in a Wolverhampton office block.

High-rise Window Cleaning

Fast and efficient external window cleaning using rope access has always been a key service offered by Rope Task. As an IRATA full member company you are assured of a professional, audited and supervised rope access team on site to complete your building maintenance using specialist rope access.

Rope Access Sign and Banner Installation

City centre banner installations carried out with the minimum of disturbance to pedestrians and office users. See our installation video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-N2ELUjBl4&feature=channel

Rope Access / Abseil Anchor Points

Rope access / Abseil Anchor Points

Its essential to inspect all rope access anchor points before each use and a thorough inspection carried out every six months. Rope Task load testing engineers can inspect, load test and issue certification for all rope access and abseil anchor points. Problems such as misuse, corrosion or poor installation by another contractor can be identified by a thorough examination using Rope Task's competent engineers.

The photograph below shows a poorly installed anchor point, identified by a thorough inspection by Rope Task. This anchor point is dangerous and should never have been tagged and passed as safe.

Installation does not conform to manufacturers installation instructions - the shoulder of the anchor point is not flush against the wall.

 http://www.petzl.com/files/all/technical-notice/Pro/P55-COLLINOX.pdf

Only using IRATA full member companies can guarantee that you are dealing with a professional rope access company.

For all anchor point and safety line testing, installation and certification call free on 0800 652 5263

Rope Task are a Kee Safety approved installer and examiner.

0800 652 5263