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ConCEPS: The System That Ensures Heights Protection
The Game-Changing Benefits of ConCEPS in the Maritime Industry
Exploring The Advantages Of Aluminium Gantries
Dangers Of Working From A Height: How To Prevent Workplace Falls
Exploring The Hierarchy Of Control Measures When Working At A Height
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Someone looking into the regulation of working at heights in the UK and how ConCEPS can help.

ConCEPS: The System That Ensures Heights Protection

All employers have a legal duty of care towards their employees. Part of this duty is to provide them with a healthy and safe working environment. There are specific rules about protecting employees when working at heights.
A Maritime shipping container with installed ConCEPS ensuring safety from working at heights.

The Game-Changing Benefits of ConCEPS in the Maritime Industry

The maritime environment is a dangerous one. That’s why it has to operate to the highest safety standards. A key part of operating safely is minimising exposure to risk. This is where ConCEPS can help.
A construction worker exploring the advantages of using an aluminium gantry on a construction site to lift heavy weights.

Exploring The Advantages Of Aluminium Gantries

There are two materials that are most commonly associated with gantries: steel and aluminium.
Construction workers in high visibility jackets on scaffolding working at a height discussing how to prevent workplace falls by using fall protection equipment.

Dangers Of Working From A Height: How To Prevent Workplace Falls

Managing health and safety on the construction site is inherently more difficult than in many other environments. Even so, it is a legal, ethical and practical requirement for all businesses in the sector.
Construction worker looking at iPad considering the hierarchy of control when working from a height whilst wearing a hard hat and high visibility jacket.

Exploring The Hierarchy Of Control Measures When Working At A Height

 
A black and orange steel rotational gantry made by Shearforce demonstrating why they are a smart investment for industry use.

Why A Rotational Gantry Is A Smart Investment For Industry Use

Any portable industrial gantry is an investment purchase. This means you’ll need to be confident you’re getting the best value for their money.
A Shearforce steel gantry on-show as they’re beneficial for your construction project

Why Are Portable Steel Gantries Beneficial For Construction Projects?

Gantries play a key role in construction projects. A temporary gantry may be brought in for a specific purpose. Alternatively, one or more gantries may be kept on-site to be used whenever needed.
A lightweight, portable, rotating gantry used for confined spaces or restricted areas.

The Best Types Of Gantry To Use In A Confined Space Or Restricted Area

Confined space gantries are ideal for use in plant rooms,workshops/garages and other logistics spaces in which there are many areas of restricted access.
Unhappy construction worker realising he needs to replace his current gantry system as it is not fit for use.

Signs You Need To Replace Your Current Gantry System

As durable as industrial gantry systems are, like any equipment, eventually they will need replacing, and there are several signs that it may be worthwhile replacing your current gantry system sooner rather than later.
Shipping containers that have appropriate fall protection for when workers are on top of the containers.

Going Beyond Harnesses For Shipping Container Fall Protection

Protective harnesses have been the go-to fall protection system for people working at height for engineers and

A construction man on the floor being put into a recovery position by a colleague after a working at height accident using bad fall restraint systems.

Don’t Settle For Mediocre Fall Arrest: Discover Better Alternatives

Fall from height accidents are among the leading causes of severe workplace injuries and fatalities in the UK, and a worker doesn’t have to fall from a crane or high scaffold to sustain a serious or life-threatening injury; even a modest fall from a sh
A steel gantry that rotates.

Steel Gantry Vs Aluminium Gantry: Which Is Best For You?

When choosing a gantry to suit your loading application, the two most used materials are aluminium and steel. Does your choice of metal affect the performance of your gantry? In some ways, yes.
A large container ship loading containers at the port terminal, in which they would have to comply with the UK working at height regulations.

How The Logistics Industry Can Comply With Working At Height Regulations

The logistics industry is considered a safe sector to work in compared to construction or manufacturing, but it can still be a dangerous environment when working at height (WAH).