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Planned safe, worked safe, handed over safe

Roofing is work at height on buildings full of people, and we treat it that way. A chartered health and safety advisor, a construction phase plan and RAMS for every project, weekly inspections by the contracts manager, and our own safety netting division, Absolute Netting, with FASET trained riggers.

Fixed ladder access and edge protection on a commercial roof
Fixed ladder access and edge protection installed for safe roof access
How we manage it

Health and safety on every project

Chartered advisor

Dennis Haycox, our health and safety advisor, is a chartered health and safety manager who has specialised in construction and roofing health and safety since 1999. He makes sure our staff and our clients are kept safe in the planning, during the works and on completion.

CDM, CPP and RAMS

Our contracts managers produce the construction phase plan and the risk assessments and method statements for each project before it starts, in a comprehensive form and in good time, as South and City College Birmingham noted in writing. We act as principal contractor under CDM where the project requires it.

Trained operatives

Our operatives are CITB trained and manufacturer trained across every system we install. Site supervision is by our own site supervisor and the contracts manager inspects weekly.

Accredited

CHAS, SafeContractor, Constructionline Gold, Achilles and Acclaim accreditation, and NFRC membership, with £10 million employers and £5 million public liability insurance.

Absolute Netting

Our in house safety netting division

Absolute Netting is our in house safety netting division, offering a comprehensive, nationwide safety netting installation service. All nets are tested and repaired in accordance with the manufacturer guidelines.

Safety netting is manufactured in accordance with BS EN 1263-1 and installed by our FASET trained riggers. We can use numerous fixing techniques and specially designed clamps to meet the needs of every client and structure. The safety netting is fitted to the underside of the roof area and stays in place for the duration of the roofing works.

The mansafe lines we install are fully compliant with the latest health and safety regulations. They give easy to use access for operatives while being fully anchored to the roof line system. We liaise with the customer throughout and can provide a full design of the layout of the safety line, which varies with the roof shape and the individual requirements of each client.

Safety netting and mansafe lines
Nets
BS EN 1263-1
Riggers
FASET trained
Coverage
Nationwide
Mansafe
Designed and certified
For
Our projects and yours
Questions

Asked and answered

Do you provide safety netting for other contractors?

Yes. Absolute Netting installs safety netting for roofing, cladding and steelwork contractors as well as for our own projects, nationwide.

What standard are the nets made and installed to?

Nets are manufactured to BS EN 1263-1 and installed to BS EN 1263-2 by FASET trained riggers. Each net carries a test tag and is inspected before use.

Do you design mansafe systems?

Yes. We provide a full design of the line layout, which varies with the roof shape and how the roof needs to be accessed, and we liaise with you throughout. Installation is certified and the system is handed over with drawings and inspection records.

How often does a mansafe line need inspecting?

Annually, by a competent person, and the inspection is required to keep the system in service. We provide the inspection and recertification service on the systems we install.

Can you net a fragile roof for a gutter or rooflight job?

Yes. That is one of the most common uses: nets under a fragile asbestos cement or single skin roof so that gutter lining, rooflight replacement or overcladding can be carried out safely from above.

Next step

Need netting or a mansafe system?

Absolute Netting works for other contractors as well as on our own roofs. Ring the office or send the details through the form.

Tender and project enquiries

Have a project for us?

Send Absolute Waterproofing your roofing enquiry or tender. Give us the outline below and one of our surveyors will come back to you, usually the same working day.

Your division South and Midlands office Jubilee Estate, Gorsey Lane, Coleshill, West Midlands B46 1JU Call the Midlands office Email us
Your division North and Scotland office Riverside, Mountbatten Way, Congleton CW12 1DY Call the Northern office Email us
Free diagnostic survey We attend site quickly from the initial enquiry and provide an inspection report at no cost, with digital photographs, options and costs for the proposed work.

Prefer to talk it through? Call the office nearest the site and ask for a surveyor.