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Monday, 31 January 2011 |
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WAHSA would like to announce that at the recent Board meeting, it was decided to redefine the associations role from “representing the interests of manufacturers, assemblers, installers, distributors and end users of equipment used for work at height and rescue” to “representing the interests of manufacturers, assemblers, installers, distributors and end users of personal protection equipment used for work at height and rescue”. This has been discussed by the Board over a long period of time and believe that their experience and expertise lies firmly within this redefined area of the industry and by focusing on this specifically, they can provide thorough and concentrated advice and representation which will best serve the industry and members alike.
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Library of useful documents |
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Friday, 29 October 2010 |
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WAHSA have decided to create a library of useful documents which may be useful to people who work at height, install or use height safety equipment and site managers.
To start this off, please click on the link below, provided by ACWAHT (Advisory Committee on Work At Height Training).
WAHSA commends users of height safety equipment to refer to the ACWAHT Work At Height Awareness Syllabus to help ensure you meet your Work At Height Regulation requirements. The Advisory Committee of Roofsafety have published a pair of useful documents ; (Part 1) Best Practice for the use of Horizontal Safety Lines in Roofwork and (Part 2) Testing of Roof Anchors on Roof Systems. Both documents can be found by following this link: |
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Providers of Harness Inspection Training |
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Friday, 22 January 2010 |
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In response to the following letter, published by the HSE, WAHSA have produced a list of member companies who offer Harness Inspection Training. The letter identifies a potentially serious issue and we urge you to receive the correct training from one of the members listed.
A complete list of WAHSA members who offer Harness Inspection Training are displayed by viewing the whole news item.
 Abtech Safety Ltd
Portside North, Ellesmere Port, CH56 2HQ
Tel: 01513555971, Fax: 01513571106, http://www.abtechsafety.com
Heightec Ltd
LDBP, Mintbridge Rd. Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 6NH
Tel: 01539 728866, Fax: 01539 728833, http://www.heightec.com
Pammenter and Petrie Ltd
140-146 Brearley Street, Hockley, Birmingham, B19 3XJ
Tel: 01213 594561, Fax: 01213 594136, mail:
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Safesite
Safesite House, Priestly Way, Crawley, West Sussex, RH10 9NA
Tel: 01293 529977, Fax: 01293 531166, Email:
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Spanset (UK) Ltd
Telford Way, Middlewich, Cheshire, CW10 OHX
Tel: 01606 737494, Fax: 01606 737502, Email:
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Tractel (UK) Ltd
Old Lane, Halfway, Sheffield, S20 3GA
Tel: 01142 482266, Fax: 01142 473350, http://www.tractel.com |
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Election of the new WAHSA Board |
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Thursday, 14 January 2010 |
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At the WAHSA AGM held in November, Following his very successful time as Chairman of WAHSA, Keith Jones informed the membership that he was to stand down. Following voting, Mark Griffiths of Uniline Safety Systems was duly elected as the new Chairman. Mark is a long standing Director of WAHSA and will be an excellent successor to Keith.
Mark Griffiths and the rest of the membership wish to thank Keith for his hard work with the association, and look forward to his continued involvement as Company Secretary.
There were two further Board members elected at the AGM. These are Mr. Steve Jervis of Capital Safety and Mr Ian Jones of Abtech Safety Ltd. Both Steve and Ian have been involved in the industry for a number of years and will doubtless prove a valuable addition to the Board.
The current WAHSA Board is now structured as follows:
Mark Griffiths (Uniline Safety Systems - Chairman Keith Jones (The Heightec Group) - Board Member Steve Jervis (The Capital Safety Group) - Board Member
Ian Jones (Abtech Safety Ltd) - Board Member
Pete Ward (Spanset UK Ltd) - Board Member |
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SAFETY WARNING: HACA fixed rail vertical fall arrest system type 0529.7102 |
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Monday, 27 October 2008 |
The HSE has now issued its alert following the testing of the HACA fall arrest device.
Jim Skilling (Health & Safety Executive) has said that for those who have this system installed :- "you can continue to climb as long as you are using it (HACA) with the double lanyards as the primary system". He felt that this was a "sensible approach" until the HACA system is removed, "so long as the engineers know the double lanyards are the primary fall arrest system".
Please feel free to circulate further to anyone who may use this type of fall arrest device.
Direct link to the HSE alert :- http://www.hse.gov.uk/falls/fixedrail011007.htm |
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