Health and Safety

At Vertical Technology we make Health and Safety a top priority and have an excellent safety record.
All work operations are planned around a safety first principal.

Vertical Technology is full IRATA [Industrial Rope Access Trade Association] Company which means that our Health and Safety procedures are independently assessed and audited by IRATA on a regular basis.

Essentially this means;

• Staff are trained, qualified and highly experienced.
• Work planned with job specific Method Statement and Risk Assessment.
• Works undertaken to comply with:
  - IRATA guidelines 2000
  - BS 7985 2002
  - LOLER 1998
  - The Working at Height Regulations 2007

• Emergency and Rescue procedures in place.
• Appropriate [CE marked] equipment selection.
• Anchors for roped access tested.
• Equipment inspected and use logged.
• All roped access supervised by IRATA level 3.
• Organised equipment stores.
• Quarterly accident & incident reports supplied to IRATA.