This system was designed to go hand in hand with the Kee Walk product

KeeLine® is a wire based personal protection system for roof installation or horizontal / overhead applications on structures. The system comprises an 8mm grade 316 stainless steel wire system with electro-polished brackets, detachable travellers and powder coated anchors that provide flexible, continuous protection for up to 3 users working at height. The system is ideal for use by working teams carrying out essential roof top maintenance tasks.

For more information on Kee Line go to our Kee Line pages

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Paul Magee

Simplified Safety / General Manager

Email: info@simplifiedsafety.co.uk

Phone: 0844 335 8460

Website: http://www.simplifiedsafety.co.uk

Kee Walk is a permanent roof top walkway solution

Kee® Walk provides a safe, anti-slip, level walking surface for anyone who needs to access a roof in the course of their work. It provides a clear demarcation route which protects the roof surface from unnecessary damage and uniformly distributes the pedestrian load across its surface.

For more information on Kee Walk go to our Kee Walk pages

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Paul Magee

Simplified Safety / General Manager

Email: info@simplifiedsafety.co.uk

Phone: 0844 335 8460

Website: http://www.simplifiedsafety.co.uk

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Simplified Safety / General Manager

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Phone: 0844 335 8460

Website: http://www.simplifiedsafety.co.uk

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Safety Trainer

Email: jrowley@keesafety.com

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Jeff Rowley is a Product trainer and specialist working for Kee Safety

first in the firing line is our range of gloves, watch this space for the results!

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Simplified Safety / General Manager

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Phone: 0844 335 8460

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Take a look at our new shop!

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Introducing Jeff Rowley, the Kee Safety product specialist and trainer

Here is Jeff demonstrating what Jeff does best!

Within the last few months I was asked by one of our approved installers to provide support on the placement and specification of some Ringanka EN795 Class A1 eyebolts as window cleaning anchor points in a high profile building project in the West Midlands.

On the lower floors my advice was to move the eyebolts above the windows as there was insufficient height to allow a fall to be arrested otherwise (restraint was not possible due to the windows design). Further up the buildings stairwell quite a number of eyebolts where able to be removed from the project as the windows were sealed units and so did not require window cleaning anchorage points.

The revised quote went in to the client (An Architect) and despite the advice provided the Architect asked for all windows the have the eyebolts placed underneath them for reasons of aesthetics, including the windows which had no requirement for the eyebolts.

This leaves our installer with a difficult commercial decision to make. Do they distance themselves from the project and lose what would be a valuable order (and allow a competitor to get the business anyway)? Fight their corner and not deal with the client again in the future? Proceed with the client’s instructions and issue a disclaimer to avoid future prosecution? Or should they go ahead with the clients instructions and then report the site to the HSE on completion?

What decision would you make in their situation?

Despite specialist safety companies giving advice, however good, if the client won’t or doesn’t understand the consequences of ignoring it, then it doesn’t matter how much money is spent on safety, serious accidents and deaths will keep on occurring.

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Jeff Rowley

Safety Trainer

Email: jrowley@keesafety.com

Website: http://keesafety.com/uk/

Jeff Rowley is a Product trainer and specialist working for Kee Safety

Date:1 April 2010

Nearly one in four of the construction sites visited by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) during March failed safety checks.

Inspectors from HSE carried out checks at 2014 construction sites across Great Britain as part of an intensive inspection campaign aimed at reducing death and injury in one of Britain's most dangerous industries.

During unannounced visits, inspectors focused on refurbishment and roofing work to ensure that any work at height was being done safely and that the sites were in good order. 2414 contractors were inspected during the campaign.

A total of 691 enforcement notices were issued at 470 sites, with inspectors giving orders for work to be stopped immediately in 359 instances for either unsafe work being carried out at height or where sites lacked 'good order'.

The majority of all notices issued related to unsafe work being carried out at height.

Philip White, HSE's Chief Inspector for Construction, said:

"While it is encouraging that many small construction firms have got their act together and are giving health and safety the priority it needs, the fact that our inspectors needed to take enforcement action on almost a quarter of sites, and on a similar proportion of contractors, is a matter of serious concern.

"There are still a small number of employers or contractors who continue to put their own and other people's health and safety at risk. This is unacceptable. I want to make it clear to these operators that we will not hesitate to take action where standards of health and safety are endangering workers lives and livelihoods."

During 2008/09 there were 53 deaths in construction and 11 264 injuries. Last year, inspectors visited 1759 sites, 2145 contractors and issued 491 enforcement notices during a similar month-long initiative.

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Paul Magee

Simplified Safety / General Manager

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Phone: 0844 335 8460

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Kee Safety have released a new range of Fall protection products, these include Fall arrest Harnesses, Lanyards, Anchor points, Temporary Lifeline systems and more, be sure to look out for them!

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Paul Magee

Simplified Safety / General Manager

Email: info@simplifiedsafety.co.uk

Phone: 0844 335 8460

Website: http://www.simplifiedsafety.co.uk

The original article from the Guinness World record site

BBC news website: See the original article and video here

University students in Spain have broken the world record for the biggest safety helmet.

The enormous hard hat, made from lots of normal size helmets, measures 5m by 7m.

Around 200 students in the city of Huelva broke the Guinness World Record for the hat, which can fit 20 people inside and cost 43,000 Euros.

Their aim was to highlight safety at work.

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Paul Magee

Simplified Safety / General Manager

Email: info@simplifiedsafety.co.uk

Phone: 0844 335 8460

Website: http://www.simplifiedsafety.co.uk