The occupational safety regulations at height, 2007, regulate the safety procedures of workers in this field. According to the regulations, any presence of a worker in an elevated place with no guardrail and where there is a danger of falling to a depth of 2 meters or more, will required the creation of another significant safety measure.
Life lines and anchoring points are the foundation to which an employee is connected and secured. In some locations, there is a legal requirement to install fixed anchoring points and lifelines while in other locations, it is possible to make do with temporary and mobile solutions. These systems are commonly used on pipe bridges, ladders, tankers, greenhouse roofs and more.
Life line systems and anchoring points allow two main things:
- Assuring the location of the safety connection and the adjustment of the required equipment.
- Easy and safe access to the entire work area without the concern of an accident.
Octipus Ltd. specializes in creating these engineering solutions for height works while meeting the strict legal requirements of the State of Israel.
Octipus works with all manufacturers of safety systems but is not committed to a particular manufacturer. Therefore, it can offer its customers the most suitable solution in relation to their work requirements and budget.
We work according to a very strict working model:
- Preliminary field risk survey, Characterization of the required solutions and presentation of the possible solutions to the customer that including advantages, disadvantages and costs.
- Detailed design of the chosen solution by a civil engineer (Constructor).
- Execution of the design by a team of qualified installers for complex height works
- Validation of the system after its installation by a civil engineer (mentioned in section 2).
- Providing an information portfolio to the customer. This portfolio is coordinated with the solutions, work instructions, maintenance and details of the designated equipment for working with a lifeline / anchoring points.
The design of the safety system will include one or more of the following solutions:
- Vertical life lines to secure the height worker during vertical climbing.
- Horizontal life lines to secure the height worker during horizontal movements.
- Anchoring points for security systems to enable safe activity at working points.
- Cable life lines.
- Textile life lines.
- Life lines built from a safety rail.
- Life lines and anchoring points designated for corrugated sheets roofs.
We will be happy to be at your service with the upmost and safest solution.
Regards,
Ari Telberg
Octipus Ltd.
