Emergency Rescue
Team
Rope Access
Inspection Service
Fit
Testing
Emergency Rescue
Team
SA Safety Ltd understand that the safety of your employees and contractors is of the greatest importance. Our rescue teams are crewed by highly qualified staff that will meet your standby rescue and support requirements for short, medium or long-term projects, including 24/7 cover. Regular training in technical rescue scenarios for confined spaces, working at height and rope access is undertaken. Your safety is our priority.
SA Safety will:
Emergency Rescue Team Operatives
All our rescue team operatives hold the following qualifications as a minimum standard:
Many of the team have further qualifications including:
SA Safety Limited take the physical and mental wellbeing of its staff very seriously. We ensure that all team members are physically and mentally fit prior to and during any planned works. Members will be in possession of a medical certificate stating their suitability for wearing breathing apparatus and undertaking rescue duties.
A typical rescue team will consist of three team members. One team member will supervise, with the remaining two team members ready to affect rescue should the need arise. However, in some circumstances, a larger rescue team may be required.
Rope Access
Inspection Service
SA Safety Limited provide a comprehensive rope access inspection service. We employ rope access techniques to carry out inspections, surveys and testing on power stations, industrial buildings, storage tanks, bridges, equipment, pipework, and ducting.
Due to the expertise of our rope access team, we can significantly reduce the time and cost to your business of any inspection work requirement. Inspection work can require scaffolding or an elevator platform to access the inspection area, which takes time to source and erect. Sometimes these techniques are unable provide a full picture of the potential area of damage, which means problems could be missed, affecting your business’s ability to deliver to your customers.
The safety of both your staff and our team of operatives is of the utmost importance so, as part of our service, we will work closely with your Health & Safety Executive to prepare a Risk Assessment and Method Statement prior to any work being undertaken; this will be an extensive report detailing the identified risks and the risk mitigation procedures.
A full inspection report including high resolution photographs will be submitted in line with your requirements.
Fit
Testing
SA Safety provide a complete qualitative Face Fit testing service. Our team of competent testers will undertake the testing on-site to ensure minimal disruption to your work pattern. We can deliver up to 20 Face Fit tests per day, with each test normally taking 20 minutes per person.
Qualitative Fit Testing (QLFT) is a simple yet accurate taste test, where a strong-tasting aerosol is introduced into a hood worn over the head in order to test the face seal of a mask. The qualitative method is suitable for disposable and reusable half masks only; full-face masks cannot be tested this way. Although this type of test is based on subjective detection and response by the wearer of the RPE, it is important that it is administered by a fit tester competent in using this method.
Why do I need a Face Fit Test?
Fit testing is required under the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations (COSHH), Control of Lead Work Regulations (CLAW) and Control of Asbestos Regulations (CAW) for all tight-fitting facepieces. If your operatives wear tight-fitting masks in the workplace then you will need to provide evidence of a fit test for each different make, model and size of mask they use.
In March 2019 the Health & Safety Executive released leaflet INDG 479 guidance of respiratory protective equipment (RPE) fit testing. Where Respiratory Protective Equipment (RPE) is used, it must be able to provide adequate protection for individual wearers. Facepieces need to fit tight to the wearer’s face to be effective, as RPE cannot protect the wearer if it leaks. Health & Safety law stipulates that tight-fitting RPE must be fit-tested as part of the initial selection process.
Face Fit Testing is required for the following types of masks:
Post Testing
Once the test has been successfully completed a certificate will be issued and a copy of the Fit Test report will be provided to the employer. The report will recommend when the next fit test should take place, normally between 1-2 years.
Repeat Testing
It is good practice to have a system in place to ensure fit testing RPE is carried out on a regular basis. The Health & Safety Executive guidance states that a repeat test should be conducted in the following circumstances: