Updated: 23rd October 2025
At Heightsafe, we are specialists in ensuring the ongoing safety, compliance, and performance of your Working at Height systems. Our Work at Height Compliance Testing services help you remain legally compliant, mitigate risk, and, most importantly, safeguard the lives of those working at height.
With stringent UK legislation such as The Work at Height Regulations 2005, LOLER, and PUWER, regular inspections and testing are a legal requirement. Neglecting this responsibility can lead to serious safety breaches, legal consequences, costly repairs, and, most critically, life-threatening incidents.
Preserve Life & Safety: Ensure all systems designed to protect against falls are functioning correctly.
Demonstrate Duty of Care: Stay legally compliant and show commitment to the welfare of your employees and contractors.
Reduce Legal Risk: Minimise the risk of prosecution, fines, and insurance claims.
Safeguard Reputation: Show clients, insurers, and stakeholders you take safety and compliance seriously.
Protect Your Assets: Prevent damage to structures, infrastructure, and sensitive equipment through certified, maintained safety systems.
Safety Line Compliance Testing
We thoroughly inspect and test all horizontal and vertical safety line systems to ensure they can withstand specified forces and comply with BS EN 795:2012. Our testing covers cable tension, anchor points, fixings, and structural integrity, with certification issued for compliant systems.
Why it’s important: Safety lines are a vital component of fall arrest and restraint systems. Faults can lead to catastrophic failure during use.
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Compliance Testing
We inspect all PPE for working at height including harnesses, lanyards, energy absorbers, and connectors to ensure they meet regulatory standards and manufacturer guidelines. Inspections are conducted to BS EN 365.
Why it’s important: PPE must perform reliably in an emergency. Regular inspections ensure equipment hasn’t degraded or been compromised.
We assess your roof walkways for structural integrity, slip resistance, fixing security, and compliance with BS EN 516 standards. Testing ensures walkways remain a safe access route for maintenance personnel.
Why it’s important: Compromised walkways pose a serious risk of falls, especially in high-footfall areas on fragile or sloped roofs.
Access Ladder Safety Testing and Compliance
We provide testing and certification for fixed vertical and inclined access ladders to ensure they remain structurally sound and compliant with BS 4211:2005. This includes inspecting fixings, condition, and cage systems where applicable.
Why it’s important: Deteriorating ladders can fail without warning, exposing users to severe injury or fatality.
Guardrail Compliance Testing and Certification
We inspect and certify permanent and freestanding guardrail systems against BS EN 13374 and BS 6180 standards. Tests ensure load-bearing capabilities, structural integrity, and ongoing suitability.
Why it’s important: Guardrails provide collective protection; failure to maintain them puts multiple people at risk simultaneously.
Eye Bolt and Abseil Point Testing
Fall arrest eyebolts, abseil points, and rope access anchors are tested via pull-testing in accordance with BS 8610 and BS 7883. Certificates of test are provided for compliant points.
Why it’s important: These systems must bear specific loads during use; a failure can result in fatal falls.
Davit Arm Inspection and Maintenance
Our specialists test davit arms for rope access and suspended maintenance to ensure they remain safe for lifting and anchorage use. Inspections verify mechanical integrity, structural fixings, and moving parts.
Why it’s important: Improperly maintained davits present serious safety hazards during operation.
BMU (Building Maintenance Unit) Service and Maintenance
We conduct full inspections, servicing, and operational tests of your BMUs to ensure safe and reliable use in façade maintenance. We check hoists, cradles, tracks, mechanical parts, and fail-safes.
Why it’s important: A BMU failure can cause significant injury, fatalities, and property damage.
Specialist testing of anchorage points for lighting maintenance to confirm they safely support access personnel and comply with safety standards.
Why it’s important: Safe access is crucial during routine lighting maintenance in atriums and high ceilings.
Mobile Man Anchor Compliance Testing
Inspection and testing of mobile man anchor systems to ensure structural integrity and compliance with BS EN 795:2012 Type E standards. Certification issued for systems in compliance.
Why it’s important: Mobile anchors must perform reliably in a fall scenario and be regularly checked for stability.
Non-Destructive Rope Access Testing
We conduct non-destructive testing (NDT) of rope access anchors to detect structural weaknesses without damaging the substrate or fixtures.
Why it’s important: Ensures long-term integrity of hidden structural components and compliance without invasive testing.
Wind Turbine Compliance Inspections
Specialised inspections of fall protection systems within wind turbines, including ladders, safety lines, and anchorages, to comply with GWO and industry-specific standards.
Why it’s important: Remote environments demand absolute assurance that safety systems perform as required.
Ensure your Working at Height systems are compliant, certified, and safe to use. Contact our compliance team today. With Heightsafe, your systems – and your people – stay safe at height.
To maintain legal compliance and uphold safety standards, Heightsafe recommends the following frequencies for testing:
Safety Lines, Guardrails, Walkways, Access Ladders: Annually (minimum)
BMUs and Davit Arms: As per manufacturer’s recommendations, typically every 6-12 months
PPE: Every 6-12 months
Mobile Anchors and Rope Access Systems: Annually
Wind Turbines: Per site operational guidelines
Following inspection and testing, you’ll receive:
Detailed Reports outlining system conditions, findings, and remedial recommendations.
Certification of Compliance for systems that pass.
Clear Action Plans for systems requiring remedial works.
Photographic Evidence of defects or concerns where relevant
Legal Documentation suitable for audits and regulatory inspections.
Expertise: Over a decade of industry-leading experience in Work at Height systems.
Qualified Inspectors: All testing carried out by accredited professionals.
Comprehensive Service: From inspection to remedials and certification, we cover it all.
Nationwide Coverage: Fast, efficient service throughout the UK.
Trusted by Industry Leaders: Blue-chip companies, government bodies, and FM firms rely on us.
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