BS 8681:2024 Audit Services
Fall protection anchors are safety critical items of equipment but with the
exception of conforming to design specifications and installation codes of practice, there is little in the way of governance to qualify a system designer, installer or inspector of this equipment as competent.
Ocean Technical Safety Services Ltd work on behalf of the duty holder (or vessel owner) carrying out audits on installation providers including system
designers, installers and inspectors.
Our ISO45001 Lead Auditors work to the requirements of BS8681:2024 Personal Fall Protection Equipment – Anchor Systems – Specification for provider competence. This specification ensures that those who claim
compliance to BS 7883: 2019 Personal Fall Protection Equipment – Anchor Systems – System design, installation and inspection – Code of practice are fully meeting its requirements.
By carrying out due diligence on your suppliers at the design and installation stages, you are taking the first step to protecting against accidents that may arise in the workplace from poor design and installation quality standards.
Fall Protection Anchor System Design
Ocean Technical Safety Services Ltd have proven experience of designing bespoke anchor systems for fall restraint, fall arrest, rope access and rescue.
Our designs and solutions include the use of low profile rails, concealed/removable eyebolts, vacuum anchors, wire based systems and davits. We always respect the work at height hierarchy of control, designing to prevent falls from occurring wherever possible and only employing fall
arrest* where no other option is available.
We work closely with naval architects and shipyard project managers to
ensure that our designs meet the needs of the vessel owner and its crew so that they can safely undertake tasks that require them to work aloft or outboard.
Whatever systems are specified, they will meet the highest safety standards using the most recent design codes including BS EN 795; BS 8610: 2017 Personal Fall Protection Equipment – Anchor Systems – Specification; BS 7883: 2019 Personal Fall Protection Equipment – Anchor Systems – System design, installation and inspection – Code of practice. Structural designs are validated by third party structural engineers and naval architects to ensure they meeting exacting safety requirements and coordinate correctly with the vessel structure.
*systems that employ fall arrest must have an accompanying rescue plan and competent persons available to fulfil the plan should a fall occur.
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