Movable wall Health & Safety

Under current health and safety legislation, it can be deemed that by failing to properly service and maintain a moveable wall system you are putting your staff, and those involved with the operation of the said moveable wall, potentially in danger. Thus not carrying out your duty of care, and leaving you liable for damages caused.

Maintenance of all moveable wall systems is a regularly overlooked area, and the full ramifications of component failure are often underestimated. Depending upon the size of your wall system, a single panel can weigh anywhere between 100Kg and 500Kg which, in extreme cases, could result in death or injury should the panel become detached and fall over.

 

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Relevant Movable Wall health and safety laws and regulations:

  • The management of health and safety at work regulations 1999.
  • The provision and use of work equipment regulations 1998
  • The health and Safely at Work Act 1974

More details are available on request, or via http://www.legislation.gov.uk/

Please contact us if you would like further information on current legislation and compliance, or to arrange a survey.

 

Our commitment to health and safety

MWS’s ethos is always to employ safe practices of work by continuously evaluating, and striving to improve, on-site and off-site procedures ensuring that all our staff work safely for the benefit of themselves, their colleagues and those around them.

We hold SSIP Accreditation in the form of Chas and Constructionline Certification. Our engineers and operatives are Asbestos Aware, as well as being CSCS and 1st Aid trained. We regularly consult with our partners at Alliance Learning and undertake up to date H&S training.

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