Schools | Colleges | Academies | Universities

Schools | Colleges | Academies | Universities

WORKING AT HEIGHT IN SCHOOLS, ACADEMIES, COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES

A recent HSE survey found that 92% of people working in the education sector work at height at some point and In the last six years there have been five deaths and over three thousand (HSE stats last 5 years, 3 deaths over 2000 major injuries) injuries due to falling from height (source HSE)

The majority of major injuries in schools relate to ‘low level' falls below two metres. These include falls from desks and chairs while putting up displays; falls from stools while closing windows and falls from ladders while carrying out maintenance work....
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As well as work at height hazards at ‘low level’, accessing  high level  services such as lighting in sports halls, main halls, atriums, lecture and drama theatres all pose dangers and challenges.

The two most popular access platforms which we supply to the education sector are our compact Genie AWP and innovative Deskglider height adjustable platform. The combination of these two access platforms  enable  safe and efficient access to the vast majority of both ‘low level’ and ‘high level ‘areas.
Lights located above fixed raked seating as commonly found in auditoriums and lecture theatres always cause access problems.  Also  how to access lights situated above stairs is a common issue. Our bespoke off-set access towers are the ideal solution to these types of work at height problems.

Owning your own access equipment will also mean that jobs which involve working at  height  that are commonly  out-sourced  to contractors can be undertaken by your own maintenance and facilities staff. This means that along with safety, access platform ownership has financial benefits also.

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MOST POPULAR ACCESS PLATFORMS FOR WORKING AT HEIGHT IN EDUCATION SECTOR

AH-8 QU Access Platform

AH-8 QU Access Platform

WORKING HEIGHT: 7.80 m (25 ft)
POWER: BATTERY

The AH range of powered pusharound access platforms offer a safe and speedy means...

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Deskglider

Deskglider

Working over desks and working above desks can now be done safely and efficiently with our Deskglider platform. Deskglider over desk...

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Genie® AWP™ 20S Superseries Portable Access Platform

Genie® AWP™ 20S Superseries Portable Access Platform

WORKING HEIGHT: 8.12 m (26 ft 1 in)
POWER: BATTERY
 
The Genie AWP range of powered pusharound access platforms offer a safe and...

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Genie® IWP™ 30S Superseries Portable Access Platform

Genie® IWP™ 30S Superseries Portable Access Platform

WORKING HEIGHT: 11 m (35 ft 6 in)
BATTERY: POWER

The Genie IWP range of pusharound powered access platforms offer a safe and...

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Glidelift

Glidelift

Since the introduction of the Work At Height regulations in 2005 there have been many attempts to provide a replacement for step...

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Scaffold Towers

Scaffold Towers

Working At Height offer a range of industrial aluminium mobile scaffold towers to suit a variety of applications and environments.

Our...

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DO YOU NEED HELP DECIDING WHAT IS THE BEST ACCESS PLATFORM FOR YOUR REQUIREMENT?

 

One of our expert friendly advisors can help you make the right decision and choice on your access platform.

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Working at Height

Southern Office: 01483 415 410

Northern Office: 0114 209 6206

Southern (Head) Office

Working At Height Limited, Amberley Court,
Old Elstead Road, Milford, Surrey.
GU8 5EB
Tel: 01483 415 410
Fax: 01483 417 719

Northern Office

Working At Height Limited, The Portergate,
Eccleshall Road, Sheffield.
 S11 8NX
Tel: 0114 209 6206
Fax: 0114 209 6001

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