On buildings where access is regularly required using a harness, installing eyebolts such as the Kee i-Bolt range to attach a harness line to is worth considering to make work safer and more efficient.
Safety eyebolts are ideal for single working persons, reducing the risk of a fall whilst carrying out external window cleaning and general maintenance. Eyebolts offer effective fall arrest protection for those carrying out high level window, façade cleaning or other building maintenance operations from an ‘open window’ position.
Whilst eyebolts can be hugely beneficial and very safe when used properly, we come across too many systems which have been improperly installed, putting lives at risk should they be used.
Eyebolts should be positioned so that the operative can attach their lanyard and safety harness before being at risk, ensuring safe access and personal protection in the event of an accidental slip or fall.
The image above is a perfect example of an incorrect and possibly dangerous eyebolt installation. The manager responsible for this building said they had been assured the system had passed a 6kN pull test, and assumed this meant it was safe to use. This is wrong, and could have ended very badly had it not been discovered.
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