Safety is a crucial element of our activities and underpins all facets of our operation. Ropelink, were the instigators of the ASTM ?Standard Practice for Industrial Rope Access (draft) E.06.55.08 and have taken the lead role in its development. Ropelink?s CEO - Rehan Siddiqui is the Chairman of the Committee responsible for the development of this standard.

Ropelink?s technicians have all undergone a very comprehensive training and certification program and possess 1,000?s of logged hours of experience.

Each Ropelink project is thoroughly assessed to ensure that all relevant safety measures are deployed to protect the general public, the building occupants and the building or structure itself. An indepth method statement and risk assessment is developed for each project. This ensures that all foreseeable risks are assessed and that the project parameters are carefully planned. Ropelink also publishes a comprehensive safety policy document.

Ropelink?s operations conform to the following standards, draft standards and guidelines:

• OSHA code of Federal Regulations CFR 29 Part 1926 subpart M.
• Code of practice for the use of rope access methods for industrial purposes BS 7985:2002
• Health & Safety Executive guidelines
• ASTM ? Standard Practice for Industrial Rope Access (current draft) E.06.55.08
• CAL-OSHA ? Proposed State Standard ? Title 8: General Industry Safety Orders Chapter 4, Subchapter 7, Article 1, Section 3207 and Article 4, Section 3270.1 ? Rope Access