Access
About Access
At Slingsby, we carry access equipment for all aspects of working life and for every kind of workplace. Take a look at the different types of access equipment we provide and you're sure to find something that fits your business needs. You can order your access equipment online or over the phone, and sit back, safe in the knowledge that the best available access equipment will be on its way to you.
Access equipment for your business
Your business is likely to need more than one type of access equipment. At Slingsby, we're able to offer you all kinds of access equipment, so you can fulfil all of your access needs in one place. The access equipment we provide ranges from Platform Steps, Loft Ladders and Order Picking Trolleys to Work Stations and Access Platforms. If you need help finding a solution to your access problem, give us a call and one of our friendly staff will advise you on relevant equipment. We have access equipment to help you work in a wide range of environments. In addition, we take operator safety into account when selecting the access equipment we choose to retail.
Access equipment examples
Our mobile steel safety Step Stools are firm favourites. They are tough and versatile, and available in a range of colours to brighten up your workplace or blend in with it, whichever you prefer. If you need to reach high places, our lightweight, durable aluminum adjustable height work platform is just what you need. It is easily transported, and comes in knock-down form so that it can be readily taken from one location to another and then re-assembled. The stability of the structure is taken care of by four lockable castors and stabilisers. Access to the upper surface of the platform is through a built-in trapdoor.
Accessible access equipment
Ordering access equipment with Slingsby is easy for any business, whatever the size of your order and your requirements. You could say that we like to make our access equipment accessible to those who need it! Better still, if you order your access equipment online, you could take advantage of our 5% online discount.
Legislation
Latest figures from the HSE show that 45 people died from a fall from height at work last year, they are the single cause of workplace fatalities and one of the main causes of major injury.
The Work at Height Regulations 2005 apply to anywhere a person could be injured when falling from it, no matter what height and they advise employers to choose the right work equipment for the task.
Ladders are only advised to be used when the job will take no more than 30 minutes and is classed as low risk. Any task which is more high risk a mobile work platform are recommended.
The HSE's key messages are as follows:
Those following good practice for work at height now should already be doing enough to comply with the Work at Height Regulations:
Follow the risk assessments you have carried out for work at height activities and make sure all work at height is planned, organised and carried out by competent persons;
Follow the hierarchy for managing risks from work at height - take steps to avoid, prevent or reduce risks; and
Choose the right work equipment and select collective measures to prevent falls (such as guardrails and working platforms) before other measures which may only mitigate the distance and consequences of a fall (such as nets or airbags) or which may only provide personal protection from a fall.
