PassengeRR 12mm
The industry standard benchmark in Height Safety Systems
“Falls from height are the most common cause of fatal injuries and the second most common cause of major injury to employees, accounting for 15% of all such injuries.”
PASSENGERR and PALM LINK
The natural progression developed to serve as the premier industrial horizontal height safety system. Designed to eliminate current maintenance issues, combined with a much enhanced load capability. Easy to use, with a natural feel safe feature.
Rapid Rail has built its formidable reputation in industry on ‘hands-on’ experience, trying and testing systems in the real workplace.
This means that the height safety products, systems and recommendations we offer are not product retailing but the result of our personal experience working in safety critical environments and developing the best solutions available in terms of performance, flexibility and application.
Our height safety systems are designed to work simply, quickly and easily. We know and understand the need for absolute reliability when it’s not a statistic, it’s a human life at stake.
We have over 20 years experience supplying height safety systems to a wide range of industry sectors such as construction, manufacturing, commercial property, architectural, ports, energy.
Rapid Rail works with you to assess your needs and make comprehensive recommendations.
Statistics - Statement on Falls from Health and Safety Executive (HSE)
Latest figures show that 45 people died from a fall from height at work in 2006/07. This is again a record low. However, falls from height remain the most common kind of accident causing fatal injuries.
The number of fatalities in 2005/06 has been confirmed at 48, the provisional figure was 46. Provisional major injury statistics are now available for last year. They show an increase in falls and major injuries to employees from 3,385 in 2005/06 to 3,409 in 2006/07.
However, the injury rates for falls from height continues to decrease when all workers are taken into account – including the self employed. There were 3,750 major injuries as the result of a fall at work in 2006/07. This represents a decrease of 43 on the previous year. Falls from ladders resulted in 12 deaths and 1,050 major injuries, over a quarter of all major injuries as a result of a fall from height.
More information can be found in: Statistics of Workplace Fatalities and Injuries - Falls from Height (1MB) pdf
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