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News Release from: Kee Safety | Subject: KeeGuard roof edge protection system
Edited by the Buildingtalk Editorial
Team on 31 March 2008
NHS Trust reaches new heights for safe
working
Kee Safety has provided its market leading KeeGuard roof edge protection system at Calderstones NHS Trust in Ribble Valley, Lancashire.
The system has been fitted at the Trust's Medium Secure Unit on the West Drive estate to provide effective protection for maintenance crews accessing the roof, ensuring full compliance with health and safety requirements The 30-bed Medium Secure Unit at Calderstones NHS Trust is a specialist health facility that provides support for people with mild, moderate or borderline learning disabilities who need to be hospital based
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 21 Jul 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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Over 70 linear metres of the KeeGuard system now surrounds the roof edge of the medium secure unit.
Maintenance contractors can now safely carry out any repairs or routine maintenance to rooftop plant and other services at a greatly reduced risk of falling from height.
The KeeGuard system is also quick and easy to erect, which kept installation noise and disruption to a minimum for staff and patients.
The installation is a prime example of the versatility of the KeeGuard system displaying its adaptability as a modular solution, able to cope with the different roof edge profiles, numerous changes in direction and levels.
The KeeGuard system comprises just three principal pre-fabricated components - a main upright, a main counterbalance and a free end assembly, where no wall fixing is available.
All assemblies are designed for use with 42.4 and 48.3 o/d diameter tubing and standard fittings from the Kee Klamp range to provide a complete, easy to assemble solution in roof edge guardrailing, walkway demarcation, stairwell, open lift shaft and other fall prevention applications.
Because it is free-standing, it requires no drilling into the roof itself, thereby avoiding potential leaks into the building due to any damage to the roof covering.
The KeeGuard system is fully tested to EN 14122 : pt 3, HSE Specialist Inspectors Report No 15, and complies with the requirements of HS (G) 33 - Safety in Roofwork, HSE Sheet 21 - "Working on Flat Roofs", BS6399: Part 2 1995 Wind Code and all other relevant Health and Safety, EU and CDM regulations.
All assemblies utilise fittings approved by TuV, one of Europe's independent test houses, for extra peace of mind.
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