The recent case of an NHS trust being prosecuted and fined by the HSE after a vulnerable mental health patient was left paralysed after diving off a roof, highlights the risk to both service users and service providers of unauthorised access to roofs and other high level building areas.
Good practice would ensure that access to roof area is made as difficult as possible by using anti-climb products to prevent downpipes being used as a method of reaching dangerous heights.
Anti-climb downpipe covers for rainwater downpipes and soil pipes from Contour Casings
Contour Casings range of anti-climb downpipe covers
- precision engineered from 2mm aluminium
- can be powder coated to any colour to blend in with the building exterior or create a contrasting statement
- can be warranted for up to 25 years
- range includes chamfered and bullnose designs and sizes suit cast iron, plastic and aluminium rainwater and soil pipework
- also available with access doors to enable rodding without having to remove the cover
- can integrate with Contour’s anti-climb bullnose fascia system
The pipework protectors can be used in isolation to cover the lowest 2.5m or 3m of the downpipe, or as a whole system, including corners, Tee and stop ends to cover all exposed pipework.
