Height Safety Certification Explained

Sperian Height Safety Equipment

Height safety certification information for 'Sperian Protection' products (formerly Bacou Dalloz).

All Sperian height safety equipment is supplied with a user manual that contains an inspection record sheet.

To comply with the Working At Height Directive it is the legal responsibility of the purchaser / user to keep height safety equipment records up to date. The employer / user must ensure that the equipment is in good condition, fit for use, the user is competent and suitably trained, the equipment is maintained in accordance with the manufacturers records and that all equipment is thoroughly examined by a competent person at maximum interval of:

• 12 months for fall arrest equipment (non load bearing except when arresting a fall)
• 6 months for Man Riding equipment (load bearing equipment and PPE, eg rope access and winched access)

Maximum Periods

These are maximum periods and must be reduces dependant on your risk assessment and method statement; for example:

• Frequency of use
• Environmental conditions
• Use with chemicals
• Exposure to UV light
• Multi users (additional adjustment wear)
• Storage conditions
• Cleanliness
• User inspections etc (these are only suggestions)

Legally Required Information

All legally required information is contained on the product label, this information should be recorded elsewhere, (electronic or manual) we recommend that you record the:

• Description:
• Manufacturer
• Part Number:
• Date of manufacture:
• Serial number:
• Date of purchase:
• Purchased from:
• Date of first use:
• Name of user:
• Date of thorough examination:
• Comments by person carting out the thorough examination:
• Next examination due date:
• Signature, name and organisation of examiner:

All our height safety equipment is CE certified and a copy of any CE certificate is available on request.

Click here for a PDF download of a Height Safety PPE Inspection Record Data Sheet.