Once the festivities are over and you’ve tidied away the last of the Christmas wrapping paper, it’s wise to turn your attention to the structure of your home. During the cold, wet and windy weather of the winter months, the exterior of your home can come under pressure and parts may have fallen off or been damaged. January is the perfect time to find a suitable access solution to take stock of what's happening in your home and budget for any home maintenance work that needs to be done. To help, the experts at Top Towers have put together a short checklist.
You’re feeling rejuvenated by the start of a new year and want to freshen up your home with a new lick of paint, but how do you prepare the room? To make sure you start your new year’s paint job off on the right foot, the Top Towers team have put together a helpful list of the things you need to remember when preparing a room for painting.
If you’re lucky enough to have a conservatory then it’s important that you look after it, that means keeping it clean and sorting any repairs. Conservatory maintenance will probably require you to work at height so having the right equipment, such as a conservatory ladder, is key.
The best tower for you will of course depend on the work that you wish to perform and the environment in which it will be performed. In this article, we are going to take look at the most commonly available types and see which ones may be suitable for your needs. Sometimes there may be more than one type that will do the job, in which case you can make your decision based on cost or availability. If you have any questions after reading through the options below, you are of course welcome to call Top Tower whenever convenient.
When using any type of scaffolding, safety is of course of paramount importance. Many injuries in the workplace occur when employees are working on high platforms, especially when adequate preparation is not a key part of the proceedings. The Work at Height Regulations 2005 were put together to prevent injuries and death caused by falls and should be followed at all times. While these regulations are beyond the scope of this article, we do advise familiarising yourself with them if you regularly work at height or are responsible for other employees who do.
Podium steps are a regularly employed low-level access solution on many worksites across the globe for an amazingly broad range of work tasks including painting and decorating, window cleaning, electrical work, indoor and outdoor repair work and even tree pruning. This makes them a highly versatile access solution suitable for all work performed at low heights.
With such a broad range of scaffold towers on the market, it isn’t at all uncommon to find yourself somewhat overwhelmed when sourcing high-quality scaffolding for a commercial, industrial or residential project. Here are a few important considerations to take into account.
With most houses across the UK having an extra storey or more, it’s not unusual for repairs and work needing to be carried out at height. Whether you’re redecorating your property’s façade or replacing shingles on the roof, there are a host of jobs that require you to work pretty high off of the ground.
With an average of 50 people dying in the UK each year since 2001 as a result of falls from height, no business can afford to take chances with their scaffolding equipment and the health and safety of their employees.
This means it’s absolutely essential that you choose the right podium steps for the work you’re carrying out, so as to ensure a workplace that meets the latest health and safety regulations.
According to the 2015 Safety Report of the National Access and Scaffolding Confederation (NASC), scaffolding accidents rose by 9 percent over the previous year, with 105 accidents reported in 2014 compared to 96 in 2013.
