A Look Back at the Health and Recreation Centres Industry

Working at heights in health and recreation centres is an essential topic for fall protection.

Cooling towers, ladders, surge tanks, catwalks, mezzanines, unsecured rooftop edges, ventilation shafts, and huge boilers or other building system equipment are just a few examples of the many fall risks that can be found in health and wellness clinics.

Here are some things to think about when working at heights in health and recreation centres:

Q. Whom does this affect?
Those employed in facilities maintenance and engineering, operations and maintenance, and industrial contractors are affected.

Q. What do professionals in fall protection do to aid health and wellness clinics?
Fall protection safety professionals may help your business find and fix fall dangers that aren't being addressed, as well as evaluate and help stop accidental falls or near misses.

Q. Please clarify whether fall protection safety is mandated by law.
Depending on the province your company is in, fall protection is required at or above 6 ft. (1.8 m) and 10 ft. (3.0 m) height, as well as at any height if there is an extraordinary risk (for example, drowning or falling into machinery). On flat rooftops, it is also against the law to be more than 6.5 ft. (2.0 m) horizontally from an unsecured roof edge. On sloped roofs (more than 5 degrees), fall protection is needed everywhere.

Q: What is the best way to safeguard people from falling in health and recreation centres?
Control zones or guardrails should be used on flat roofs, and fall protection guardrails should be used on tanks and other equipment.

Q. What are the best goods and systems that can suit the needs of the health and wellness clinic's clients?
Non-penetrating (sometimes called “portable”) guardrail systems are an easy way to resolve any type of rooftop fall hazard. A Height Works valued partner, Kee Safety KeeGuard, uses recycled rubber ballast weights to create a stable physical barrier while not penetrating the building envelope. Which means that there is virtually no maintenance and no potential leaks to fix after the fall protection system has been installed!

Call Height Works now to talk to the safety experts in fall protection about fall protection solutions for health and recreation centres.