The Benefits Of Industrial Rope Access

Comparative studies:

1. Rope access vs. Scaffolding: (Project: painting the building facade -surface preparation, inspection and eventual repair of masonry, applying primer, applying paint)

Scaffolding
Rope access
> Erection: 25 h
> Effective working: 85 h
> Dismantling: 16 h
> Installation: 2 h
> Efective working : 94 h
> Uninstallation: 1 h
Total: 126 h
Total: 97 h

2. Rope access vs. Aerial working platform: (Project: glazed facade sealent installation – entire surface inspection, sealent installation where needed)

Working platform
Rope access
> Transport & Installation: 6 h
> Effective working: 1 h
> Uninstallation: 4 h
> Installation: 1 h
> Effective working: 1 h
> Uninstallation: 1 h
Total: 11 h
Total: 3 h

 

3. Rope access vs. Scaffolding vs. Aerial working platform: (Project: dyeing the ceiling and supportive steel structure of an industrial building: surface preparation, priming, painting

Scaffolding
Rope access
Working platform
> Erection: 85 h
> Effective working: 300 h
> Dismantling: 49 h
> Installation: 3 h
> Effective working: 215 h
> Uninstallation: 2 h
> Installation: 12 h
> Effective working: 260 h
> Uninstallation: 8 h
Total: 434 h
Total: 220 h
Total: 278 h

 

To all this we add those features of industrial rope access that are not measurable in figures:

  • The possibility of working in places with difficult access, narrow spaces, etc. where other access methods may not be used.
  • Not blocking the access ways with scaffolding or working platforms.
  • Not affecting the normal operation of objectives during the works.
  • Not requiring free space or straight land underneath the working point.

Statistically, industrial rope access is the safest method of working at height.