Harness Inspection Clinic

Kingfisher Access now offers a MEWP Harness and Lanyard Inspection Clinic designed to give you a cost-effective way of meeting the formal inspection requirements for this type of equipment as specified in BS8437 2005 (see the following extract):

"Formal inspection procedures should be put in place by employers to ensure that personal fall protection equipment is given a detailed inspection (“thorough examination”) by a competent person before first use and at intervals not exceeding six months (or three months where the equipment is used in arduous conditions), and after circumstances liable to jeopardize safety have occurred"

How It Works

Our MEWP Harness and Lanyard Inspection Clinic operates as both a drop-in service (from our Hornchurch, Essex training centre), and as an on-site service on your premises.

Drop-In Service

To use the drop-in service, simply call us on 0333 6661881 to confirm availability, then either bring your equipment in for a "while-you-wait" service, or drop it off and agree a time/date to collect it again.

(Click here for detailed maps of how to get to the Hornchurch training centre)

The cost of the drop-in service is just £10.00 + VAT per harness/lanyard set.

On-Site Service

If it would be more convenient or cost-effective for us to come to your premises to carry out the inspection, please call us on 0333 6661881 with:

• Details of your location(s)
• Quantity of harnesses/lanyards to be inspected

We will give you a price (confirmed in writing) and agree a date/time to carry out the work.

Inspection Criteria

These detailed inspections are carried out in accordance with the recommendations of BS8437 2005. A brief outline of the checks we will carry out are available by clicking here...

What You Get:

• Completed inspection record card
• Inspection tag, detailing harness and lanyard serial numbers, plus next inspection date, attached to your harness/lanyard

What If Your Equipment Is Found To Be Unserviceable?

In the event of us deciding that your equipment is unserviceable, we will give you the option of replacing the unserviceable items with our high quality MEWP Harness and Lanyard Set. If you choose this option, we will deduct the cost of the inspection (£10 + VAT) from the cost of each replacement set supplied.

One More Thing...

It is also important that your staff inspect their harness/lanyard equipment before each use to ensure both safe condition and correct operation, as per the following extract from BS8437 2005:

"It is essential that all load-bearing equipment is given a visual and tactile inspection before each use to ensure that it is in a safe condition and operates correctly. Advice should be obtained from the manufacturer on how to do this, and this advice should be strictly followed"

If your staff have not been trained in how to do this, we would recommend the half day IPAF MEWP Harness Course, which includes a hands-on exercise in the pre-use inspection of harnesses and lanyards.