Davit Arm System Testing, Inspection & Maintenance Services

The testing of davit systems is essential to ensure their continued safe use. Davit arms should be tested twice annually to ensure they are compliant & safe to use as heavy load bearing fall protection systems.

We ensure that Davit arms are tested and inspected following BS EN 795, BS 7883 2019, BS 8610: 2017 & LOLER guidelines. Our inspection service is competitively priced, and we'll send reminders a few months before your next testing and inspection service is due, so you won't ever forget.

Davit arms are used where there is a requirement to suspend a load over a roof edge, parapet or glazing system. The majority of applications which we encounter are for the suspension of personnel in the form of either an abseil or cradle systems. They act as lifting equipment and façade access systems typically, meaning they're responsible for your workers lives. Ensuring they're fit for purpose is the duty holder's responsibility - and as a building owner or site manager, that's you.

Due to the load in which Davit Arms can support, it is required to have them tested & inspected regularly.

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Our engineers are approved and experienced and familiar with the full range of the temporary davit and permanent davit products and manufacturers found in the UK, including MSA Latchways and mansafe systems, so you can rely on Altus Safety to ensure that all equipment is fully compliant and ready to use next time it's needed.

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We are able to offer a comprehensive inspection, testing & certification service for both fixed and removable davit systems - as well as a range of other height safety equipment if you have other systems on site too. LOLER states that they must be inspected & tested a minimum of every 6 months and/or after every fall.

The following standards are applicable when testing and inspection Davit systems, and we ensure our testing, inspection and maintenance services stick to them closely:

BS EN 7985
LOLER – in accordance with BS EN 795
BS EN7883

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If any repairs or improvements are needed to your equipment we will provide you with a clear, easy to understand, detailed report and estimate.

Should a minor repair be needed that our engineers are able to complete in the same visit, our team will contact you to agree the works whilst we are still on site – avoiding the need for costly additional visits and getting your davit arms back up and running.

Davit arms are designed to bear significant loads over a precipice or edge. They can be used for a variety of tasks, but most commonly they're used on tall buildings to provide workers with rope access to the side of the building for things like window cleaning or maintenance/repair work.
Height equipment of this nature carry significant potential risks and are bound by high regulatory standards to ensure that their safe usage is maintained. Testing and inspection once every 6 months is the minimum standard because davit arms are designed to carry such heavy loads and personnel. If the system were to fail, the consequences would be catastrophic.
It's your responsibility to protect workers at your site, and testing and inspection services for davit systems by a competent individual is the best way to do that.
We have over two decades of height safety expertise and experience. Our height safe record is 100%, so you can be confident in our work and the systems we install and inspect. With a friendly, professional and highly skilled team, we can carry out a range of height safe services and installations at your site. Contact us today and tell us how we can help.