Guardrail and Handrail Inspection, Testing & Certification

Guardrails and handrails are commonly used to provide a collective edge protection for safely Working at Height.

Our highly skilled teams of operatives not only test and inspect your Guardrail systems; they will also thoroughly check that the installed systems are suitable for your users’ maintenance requirements and check correct PPE is used.

Using specialist equipment that is regularly checked and calibrated our engineers test/inspect all of your working at height assets to ensure they’re safe and compliant in accordance with the latest relevant standards.

Guardrails serve as a fall prevention solution, providing safety to workers using ladders or scaffolding and need compliance testing at least once a year.

The Working at Height Regulations (WAHR) 2005 & The Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations (PUWER) 1998 both state that such equipment should be inspected & maintained by a competent person; manufacturers suggest this should be a frequency not exceeding 12 months.

Altus Safety provides a full inspection, testing, certification and maintenance service for existing working at height equipment. Altus Safety test and inspect freestanding and guardrails and handrails in line with BS 13700:2021 and PUWER 1998.

Whether you are managing a single location or have many sites across the UK, we offer the same professional standards to all of our clients. We provide full UK wide coverage from our northern office in Cheshire and Southern office based in Reading.

Once the site visit is complete we will ensure all mansafe systems are tagged and dated clearly, provide certificates as well as any reports and images.

Our ultimate goal is to ensure you remain compliant, that your people are safe and the integrity of your assets are maintained. We will remove the stress and hassle of managing inspection and testing dates as our team will contact you at least 2 months prior to any required inspection we have on our database.

This allows us to arrange a mutually convenient date for the site visit and ensures that equipment is always ready for use.