Industrial Rope Access is a proven method of achieving a safe work position at height or in areas of difficult access. It was initially described as a range of techniques derived from the sports of mountaineering and caving as a safe and adaptable means of access. Its first large scale use was for inspections on the oil and gas platforms of the North Sea. As its value as a work solution grew, rope access has also developed onshore.
The range of civil engineering projects to which rope access can be applied is continually widening and it now provides industry with considerable cost-saving benefits, improved safety levels and all-round greater efficiency for all manner of work. This ranges from high-rise window cleaning and general maintenance to repair and inspection work on some of the world's most iconic structures.
Traditional maintenance contracts carried out at height usually involve costly scaffolding and/or powered access platforms. By employing industrial rope access techniques to reach the worksite Apex provides both access and contracting. This allows both costs and environmental disturbances to be dramatically reduced.
Rope systems are quick to set-up and dismantle. By removing operational and time constraints, rope access services are often able to extend the time available to undertake work at minimal disruption and are extremely cost effective.
All apex rope access techniques are IRATA qualified.
