Regular inspection and testing of your PPE and height safety equipment is critical for regulatory compliance and protecting lives.
Keep your crew safe at heights
Regular testing and maintenance of Personal Protective Equipment ensures you’re putting team safety first, whilst meeting all regulatory obligations.
Goleman provides expert inspection, certification and recertification services for all PPE and height safety equipment. This includes harness, lanyard, fall arrest devices, ropes and slings. Plus anchorages, horizontal and vertical lifelines, and all personal or common use equipment.
Our assessors hold NZQA unit standard 19359 (Inspect and maintain height safety equipment) and receive ongoing competency training.
Our assessment process includes:
Identification of manufacturer’s maintenance instructions and compliance check
Inspection of all equipment and logbook review
Rejection of damaged and/or worn equipment
Recording maintenance procedures for logbook
Talk to the experts for your next PPE inspection
As New Zealand’s leading provider of height access and commercial asset maintenance, Goleman has the expertise for you to put your PPE inspection, certification and recertification in safe hands.
PPE inspection & recertification requirements
To comply with regulatory requirements, all items of equipment which are in regular use shall be subjected to periodic inspection, and where applicable, servicing, at the manufacturer’s recommended intervals. Inspection and servicing must be carried out in accordance with manufacturer’s instructions.
Item |
Inspection frequency as required by AS/NZS 1891.4 |
|---|---|
| Harness, Lanyard, PPE, Fall Arrest Devices, Ropes and Slings. | 6 monthly inspection by height safety equipment inspector. |
| Anchorages – drilled in type or attached to timber frame. Others. | 12 monthly inspection by height safety equipment inspector. As recommended by manufacturer to maximum of 5 yearly – 12 monthly in absence of this. |
| Fall Arrest devices – full service. | 2 monthly inspection by height safety equipment inspector. As recommended by manufacturer to maximum of 5 yearly – 12 monthly in absence of this. |
| Horizontal Lifelines and Vertical Lifelines – Steel or Rail. | 12 monthly inspection by height safety equipment inspector. As recommended by manufacturer to maximum of 5 yearly – 12 monthly in absence of this. |
| All items of personal and common use equipment. | Inspection by height safety equipment inspector on entry or re-entry of service. |
| All items which have been stressed as a result of a fall. | Inspection by height safety equipment inspector before use. |
Making PPE inspections easy
With offices in Auckland, Tauranga, Wellington, Nelson, Christchurch, Dunedin, one of our qualified inspectors can come to you or we can send a courier to collect your equipment for inspection and next-day return.
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