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Highly Engineered Simplicity

By MSA

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Published: June 15th, 2018

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Although health and safety has been given far greater priority over recent years, workplace injuries are still a concern. As reported in the most recent HSE (Health & Safety Executive) report – 2015/16 alone saw an estimated 621,000 non-fatal incidents and 144 deaths. Falls from height accounted for 26% of workplace accidents. The personal cost can’t be quantified, but the cost to the UK economy is just under £5 billion annually. It’s a stark reminder of the importance of getting fall protection measures properly in place – both from the perspective of keeping people safe while they work and protecting reputation and resilience.

Andrew Pass is Global Engineering Manager for Fall Protection Engineered systems at MSA Safety – a company totally focused on providing the ultimate in safety solutions to ensure those working at height are doing so safely. MSA believes that success in fall protection is all about engineering integrity. Andrew is responsible for the continuous improvement of MSA’s portfolio, and here he explains how engineered simplicity is fundamental to success, in particular with the launch of its new V-Series range.

A tall order

There is no doubt that worksites are complex – and with many health and safety considerations, it is imperative that fall protection is a priority. From the harshest of construction environments to the highest telecomms tower or the smallest and deepest mine, there are a lot of variables to consider. This is why MSA Safety is constantly developing more effective solutions to meet ever changing demands

This is no mean feat. With new designs and modern substrates, fall protection systems need the agility to perform when working on different, often lighter and more flexible, materials. Product innovation means being able to re-engineer products and systems to meet these needs while still maximising performance.

Leaving nothing to chance

The basic rule underpinning fall protection is that nothing is left to chance. That means every new product or link in a fall protection system has to comply with stringent regulations, to ensure maximum safety. When structural materials change, so too do the forces at play if someone falls. Fall protection technology needs to continuously change to reflect these altered circumstances.

It’s not just different materials that need to be accounted for, it’s also changing working practices. A good example of this is the transmission tower. In the past, workers had to physically climb the structures to maintain them. Today, maintenance departments investigate and utilise MEWPs (Mobile Elevated Work Platforms) where appropriate, which need completely different fall protection solutions.

Simplicity that inspires confidence

As these new solutions evolve it naturally means that more and more systems are being used for fall protection. This can lead to confusion when selecting an effective combination of products. Plus there is the increased risk associated with choosing non-compatible products. For this reason our skilled engineers create solutions that, while meeting complex needs, are still simple to understand and use.

The new MSA Safety V-Series range of Personal Protective Equipment demonstrates our principle of simplification. Individual V-Series elements (harnesses, lifelines, helmets etc) work seamlessly together, and also with many of our other products, such as our Latchways® engineered lifeline range. This simple ‘ecosystem’ is both easy to use and understand and provides one of the highest levels of protection available.

When we began to develop the V-Series, our priority was to use intricate engineering to enable customers to make a simple choice. We considered each and every fall protection requirement, and looked in detail at how, why and where a system would be used. It’s only by truly understanding the engineering complexities of fall protection needs that you can design a purposeful solution.

Solutions designed to meet a need

Our specialist engineers work closely with our customers in order to appreciate the detailed needs of the application rather than starting from the perspective of providing a solution that is in search of a problem.

To ensure we deliver truly great products, we have engineers dedicated to specific industries, for example offshore wind farms. If you have a Self-Retracting Lifeline out at sea, how do you reduce the time and cost needed for the repairs? The solution we found was to engineer products that can be serviced in 15 minutes on location. This meets a real user need that can only be fully understood by experiencing the environment first hand.

We take a lot of inspiration from other industries. Take automotive for example – in Formula One racing, safety is paramount. And race cars are built with the most intricate, detailed engineering you can image – you of course can’t see that detail in the final car. Fall protection is the same, it is developed around the most advanced engineering, yet customers ultimately get a simple, easy to use product.

Setting the standard, looking ahead

Fall protection standards are evolving at pace and MSA is involved in keeping that impetus going. Our UK Centre of Excellence and the Global strength of the MSA brand help us lead the way in terms of developmental and batch performance testing. Even products launched 20 years ago still exceed the standards and test requirements required today.

In many ways, everything we do at MSA Safety is about taking the complex and making it simple. Precision engineering, sophisticated enough to do the work for you. Innovation – learning from other industries and pushing the boundaries. And of course testing above and beyond the latest standards.

When it comes to fall protection, ongoing evolution is imperative. Materials, designs and the built environment change constantly and this calls for a continuous cycle of newer and better products. All of these have engineered simplicity at their heart – simplicity of use, simplicity of choice, simplicity of peace of mind. It’s what gets workers safely home to their families every night. It’s what V-Series is all about. And it’s our message to the industry – get your engineering right, and everything else will fall into place.

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