Gain valuable insight into the condition of your building and Work at Height assets with HANSON’S specialist surveying team. Through our years of experience in the fall protection industry, HANSON’s team can provide invaluable assistance to any property owner, company, or person responsible for Working at Height at their premises. We will help you identify where your hitches and potential fall hazards are, and then begin the process of providing a solution to eliminate them. At HANSON we believe that ALL hitches and fall hazards can be eliminated, prevented or controlled, and our survey will provide you the following overview of your current issues. Dependent on your specific requirements our reports contain observations and photographic evidence which we gather during the survey. The survey will give a general overview of the issues and fall hazards identified and recommend either general solutions or bespoke solutions for each.
Generally recommend that the facade inspection be done regularly. Experts also agree that if a building is in fair condition, then an inspection should be done at two to three year intervals. Additionally, if a building is in poor condition, then the recommendation is to have the facades inspected yearly.
Hanson’s specialists recommend incorporating a Building and Façade Inspections into your PPM(Planned Preventive Maintenance) schedule twice annually.
The building’s co-owners association and management will be satisfied the building is safe.
Regularly inspecting your building ensures safety for all.
You will be protecting the structure of the building, safeguarding the residents’ investments, and potentially saving lives.
Hanson has a team of certified Professional Rope AccessTechnicians who conduct hands-on facade inspections by rappelling down the sides of buildings. The inspection covers the envelope and appurtenances of all building facades taller than six stories, including parapets; balconies; railings; fire escapes; and balcony and greenhouse enclosures. Hands-on facade inspections, which can be conducted by the specialized HANSON’s team. Small repairs can often be overlooked; however, a building’s exterior structure has many different components that work in unison to keep a building watertight and secure against the elements. By monitoring and correcting the minor problems, you can reduce the requirement for major repair and replacement works.
What may appear to be an insignificant open joint at a parapet cap, can result in a large amount of water ingress – should water be allowed to migrate down a building, steel frames can begin to rust, insulation can become damp, and wall surfacing can become displaced.
Buildings are filed as Safe, Safe With a Repair and Maintenance Program (SWARMP), or Unsafe. A Safe building needs no further action. A SWARMP building must be repaired in the time frame established in the report. Unsafe buildings must be repaired within immediately ,and during the course of repair adequate safety measures to be in place to protect the public. The areas of inspection provided to Civil structures are:
Inspection for the anchor points,eyebolts
Roof Inspections for Leak
Structural Inspections- , Stadiums, Bridges, dams and buildings
Electrical Inspections- Example-Aircraft warning lights, Led lights
Façade Inspections
Fabric Inspections
Dropped Objects Inspections
Routine inspection
Due to the wide range of products available Rope Access methods can be used on many structures, making it a very universal solution to height access requirements. Once elements are identified we offer a full repair and
maintenance service of your structure.
Roofs
Membrane
Flashing
Vent
Drain
Rooftop Equipment
Ladder
Parapet Wall
Skylights
Expansion Joint
Façades
Sealant
Curtain Wall Mullions
Spandrels
Windows
Frame
Glazing
Wall Openings
