Premier Technical Services Group Ltd (PTSG) has completed a project to deliver specialist Access & Safety services for Wood Wharf – a new neighbourhood in London’s Canary Wharf.
The master plan for Wood Wharf designed by Allies and Morrison and Glenn Howells Architects provides up to 3,600 new homes, 2 million square feet of high-quality commercial office space, and a further 550,000 square feet of shops, restaurants and community uses. The development of Wood Wharf will broaden and extend the Canary Wharf Estate, adding to its vibrancy and continually expanding cultural, community and commercial offer.
The site represents one of central London’s largest privately owned development sites, extending to 23 acres and is recognised as being of major international importance on a local, national and international level.
In this project, engineers from PTSG Access & Safety Ltd provided rope access and fall protection systems to enable safe working conditions for maintenance operatives.
Fall protection systems comprise both fall arrest and fall restraint systems. Fall arrest systems are used to stop the fall of a maintenance worker before contact with a surface, thus preventing any serious injury – or any injury at all. They include devices such as full body harnesses, horizontal lifelines and anchor points (fixed or mobile).
Fall restraint systems stop workers from reaching the edge of a work area, so that no fall can occur. Systems include edge protection, guard rails and demarcation. In addition, PTSG provides specialist solutions for façade access by way of rope access (abseil) and suspended access systems (cradles).
