Premier Technical Services Group Ltd (PTSG) has been contracted to deliver specialist Access & Safety services at Erith Health Centre.
Erith Health Centre located in Bexley, Kent, is provided by NHS Property Services Ltd. The Department of Health and Social Care in the United Kingdom owns the company NHS Property Services.The company that took over the ownership of around 3,600 National Health Service (NHS) facilities in April 2013.
In 2022 the company had transformed 69 vacant or under-utilised spaces in its properties for use by community groups. This also includes provision of non-clinical services as part of its national social prescribing programme.
PTSG Access & Safety Ltd is a leading suppliers of specialist safety equipment and services for the construction and FM sectors. The company also provides safety installation services for clients within the construction and FM space.
In this contract, engineers from PTSG Access & Safety Ltd will install new Mansafe systems at the Health Centre. The Mansafe system prevents falls from height by providing a type of fall protection system. This could range from eyebolts to roofline systems used to describe anchor points, such as fall restraint systems that utilise harnesses.
Building safety equipment, or fall arrest installations such as Mansafe systems, are essential to ensure operatives remain safe when carrying out their work at height, preventing them from falling. Fall arrest equipment typically includes a full body harness, lanyard, and anchor point. Workers use the equipment to prevent serious injury or death in the event of a fall.