https://redsafetynetting.co.uk/blog/ FASET-accredited safety netting, edge protection and fall arrest specialists. Nationwide supply, installation, inspection and hire for principal contractors. en-gb Wed, 16 Sep 2026 13:09:30 GMT https://redsafetynetting.co.uk/safety-netting/fall-protection-for-roof-maintenance-on-completed-housing-stock/ https://redsafetynetting.co.uk/safety-netting/fall-protection-for-roof-maintenance-on-completed-housing-stock/ Mon, 14 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT Safety Netting Fall protection during initial construction of housing schemes is well understood. Netting during the roofing phase. Scaffold edge protection during envelope work. Documented… https://redsafetynetting.co.uk/safety-netting/why-mid-programme-net-inspections-after-adverse-weather-are-non-negotiable/ https://redsafetynetting.co.uk/safety-netting/why-mid-programme-net-inspections-after-adverse-weather-are-non-negotiable/ Mon, 07 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT Safety Netting Safety netting on a UK construction site is exposed to weather across its entire installed life. Wind, rain, snow, hail, temperature cycles. Each weather event can affect the… https://redsafetynetting.co.uk/safety-netting/what-a-procurement-ready-safety-netting-tender-should-contain/ https://redsafetynetting.co.uk/safety-netting/what-a-procurement-ready-safety-netting-tender-should-contain/ Mon, 31 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMT Safety Netting Safety netting tenders that arrive ready for the developer to evaluate properly are not the norm in the UK construction market. Most fall protection tenders default to a small set… https://redsafetynetting.co.uk/safety-netting/material-drop-netting-requirements-on-urban-infill-sites/ https://redsafetynetting.co.uk/safety-netting/material-drop-netting-requirements-on-urban-infill-sites/ Mon, 24 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMT Safety Netting Urban infill sites present specific fall protection challenges because the working area sits close to adjacent buildings, public footways, parked vehicles and active streets… https://redsafetynetting.co.uk/safety-netting/inset-vs-bay-netting-when-each-configuration-is-appropriate/ https://redsafetynetting.co.uk/safety-netting/inset-vs-bay-netting-when-each-configuration-is-appropriate/ Mon, 17 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMT Safety Netting Catch netting installations on UK construction sites are typically configured in one of two ways: inset netting, where the net is set within the scaffold structure beneath the… https://redsafetynetting.co.uk/safety-netting/why-early-appointment-of-a-fall-protection-contractor-saves-programme-days-later/ https://redsafetynetting.co.uk/safety-netting/why-early-appointment-of-a-fall-protection-contractor-saves-programme-days-later/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMT Safety Netting Fall protection is one of the construction packages most consistently appointed late in the procurement process. The package is small relative to scaffold or groundworks, the… https://redsafetynetting.co.uk/safety-netting/why-debris-netting-requirements-differ-on-urban-and-public-facing-sites/ https://redsafetynetting.co.uk/safety-netting/why-debris-netting-requirements-differ-on-urban-and-public-facing-sites/ Mon, 03 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMT Safety Netting Debris netting requirements are heavily influenced by the relationship between the construction site and the public spaces around it. A site in open countryside with no public… https://redsafetynetting.co.uk/safety-netting/the-role-of-anchorage-design-in-safety-netting-performance/ https://redsafetynetting.co.uk/safety-netting/the-role-of-anchorage-design-in-safety-netting-performance/ Mon, 27 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMT Safety Netting Safety nets perform as fall-arrest systems only if their anchorages perform. The net itself is rated to absorb a defined energy from a fall, but that absorption depends entirely… https://redsafetynetting.co.uk/safety-netting/vertical-safety-netting-when-its-required-and-how-it-should-be-specified/ https://redsafetynetting.co.uk/safety-netting/vertical-safety-netting-when-its-required-and-how-it-should-be-specified/ Mon, 20 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMT Safety Netting Vertical safety netting addresses a specific category of fall and falling-object risk that horizontal catch netting does not cover. Where catch netting is installed beneath an… https://redsafetynetting.co.uk/safety-netting/how-red-safety-netting-coordinates-with-scaffold-on-live-construction-sites/ https://redsafetynetting.co.uk/safety-netting/how-red-safety-netting-coordinates-with-scaffold-on-live-construction-sites/ Mon, 13 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMT Safety Netting The interface between scaffold and safety netting is one of the more underrated coordination points on a construction site. The two systems share physical space, share fixing… https://redsafetynetting.co.uk/safety-netting/why-safety-netting-is-a-principal-contractors-cdm-responsibility-not-just-a-subcontractors/ https://redsafetynetting.co.uk/safety-netting/why-safety-netting-is-a-principal-contractors-cdm-responsibility-not-just-a-subcontractors/ Mon, 06 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMT Safety Netting Fall protection on UK construction sites is most often discussed as a subcontractor concern. The safety netting contractor is procured, the install is scheduled, the certificate… https://redsafetynetting.co.uk/safety-netting/what-happens-after-a-fall-post-incident-inspection-and-net-replacement/ https://redsafetynetting.co.uk/safety-netting/what-happens-after-a-fall-post-incident-inspection-and-net-replacement/ Mon, 29 Jun 2026 09:00:00 GMT Safety Netting A safety net that has caught a falling person has done its job. It has prevented an injury that would, in the absence of the net, have ranged from serious to fatal. But the net… https://redsafetynetting.co.uk/safety-netting/managing-fall-protection-across-multiple-plots-on-large-commercial-developments/ https://redsafetynetting.co.uk/safety-netting/managing-fall-protection-across-multiple-plots-on-large-commercial-developments/ Mon, 22 Jun 2026 09:00:00 GMT Safety Netting Fall protection on a single plot is straightforward. Fall protection across a large residential development with dozens of plots at different stages of construction at any one… https://redsafetynetting.co.uk/safety-netting/iso-9001-alongside-faset-what-dual-certification-means-for-principal-contractors-procuring-fall-protection/ https://redsafetynetting.co.uk/safety-netting/iso-9001-alongside-faset-what-dual-certification-means-for-principal-contractors-procuring-fall-protection/ Mon, 15 Jun 2026 09:00:00 GMT Safety Netting FASET accreditation is the procurement signal that has come to define competence in safety netting. It tells a principal contractor that the contractor has been independently… https://redsafetynetting.co.uk/safety-netting/how-clearance-geometry-determines-whether-safety-netting-will-perform-in-a-fall/ https://redsafetynetting.co.uk/safety-netting/how-clearance-geometry-determines-whether-safety-netting-will-perform-in-a-fall/ Mon, 08 Jun 2026 09:00:00 GMT Safety Netting Safety nets that look correctly installed can still fail to protect an operative in a fall. The reason is rarely the net itself or the anchorage. It is the clearance geometry… https://redsafetynetting.co.uk/safety-netting/why-cscs-certification-matters-when-appointing-a-safety-netting-contractor/ https://redsafetynetting.co.uk/safety-netting/why-cscs-certification-matters-when-appointing-a-safety-netting-contractor/ Mon, 01 Jun 2026 09:00:00 GMT Safety Netting Site cards have become so routine on UK construction sites that they are often treated as a procedural formality - something checked at induction, recorded on a register, and… https://redsafetynetting.co.uk/safety-netting/why-fall-protection-planning-should-start-before-work-begins/ https://redsafetynetting.co.uk/safety-netting/why-fall-protection-planning-should-start-before-work-begins/ Mon, 25 May 2026 09:00:00 GMT Safety Netting Fall protection on a construction site is too often treated as a reactive discipline - netting installed when the roofing gang arrives, edge protection erected when a gap becomes… https://redsafetynetting.co.uk/safety-netting/how-safety-netting-supports-the-roofing-programme-on-new-build-developments/ https://redsafetynetting.co.uk/safety-netting/how-safety-netting-supports-the-roofing-programme-on-new-build-developments/ Mon, 18 May 2026 09:00:00 GMT Safety Netting On a new build residential development, safety netting and roofing are not independent activities. They’re interdependent - the netting needs to be in place before roofing work… https://redsafetynetting.co.uk/safety-netting/the-difference-between-fall-arrest-and-fall-restraint-and-when-each-applies/ https://redsafetynetting.co.uk/safety-netting/the-difference-between-fall-arrest-and-fall-restraint-and-when-each-applies/ Mon, 11 May 2026 09:00:00 GMT Safety Netting Fall arrest and fall restraint are both approaches to managing the risk of falls from height, and both appear regularly in fall protection plans and method statements on… https://redsafetynetting.co.uk/safety-netting/how-red-safety-netting-documents-installations-to-protect-principal-contractors/ https://redsafetynetting.co.uk/safety-netting/how-red-safety-netting-documents-installations-to-protect-principal-contractors/ Mon, 04 May 2026 09:00:00 GMT Safety Netting Documentation in fall protection is not a secondary consideration. It’s the evidence that demonstrates a principal contractor’s compliance with their CDM 2015 obligations in… https://redsafetynetting.co.uk/safety-netting/why-faset-accreditation-matters-when-choosing-a-safety-netting-contractor/ https://redsafetynetting.co.uk/safety-netting/why-faset-accreditation-matters-when-choosing-a-safety-netting-contractor/ Mon, 27 Apr 2026 09:00:00 GMT Safety Netting When you’re appointing a safety netting contractor, the stakes are about as high as they get in construction. Safety netting is a last line of defence against fatal falls from… https://redsafetynetting.co.uk/safety-netting/how-mansafe-safety-netting-protects-workers-and-keeps-sites-moving/ https://redsafetynetting.co.uk/safety-netting/how-mansafe-safety-netting-protects-workers-and-keeps-sites-moving/ Mon, 20 Apr 2026 09:00:00 GMT Safety Netting Falls from height remain the single biggest cause of fatal injuries in the UK construction industry. On sites where trades are regularly working at height - roof structures, floor… https://redsafetynetting.co.uk/safety-netting/how-debris-netting-protects-workers-and-the-public-on-construction-sites/ https://redsafetynetting.co.uk/safety-netting/how-debris-netting-protects-workers-and-the-public-on-construction-sites/ Mon, 13 Apr 2026 09:00:00 GMT Safety Netting On any construction site where work is happening at height, there’s a risk of materials, tools, and debris falling to levels below. On an open rural development that risk is… https://redsafetynetting.co.uk/safety-netting/bs-en-1263-1-2-and-what-it-means-for-safety-netting-on-your-site/ https://redsafetynetting.co.uk/safety-netting/bs-en-1263-1-2-and-what-it-means-for-safety-netting-on-your-site/ Mon, 06 Apr 2026 09:00:00 GMT Safety Netting When you’re appointing a safety netting contractor, you’ll often hear references to BS EN 1263-1-2 - the British and European standard that governs the design, performance, and… https://redsafetynetting.co.uk/safety-netting/where-safety-netting-fits-within-a-hierarchy-of-fall-protection/ https://redsafetynetting.co.uk/safety-netting/where-safety-netting-fits-within-a-hierarchy-of-fall-protection/ Mon, 30 Mar 2026 09:00:00 GMT Safety Netting You must understand how safety netting fits within the hierarchy of fall protection so you can choose measures that reduce risk; netting is typically a last-resort, collective…