Development of a rapid deployment safety fan that bolts onto existing building framework and is movable on rails between floors without the use of a crane significantly reducing operating costs.

欧洲建筑行业占了从高处、滑倒和绊倒造成的致命和重大坠落伤害的一半以上。在2013/2014年期间，跌倒伤害对英国经济造成了大约150万个工作日（约8亿英镑）的影响（LFS 2013/2014）。跌倒主要是由于在没有护栏的脚手架或平台上工作，或者没有正确地连接或没有安全带。其他原因包括易碎的屋顶，梯子没有得到很好的维护、定位或固定，缺乏边缘保护，建筑物中没有保护的开口以及脚手架不足。这些事故对个人、雇主和社会的代价往往是巨大的。为了防止坠落，建筑公司使用的安全网安装过程昂贵且耗时，需要使用起重机在楼层之间安装和移动。这些装置必须钻孔或永久固定在建筑物上，通常会破坏建筑物的混凝土和其他结构。此外，在施工现场，起重机时间是最受追捧和最宝贵的资源，预订时间表可提前数周。因此，在英国、欧洲和世界范围内，创新的安全网络设计已经有了一个现成的、不断增长的市场，可以最大限度地减少起重机的使用。Rapid EPS正在开发一种创新的、可扩展的安全网系统，该系统通过自攻螺栓固定在现有的建筑混凝土上，并且可以在楼层之间的轨道上上下移动，而无需使用起重机。我们的安全网系统将能够支持高达400公斤的坠落，是现有产品的四倍，并且与使用支持安全带连接的工作相比，已被证明可以显着减少坠落造成的伤害并完全消除死亡。此外，该系统可以在设备运输或根据需要进入地板之前迅速缩回，而不会长时间拆卸或损坏建筑结构。

The European construction industry accounts for over half of the fatal and major fall injuriesfrom height, slips and trips. In 2013/2014 period, fall injuries prejudiced the UK economyapproximately 1.5 million working days (ca. £800 million) (LFS 2013/2014). Falls mainlyarise from working on a scaffold or platform without guardrails, or with improperly attachedor no safety harness. Other causes include fragile roofs, ladders that are badly maintained,positioned or secured, lack of edge protection, unprotected openings in buildings andinadequate scaffolding. The cost of these accidents to the individual, the employer and tosociety is often significant.To try prevent falls, construction companies use safety nets that have costly and longinstallation processes, requiring the use of cranes to install and move between floors. Thesenets have to be drilled or permanently attached to the building often destroying buildingconcrete and other structures. Moreover, crane time is the most sought after and valuableresource on a construction site, with the booking schedules reaching weeks in advance. Thereis thus a ready and growing market in the UK, Europe and worldwide for innovative safetynet designs that minimise the use of cranes.Rapid EPS is developing an innovative, extendable safety net system that bolts onto theexisting building concrete through self-tapping bolts and can be moved up and down on railsbetween floors without the use of cranes. Our safety net system will be able to support falls ofup to 400kg in weight, four times more than existing products and has proved to significantlyreduce injuries from falls and completely eliminate fatalities compared to the use of worksattached by support harnesses. Further to this, the system can be retracted rapidly forequipment transport or access to the floor as needed without lengthy dismantling or damage tothe building structure.