Health & Safety

Astley Hire has Health and Safety at the centre of its business. The policies and procedures are written into our ISO 9001 manual. For us it's not an add-on with lip service and little attention.

The safety of our own staff and that of our customers is something we care about. As a family run business the Directors, Stephen and Michael Dorricott, keep a watchful eye on all operations to ensure standards are driven up. In recognition of this effort, Astley Hire is one of the few companies with HAE SafeHire Certification.

We offer advice and give safety information with all our equipment. The demand for additional training on certain products has lead to the formation of Astley Hire's specialist Training division. We can also supply all the Specialist PPE our customers need from our Workwear division.

For more information, click on the links below.

The highest safety standard for the Hire Industry. Click on logo to view more information.

HAV Hand Arm Vibration

Hand Arm Vibration - Advice for regular users of high vibration tools such as breakers, saws, vibrating machines etc.

Working at Height

Working At Height Regulations (WAHR) - Advice for anyone working at height, e.g. on access platforms, scaffolding and ladders.

Ladders and trestles

These documents are reproduced here with the permission of the BLMA.

Working at heights BLMA statement (73 Kb).

BLMA risk assessment card (ladders) (51 Kb).

BLMA risk assessment card (stepladders) (50 Kb).

BLMA covering letter (102 Kb).