Fall arrest netting
Collective fall-arrest catch nets rigged beneath the work area to BS EN 1263 — the primary protection for roofers, steel erectors and trades working at height, installed on rope where access platforms and MEWPs can't reach.
Rope access safety netting — stadiums, bridges, pools & industrial roofs
Rope-access safety netting for structures MEWPs and scaffold can't reach — stadiums, bridges, swimming pools, atria and industrial roofs. FASET-aligned installation, inspection and removal.
What is safety netting installation?
Safety netting is the collective fall-arrest system rigged beneath a work area to catch people and dropped materials. Apex specialises in installing it where a MEWP, cherry picker or scaffold tower can't get to — beneath stadium and grandstand roofs, under bridges, over swimming pools and atria, and across high or fragile industrial roofs.
That makes rope-access netting the practical answer for projects where roof workers need a catch net beneath them but there's no floor or ground to stand a platform on: industrial roof installation and replacement, rooflight and skylight replacement, and rooftop solar installations. The net goes in first, the trade works over it, and it comes out on completion.
Every install is BS EN 1263-compliant and delivered by FASET-trained teams, with weekly competent-person inspection and the test and inspection certification the principal contractor's H&S file needs.
Part of Rope Access Division.
How we deliver.
Debris netting overlays
Fine-mesh debris netting overlaid on the catch net or fixed to the structure to contain offcuts, small debris and dropped tools — protecting people, vehicles and the public on occupied sites and over live areas below.
Tensioned access platforms (walk-in nets)
Tensioned walk-on nets that double as a safe working platform — a stable surface to work from in voids, roof spaces and over-water structures where a fixed platform, cradle or MEWP can't be positioned.
FASET inspections
FASET-standard competent-person inspections to BS EN 1263-2 — weekly while nets are in service, with defect logging and certification for the principal contractor's H&S file. Available on our own installs or as a standalone service.
Where we deliver.
Safety netting suits any structure where falls can't be designed out and a MEWP, tower or scaffold can't reach the work — high, spanning or over-water structures, and fragile or high industrial roofs.
- Stadiums & sports venues
- Bridges & infrastructure
- Swimming pools & leisure centres
- Industrial & warehouse roofing
- Rooflight & skylight replacement
- Solar & renewables
- Atria, retail & occupied space
In action.
Case studies.
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Home Bargains / TJ Morris Distribution Centre, Doncaster
Rope access install of three illuminated flexface signs at TJ Morris's Doncaster distribution centre: two 17.2m Home Bargains faces and a 10m oval.
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Base 71, Barnsley
Three high-level illuminated tray signs installed post-construction on a fully occupied building using temporary anchorage.
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Revolut HQ, Canary Wharf
Two 3m-high individual flex face letters installed at Revolut's new Canary Wharf office — heavy-lift sections in excess of 900kg, mixed BMU and rope access.
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Larpool Viaduct, Whitby
Annual de-vegetation and brickwork de-scaling on a 13-arch viaduct spanning an active holiday park.
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Castle Wharf, Nottingham
Critical masonry and concrete repairs to the British Waterways Building's canal-side elevation, delivered entirely on rope.
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Hyatt Place, Leeds
Two sets of illuminated built-up lettering installed during the live construction phase, with bespoke temporary anchorage.
Read moreFAQs.
Can you install safety netting where a MEWP or scaffold can't reach?
Yes — that's our specialism. Because the net is rigged on rope directly from the structure above, we install in places a MEWP, cherry picker, tower or scaffold can't be positioned: beneath stadium and grandstand roofs, under bridges, over swimming pools and atria, and across high or fragile industrial roofs.
Do you provide fall protection for rooflight, skylight and solar work?
Yes — fragile rooflights and roof sheets are a leading cause of fall-through injuries. We rig catch netting beneath the roof line so roofers, skylight installers and solar teams are protected by a collective system while they work over it, on both new installations and replacement programmes.
Are your safety netting teams FASET-certified?
Yes — every Apex netting installer carries a current FASET training card. FASET (Fall Arrest Safety Equipment Training) is the UK trade body for safety netting and is the competence standard that principal contractors and CDM-conscious designers look for on the supply chain.
How often do safety nets need to be inspected?
BS EN 1263-2 requires a competent-person inspection at least weekly while the net is in service, plus a visual check at the start of every shift. Apex inspection programmes cover both, with photographic logs and certification feeding into the principal contractor's H&S file.
Talk to our Rope Access team about safety netting
Contact our Rope Access team today about your project. We aim to respond within 24 hours.