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Your protective equipment and safety devices need to ensure the safety of your employees and must function flawlessly during a rescue operation. For that reason, regular testing and maintenance of such equipment is legally required. In addition, the safety technology at non-continuous conveyors must meet current EU directives and the safety level requirements for high-bay warehouses. We can take care of regular testing on your behalf and will be pleased to advise you on this matter.

Testing and Revision of Fall Protection Equipment

Westfalia is authorized by Skylotec, the fall-protection equipment specialist: We supervise and maintain the Skylotec Milan height rescue device in accordance with standard EN 365:2004. Equipment is tested annually, revisions take place every five years.

Testing of Work-at-height PPE

In accordance with the trade association and DGUV (German Social Accident Insurance) Regulation 112-198, personal protective equipment (PPE) against falls from a height must be tested at least once a year by a qualified person. Our employees are qualified and authorized under DGUV rule 312-906 to test your work-at-height PPE.

Safety tests

According to the applicable EU directives, the annual safety inspection of non-continuous conveyors is mandatory for your storage system. This includes checking the functionality of the safety-related technical equipment of the technology used. We inspect your storage and retrieval machines including ladders and conveyor technology including vertical conveyors and  transfer car.