Burnbank Flat Roofing are one of Scotland’s leading flat roofing installation and maintenance contractors. We are a family owned business founded by David Thomson with over 15 years’ experience. We have strived to become an authoritative and trusted force in the flat roofing sector, working with a diverse set of organisations from the UK and throughout Europe.

Burnbank Flat Roofing are fully committed to every project we work on and endeavour to uphold our ten core values on which our business was built. Integrity, Honesty, Fairness, Accountability, Sustainability, Diversity & Inclusion, Learning, Teamwork, Passion & Quality. Our core values are at the heart of everything we do and encourage all employees to uphold our company values at all times.

Our organisation is laser-focused on delivering quality workmanship on every project we are involved in. Our areas of flat roofing expertise include: Data Centres, Distribution Hubs, Industrial Facilities, Hospitals, Aviation Hangers & Terminals, Sports Stadiums, Service Stations, Educational Facilities & Hotels.

Health and Safety and staff wellbeing are paramount to all aspects of our business operations. All our company operatives are highly trained, knowledgeable and competent in their disciplines. Burnbank Flat Roofing have built up strong relationships with both supply chain partners and clients to deliver and manage cost effective roofing solutions ensuring quality trusted professional workmanship on each and every project we are involved with.

The law states all roofing contractors must organise and plan all roof work so it is carried out safely.You must assess all work at height in accordance with The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1992. All work on roofs is highly dangerous, even if a job only takes a few minutes. Proper precautions are needed to control the risk. All of our operatives carrying out work are trained, competent and instructed in use of the precautions required. We create a ‘method statement’. It is the common way to help manage work on roofs and communicate the precautions to those involved.

On business premises our contractors work closely with the client and agree arrangements for managing the work. Key issues are:

• Safe access to roofs

• Roof edges and openings

• Fragile surfaces

• What you need to know

Everyone involved in managing or carrying out work on roofs should be aware of the following facts:

High risk: almost one in five deaths in construction work involve roof work. Some are specialist roofers, but many are just repairing and cleaning roofs.

Main causes: the main causes of death and injury are falling from roof edges or openings, through fragile roofs and through fragile rooflights.

Equipment and people: many accidents could be avoided if the most suitable equipment was used and those doing the work were given adequate information, instruction, training and supervision.

Safe access to a roof requires careful planning, particularly where work progresses along the roof. Typical methods to access roofs are:

• general access scaffolds

• stair towers

• fixed or mobile scaffold towers

• mobile access equipment

• ladders

• roof access hatches

• Roof edges and openings

Sloping roofs: sloping roofs require scaffolding to prevent people or materials falling from the edge. You must also fit edge protection to the eaves of any roof and on terraced properties to the rear as well as the front. Where work is of short duration (tasks measured in minutes), properly secured ladders to access the roof and proper roof ladders may be used.

Flat roofs: falls from flat roof edges can be prevented by simple edge protection arrangements – a secure double guardrail and toeboard around the edge.

Fragile surfaces: Always follow a safe system of work using a platform beneath the roof where possible. Work on or near fragile roof surfaces requires a combination of stagings, guard rails, fall restraint, fall arrest and safety nets slung beneath and close to the roof.

Fragile roofs: all roofs should be treated as fragile until a competent person has confirmed they are not. Do not trust any sheeted roof, whatever the material, to bear the weight of a person. This includes the roof ridge and purlins. nFragile rooflights are a particular hazard. Some are difficult to see in certain light conditions and others may be hidden by paint. You must provide protection in these areas, either by using barriers or covers that are secured and labelled with a warning.