ROPE ACCESS

We first launched our Confined Space Rescue (CSR) & Rope Access Services Training Center in 2019—including the engineering, design, and construction of our own on-site training 'facility' modeled to resemble typical cold box space constraints and features.

We utilize this on-site asset for both confined space rescue and rope access skills training.

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With four decades of experience, our seasoned teams have extensive experience utilizing rope access methods for all of the following tasks:

• Inspection & Testing
• Construction
• Maintenance & Repair
• Vessel & Equipment Installation
• Cleaning & Painting
• Facilities Management & Building Services
• Emergency Maintenance & Repair
• Confined Space Rescue
• More

Rope access requires specialized training and equipment including rope, carabiners, anchors, and other rigging hardware that allows workers to reach locations that are otherwise difficult to access. Workers are also outfitted with protective gear including protective footwear, helmets, and gloves.

In many cases rope access replaces the use of scaffolding, which can be costly and time-consuming to rent, assemble, and later dismantle. Rope access is considered the optimal solution, facilitating safety and speed. 

The primary objective when using rope access methods is to plan, manage and carry out the work with minimal accidents, incidents or dangerous occurrences, i.e. to ensure a safe system of work is maintained at all times, and with no damage to property or harm to the environment.

The advantage of using rope access methods mainly lies in the safety and speed with which workers can get to or from difficult-to-access locations and then carry out their work—often with minimal impact on other operations and the nearby area.

Another significant benefit is that the combination of the total man-hours and the level of risk for a particular task is often lower when compared with other means of access—such as scaffolding—and their associated risks and costs.

MIG utilizes SPRAT standards and work procedures which our team members are required to follow at all times.

Teams are monitored for compliance throughout their work to ensure that a safe system of work is established and maintained throughout every project.

This sets MIG Rope Access Technicians apart from rope access companies that are not subject to such rigorous standards.

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Rope access was developed in the off-shore industry. It was quickly recognized that there were many on-shore applications for work placement techniques that were safe, environmentally friendly and not intrusive.

In addition to the industrial and process facilities where we perform our work, rope access technicians can be seen all around the world at work on great iconic buildings, both old and new, as well as your local city center,.

The ease with which rope access technicians can safely apply themselves to working at height allows architects and engineers to continue designing and constructing even more challenging structures and buildings which prohibit the use of other forms of access.