Transport for London (TFL) and the Mayor of London are looking at bringing into force “The Direct Vision Standard (DVS)” and safety permit for heavy goods vehicles (HGVs).  The DVS requires all lorries over 12 tonnes gross vehicle weight to be granted a permit to enter or operate in Greater London. The scheme was created to improve the safety of all road users, including pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists with the aim is to eliminate all deaths and serious injuries on London’s transport network by 2041.

As of 26^thOctober 2020 vehicles that fall within scope will be given a vehicle star rating under the DVS system and each vehicle must meet the minimum rating of at least one star unless exempt from the scheme.  These star ratings can be obtained from the vehicle manufacturers.

STAR RATINGS

• Zero star rated vehicles will require an approved safe system and if acceptable will be granted a permit until 2024.
• One to Two star rated vehicles will be granted a permit until 2024.
• Three, four and five star rated vehicles will be granted a 10year permit

SafeStand ® Ltd have achieved a five-star rating for our newest vehicle with all our vehicles currently two stars and above.

5 Star Rated 18 Tonne Rigid Lorry

1st November 2019

SafeStand® Ltd are pleased to announce that we have successfully passed another annual FORS Silver audit thus maintaining our FORS Silver level certificate.

The Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme (FORS) is an accreditation scheme that aims to improve fleet activity in London and throughout the UK and beyond.

The FORS Standard is helping make London’s roads safer, cleaner and less congested. For vehicle operators, it offers peace of mind that they are meeting their legislative requirements, as well helping to increase efficiency, reduce costs, pollution and noise while striving to minimise road risk and environmental impacts.

14th October 2019

Acheson Construction is carrying out various works to the Garde II listed church in Dorchester and have hired the SafeStand 800/5 system for the subcontractor LC Wills Contracts Ltd to carry out the works.
The works include removing sections of the existing carpark walls where they are crumbling and rebuilding using the same materials.
St Peter’s church is a Dorchester landmark, with its striking 15th century west tower it is the largest and most important church in Dorchester.

St Peter’s has been a chapel to Holy Trinity church since at least 1303.
The church was built at the upper end of the town’s Corn Market in 1454, while the church is almost entirely a product of the 15th century. St Peters Church was comprehensively restored from 1856 by the architect J Hicks and his student Thomas Hardy. This is the same Tomas Hardy of course who would go on to be the famous novelist, however he was an architect by training.

16th September 2019

The long standing relationship between SafeStand® and Kier continues to be cemented with the Kier Supply Chain.

Kier held a supply chain SHE (Safety, Health & Environment) event on Monday 16th September at the Marriott Hotel, Maida Vale. The event was well attended by multiple contractors involved in the Masonry, Steel and Roofing trades and included Swift, Lesterose, Pyramid Builders and Grangewood amongst others.

At the event the Kier Safety Team were actively promoting their “Minimum Standards” which include their “Minimum Standard for Low Level Access Systems” which specifically refers to SafeStand® Access Systems.

1st September 2019 

At SafeStand® we pride ourselves on being the leading provider of Low Level, Heavy Duty Access Systems.

With this in mind and in keeping with our ongoing remit of continual research and development, we are now ready to launch our “New & Improved SafeStand® 1200 System”.

In line with our customers feedback and in order to continue providing the best system of its type in the marketplace, we have now reduced the weight of our SafeStand® 1200 System by approx. 30% per stand whilst still maintaining the incredible Safe Working Load of 1000 kgs per stand.

Weight Comparison: