Temporary safety systems such as Safety Netting, require formal inspection prior to handover and after every subsequent seven days or following adverse weather or incidents that could compromise the integrity of the system. Pre-use checks should also be made by the user in all cases. Combined, these checks ensure that the system is in good order and is safe for the operatives to work alongside. The safety of the operatives working above the safety netting outweighs the time and cost of a suitably competent person inspecting the systems.

FASET is often asked where these requirements come from, if they are actually a requirement, or even if the requirement exists at all. The following extracts from the Work at Height Regulations 2005 explain in detail how the inspection requirements are derived.