A rigged safety net system is provided as primary fall protection and must NEVER be adapted, altered or tampered with in any way. Any adjustments to a handed over safety net system should only be carried out by a competent person (typically this is recognised as being a Blue CSCS Skilled Worker Card holder – Safety Net Rigger).

In a limited number of occasions, permission may be granted for third parties to de-rig a safety net. This should only be undertaken with the written permission from the Safety Net Rigging company and only when the work above the nets has been completed.

Upon receiving permission from the safety net rigging company, Site Management will need to consider who they appoint as the competent person to carry out the task. They must arrange for an appropriate Risk Assessment and Method Statement to be in place. The risk assessment should include (but not be limited to).