Damaged Knotless Safety Nets can be repaired to enable further use. The following FASET guidance is intended to provide site managers etc. with illustrated examples of repairs and not as a guide to those carrying out repairs. All persons carrying out repairs should have attended the FASET Safety Net Repair Course.

Permanent Patch Repair Using Repair Twine

• Multi-mesh cuts to a “knotless” Safety Net shall only be repaired using a patch repair.
• The patch used in a repair shall be of new material and shall comply with BS EN 1263-1.
• The repair twine shall be a minimum of 3mm thick, shall be of new material which is approved by the safety net Manufacturer for safety net repairs and shall be double knotted either side of each node.
• The damaged strands may be cut with a hot knife to stop the material unraveling.
• The repair shall have a minimum of 1 mesh overlap (as shown in Figures 1 & 2).
• There are two methods of attaching a patch to a Safety Net using repair twine:
  o By lacing repair twine through both the inside and perimeter meshes of the patch
  (Figure 1).
  o By lacing repair twine through the perimeter meshes of the patch and using cable ties to attach the inside (only) mesh (Figure 2).
  Note: The cable tie does not contribute any strength to the repair.
• Patch repairs may not overlap each other.