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High Rise Window Cleaning
Rope access are often used in high-rise window cleaning. The use of this method and technique results in faster deployment, quicker relocation and the ability to access areas that cannot be accessed using traditional methods. This all leads to cost savings.
The Glass and Facade Cleaning Division of Mackintosh Corporation is manned by personnel trained in rope access skills, safety compliance and glass and other surfaces washing/cleaning techniques. They use reinforced laminated bosun’s chairs as a work platform, professional work harnesses suspended by static Kernmantle rope with a safety lifeline as backup.
The specialty of the Mackintosh Glass and Facade Cleaning Division is high rise buildings and it is fully equipped to tackle the toughest and highest building. The services are not limited to cleaning of windows but also include exterior building cleaning, pressure washing, high rise exterior repairs, etc.
Mackintosh engages in constant research to find the most effective and environmental friendly detergents for glass cleaning purposes.
BENEFITS OF ROPE ACCESS
Some Benefits:
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Using Rope Access can provide an unobtrusive, cost effective access capability
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Equipment used can be installed and uninstalled rapidly to ensure minimum disruption and therefore could help reduce overall lead time on projects, which in turn could lead to a reduction in project cost
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Benefits of rope access is when the cost to access an area is disproportionate to the amount of work that has to be carried out
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The number of man hours working at height can be lessened when using Rope Access over traditional access methods
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Rope systems can be easily installed to reach almost all areas, which may not have been possible using conventional means
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Rope Access offers greater flexibility for rescheduling and can therefore take advantage of any weather conditions
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Rope access operatives can sometimes carry out work in a matter of hours which, using conventional means, could take days to complete.
* Abseiling: From German meaning “to rope down”. It is the controlled descent down a rock face using a rope. Climbers use this technique when a cliff or slope is too steep and/or dangerous to descend without protection.
Mackintosh Corporation has just completed the cleaning of the windows of Frabelle Business Center in Makati City. Mackintosh deployed bosun’s chairs using rope access as well as a non-invasive cleanser to remove the build-up of acid rain and clean the windows.
Prior to starting the project it secured DOLE approval for its Construction Safety and Health Program (CSHP). Safety is of cardinal importance when working at height and Mackintosh ensured the safety of its workers as well as the general public by requiring strict compliance with all safety measures and equipping its personnel with the best safety devices and equipment. Over and above the high grade descending rope workers were also equipped with an independently anchored lifeline. Over and above safety signages, a worker was also deployed on the sidewalk to safely guide pedestrians.
Shortly before the start of this project Mackintosh completed the window and cladding cleaning of EMAR Suites along Shaw Boulevard. At the same time it also carried out repairs to defective glass sealant and cladding. This is the second time that the EMAR Suites windows were cleaned. Mackintosh cleaned it in December 2014.
Mackintosh Corporation is a licensed waterproofing contractor and branched out to window cleaning as it has a trained workforce doing high rise waterproofing with the full rope access and rappelling skill set.