Clean windows at height, which involves more than just ascending to the highest floor, depend upon the size, shape and immediate surroundings of the building. They can cause severe safety problems and access problems if not executed correctly.
Water-Fed Pole Systems
Window cleaning up to 4-5 stories high can be completed using a water-fed pole. Using purified water pumped through a long-telescopic pole with a brush head at the end, the glass is cleaned leaving no streaks or marks as the water dries immediately.
Cherry Pickers and MEWPs
Whilst taller structures can often be accessed by MEWPs, many also have features that prevent the use of a pole, such as shop canopies, advertisements and architectural features. In these instances mobile elevated work platforms can provide the ideal working platform at height for the cleaner.
Abseiling for High-Rise Structures
Rope access is typically used for the highest structures or those with particularly unusual shapes, allowing operatives to abseil from a roof top anchor point and clean section by section as they descend. Equipment is minimal and operatives are left on the structure where they are safe to work.
Commercial Window Cleaners Cheltenham is covered in more detail at https://intocleaning.co.uk/contract-cleaning-services/commercial-window-cleaners/cheltenham/.
Risk Assessments Come First
When working at height, commercial window cleaners must adhere to the UK’s working at height regulations. These set out the need for a risk assessment to be conducted and for this to be recorded before commencing work.
Local Building Types Matter
From the individual period properties in old town to the bigger retail stores in modern retail parks, Local knowledge of site restrictions, i.e. low ceilings in car park, narrow pavements, fragile roofing, etc is flagged up to enable the cleaning company to plan for access prior to arrival on site.
