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Easy work of gas sphere inspection

he benefit of rope access for routine industrial inspection The project took a swift two days to complete for both gas
work was again demonstrated when Skyriders, a leading spheres, with a Skyriders rope access team travelling directly from
Trope access specialist, successfully completed a project for Johannesburg. “The major benefit for the client is a significant
Easigas in Gqeberha in the Eastern Cape. saving in time and money, especially when you consider it takes
Specialising in mega projects such as petrochemical five to eight days simply to erect the scaffolding necessary to
tank farms, towering smokestacks for mines and provide access to the gas spheres,” notes Zinn. Rope
gigantic boilers for power stations, the firm is also “Smaller access, on the other hand, is a faster and more
increasingly finding application for its services companies like Easigas responsive access method with less risk attached.
in the burgeoning industrial maintenance and are turning to us to provide While the company does not have an
inspection market, highlights Mike Zinn, the operational base in the Eastern Cape, Zinn says it
company’s marketing manager. unique solutions for their is definitely a market the company is looking to
“While our bread-and-butter work inspection and maintenance make inroads in, due to the presence of the Port
remains largescale projects in the power needs.” – Mike Zinn, of Ngqura and a major automotive industry.
generation and petrochemical industries, we Marketing Manager, “It is a competitive sector in terms of access
find that smaller companies like Easigas are Skyriders service providers, but the high standard set
turning to us to provide unique, cost-effective with regards to quality and safety by our teams
solutions for their inspection and maintenance sets us apart. The fact that Easigas approached us in
needs,” says Zinn. Johannesburg is testament to our extensive reach throughout
Statutory requirements mean that the two gas spheres South Africa at present,” concludes Zinn.
operated by Easigas in Gqeberha have to be inspected routinely by
an independent authorised inspection authority. Here, the scope Contact Mike Zinn, Skyriders, Phone 011 312-1418,
of work was simply to fit the inspector into a harness and rig a rope mike@ropeaccess.co.za, www.ropeaccess.co.za
access system so he could be manoeuvred into position inside each Facebook: www.facebook.com/SkyridersIndustrialRopeAccess
of the spheres to carry out his duties safely and efficiently. Twitter: twitter.com/SkyridersZA

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