Blog and Updates

July 27, 2023

Scannable Pro: Taking equipment management to the next level.

Designed with organisations in mind, Scannable Pro gives you everything you need to manage equipment across teams, locations, kit bags, vehicles, and more!

May 29, 2023

Compliance vs. Best Practice - What Should We Be Aiming For?

When it comes to equipment inspection and maintenance requirements, should compliance be our target, or should we as an industry be aiming for higher standards than what regulations ask for? We take a look at the differences between Regulations and Industry Best Practice Guidelines, comparing them to see if best practice lifts the bar from legal requirements.

Do you need to label your ropes?

The short answer is yes, ropes do need to be labelled. In this blog, we take a dive into what the law says about rope labelling, the equipment standards that mention rope, what manufacturers say, how the US and Canada are a little different, labelling differences between EN 1891 and CI 1801, and more.

February 22, 2023

Which adhesive is best for applying our NFC Tags?

We have two options at Scannable when it comes to adhesive: stock and sell our preference, or make a good recommendation that you can source locally. Ultimately, we’ve seen that stocking and selling adhesive becomes a barrier to delivering your solution in a timely manner, so we decided to buy adhesive options from different regions and test them to help inform you to make a local purchase. Check out what we found...

January 31, 2023

Finding your phone's NFC Sweet Spot

The location of a phone's NFC antenna changes between phone brands and models. Knowing the location of your phone's NFC "sweet spot" makes scanning our tags just that little bit easier - especially the small ones. Get to know where your sweet spot is with this handy guide.

March 16, 2023

How will you level up safety in 2023?

James is the owner of White Dragon Access, a company that provides Rope Access, Industrial Climbing, and Confined Space Entry and Rescue services across the UK and Europe. Find out how he's using Scannable to level up safety in 2023.

October 25, 2022

Standards and Regulations. What are the differences?

The differences between industry standard and government regulations can be confusing. In this blog, we delve into what Standards and Regulations actually are, and explain the differences between them.

December 21, 2022

PPE Regulations, Standards and Best Practice

We know it can be hard to be sure what the legal requirements are for equipment, its management and inspections. We've put together an easy-to-reference table outlining compliance bodies and documents in Scannable's top six markets.

November 27, 2022

Fall Arrest Lanyards: What you should know

In a previous blog we looked at the differences between fall restraint, work positioning and fall arrest. In this post, we delve into some of the different fall arrest lanyard options and explain why it is so important to choose appropriately.

September 27, 2022

NFC, RFID, WTF?

There are a lot of acronyms and some confusing technology involved with making equipment used for working at height phone-scannable. We asked Scannable Co-Founder Rob Stirling to shed some light on RFID and NFC technology, his experiences with launching the world’s first RFID carabiner for DMM, and why Scannable is using NFC technology to help rope access technicians, arborists, riggers, rescuers, and others in the height safety world.

August 24, 2022

NFC Tags: What tags should I choose, and how do I apply them?

Ready to make your equipment phone scannable? Let’s dive into our range of NFC Tags. We show you which tags are best for what equipment, and give guidance as to where and how is best to apply them.

April 5, 2022

Using Petzl codes and other scannable technology

Have you ever looked at that little grey mark on Petzl gear and wondered what it does, or if there’s a better way than using a spreadsheet to track your gear?

July 26, 2022

Fall restraint, work positioning and fall arrest

There can be some confusion when it comes to the differences between fall restraint, work positioning and fall arrest. Testing standards for harnesses differ depending on the application, which means it’s important to select the correct harness for the job. We delve into which standards cover which application in this blog.

May 20, 2022

The market has spoken, and we've listened

A few attempts have been made by manufacturers and tech companies to address the safety and compliance woes that the arb and rope access industry face, all of which have missed the mark in one way or another. We share what we’ve learnt from listening to the industry, and how we’re using this to make Scannable different.

April 4, 2022

The challenges of tracing rope

Maintaining traceability from an original spool of rope to each cut length of rope or wire is an enormous challenge in our industry. We explore why it's so tough, and what can be done about it.

April 4, 2022

Why we're building Scannable

Find out a bit more about Scannable, the data problem that the vertical world is facing, where this awesome journey began, and where we're heading.

June 27, 2022

Making Sense of Helmet Standards

The standards that helmets need to meet for use when working at height aren't so simple. In this post, we outline the differences between helmet standards, and why these are important when purchasing a helmet for working on ropes.

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