Work at height and location safety

At GO Vertical, work at height and in challenging locations is what we do best. With deep roots in mountaineering, climbing, and technical rope rescue, we specialise in keeping people safe where the risks are highest and the margin for error is lowest.

From construction sites and industrial environments to remote, exposed, or complex locations, we provide specialist safety management for work at height and complex locations across construction, infrastructure, utilities, renewables and the screen industries.

Built on Technical Rope Rescue & Mountaineering Foundations

GO Vertical’s approach is shaped by decades of experience in technical rope rescue, climbing, and mountaineering. This background gives us a unique understanding of movement, load management, redundancy, and decision-making in high-consequence environments.

It also means rescue planning is embedded into everything we do, as a core part of safe system design.

Expertise You Can Rely On

Our team are safety professionals — they are practitioners with real-world experience operating in vertical, remote, and high-risk environments. This hands-on background allows us to design safety systems that are practical, robust, and effective in the real world, not just on paper.

We support organisations across sectors including construction, infrastructure, utilities, renewables, film & media, events, and adventure operations.

Our Work at Height Services

We provide comprehensive support for work at height and difficult-access operations, including:

Work at Height safety planning and management
Site-specific risk assessments and method statements (RAMS)
Access and rescue planning for complex locations
Temporary and permanent safety system advice
Supervision and safety oversight of high-risk activities
Emergency response and rescue provision
Independent safety audits and reviews
Training and competence assessment

All services are delivered in line with current UK legislation, including the Work at Height Regulations 2005, and relevant industry best practice.

Location & Remote Environment Safety

Not all risks exist on a conventional worksite. We specialise in managing safety in environments where access is difficult, conditions are unpredictable, or emergency response is limited.

This includes:

Remote and isolated locations
Exposed terrain and vertical environments
Confined or restricted-access areas
Temporary or mobile work locations
Sites with complex logistics or environmental hazards

Our approach considers the task, but also access, evacuation, medical response, weather, terrain, and human factors.

A Practical, Proportionate Approach to Safety

We believe good safety enables work, rather than restricting it. Our solutions are:

Practical and task-specific
Proportionate to real risk
Clear and easy to implement
Designed to support productivity as well as compliance

We work collaboratively with clients, contractors, and teams on the ground to ensure safety systems are understood, adopted, and effective.

Why GO Vertical?

Specialists in work at height and difficult locations
Practitioners with real operational experience
Strong mountaineering and rope rescue heritage
Clear, compliant, and practical safety solutions
Trusted by industry, operational, adventure, and public-facing organisations

Specialist safety for work at height.