Rigging Sleeves for Window Washing
A rigging sleeve is a type of full custom window-washing equipment installed almost anywhere on the building that workers can reach to tie their lines. Window washing rigging sleeves are made of corrosion resistant materials such as stainless steel and hot-dip galvanized steel. All models meet OSHA and ASME/AINSI/IWCA safety requirements.
Rigging sleeves have solved many window-cleaning access problems by providing pathways through roofs, floors, walls, or other vertical elements for suspension lines where access would otherwise be difficult, unsafe, or impossible.
Rigging sleeves are primarily a redirection system that allows maintenance platform suspension lines and/or lifelines to be rerouted or fished through pipe sleeves. They can be any length or shape and adapted to suit virtually any building condition. Pro-Bel provides custom rigging sleeve solutions for each building project.
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Wall Sleeve:
A sleeve was built into the wall’s structure. They are suited to a broad range of building structures, including concrete, structural steel, precast, etc. Securement methods include but are not limited to, cast-in-place, bolt-through, bolt-around, and welded.
When not in service, rigging sleeves retract to the interior of the building. They can be considered a form of “hidden window washing equipment.”
Flush-mounted rigging sleeves:
These are integrated into the balcony and designed with a cap concealing the rigging sleeve hole. They can be installed in a wide range of structures and are customized to meet building requirements.
Curved Rigging Sleeve:
These types of sleeves are used when the worker's suspension and lifelines must be run both horizontally through a wall and vertically through a soffit (such as in a mansard roof condition).
Vertical Rigging Sleeve:
When rigging over or around a façade is impossible, vertical rigging sleeves pass through the overhang or protruding building element (i.e., balconies or eyebrows) and are often a more economical solution to monorails.
Types of vertical sleeves Pro-Bel offers:
Horizontal rigging sleeve:
Horizontal rigging sleeves are used when building elements need to be passed through a wall horizontally to suspend the lines vertically for a ground-rigged suspended platform.
Types of horizontal rigging sleeves Pro-Bel offers:
When to Use Rigging Sleeves
Rigging sleeves are implemented when conventional equipment cannot comply with a building's architectural or structural characteristics. They provide safe, convenient access to primary suspension lines or lifelines through roofs, floors, walls, or other building elements. They are ideal for:
- Sloped Roofs
- Overhangs
- Skylights
- Inaccessible Areas
Suitable for use with platforms, single work cages, or bosun chairs with ascending capability, they ensure compliance and safety where other methods fail.