RAS - Company Profile

Rope Access Specialists has been a full member company of the internationally recognised Industrial Rope Access Trade Association (IRATA) since 1992.

As full elected members we abide by the Association standards, rules and regulations in all related work. To gain membership our ‘ Work Details, Standard Practices and Safety Procedures ‘ have been audited by external assessors. These procedures are in line with ‘Guidelines on the use of rope access methods for industrial purposes’ issued by IRATA and BS7985:2002 ‘Code of practice for the use of rope access methods for industrial purposes’.

All our technicians are IRATA trained and qualified. All our equipment is subject to stringent inspection and logging.

Rope Access Specialists holds Combined Liability Insurance for rope access operations, training, auditing and technical consultancy.

Directors:

Our clients include:
Belfast City Council; National Trust; Harland and Wolff; Larne Harbour Authority; Tara Mines; Dublin Corporation; Northern Ireland Electricity; Sports Council for Northern Ireland; Guinness; The Meteorological Service, Dublin; Old Bushmills Distillery; Harp Ireland; NIGEN, Kilroot Power Station; Construction Service, D.O.E. N.I.; Environment and Heritage Service, Countryside and Wildlife and Buildings and Historic Monuments.

TV and Film clients include:
BBC, Natural History Unit productions:
Planet Earth: Caves, Forests, Mountains and Jungles
Natural World: Redwood Trees, California and Icebergs, Norway
Natural History of Great Britain, New Forest
Expedition Borneo
Springwatch
Beautiful China: Swift Cave, Guilin Crown Cave and the Nujiang River Crossing
Life: Monarch Butterflies, Mexico and Khao Yai, Thailand
Ultimate Caving.
Expedition Guyana
Fossil Detective
Autumnwatch
Expedition New Guinea
BBC, Belfast productions:
SkinTight; Adventures of Flash McVeigh ; Murder in Eden ; Give My Head Peace; Off The Beaten Track

RDF Media: 'Wild thing I love you'

First City Features Ltd. Dublin: 'Hear My Song'

G and H Film and Television Services: 'Jumpers'

Chameleon/National Geographic: ‘Deep into the Labyrinth,
Voyager 3’

Rope Access Specialists Ltd., Newtate, Enniskillen, Co.Fermanagh, BT92 1FW - tel.02866 348443

PAMELA FOGG

Managing Director of Rope Access Specialists Ltd since 1989.

QUALIFICATIONS
B.Sc.Hons in Geography,
PGCE Postgraduate Certificate in Education (Geography and Art)
Postgraduate Diploma in Outdoor Education
IRATA Level 2 (Industrial Rope Access Trade Association)
Mountain Leadership Certificate Summer ( MLC Scottish Training Board).
Cave Leadership Certificate
Rescue Emergency Care First Aid .
U.K. Restricted Certificate of Competence in Radio Telephony.

CAREER
Prior to establishing RAS, Pam Fogg worked as an outdoor education teacher.
She is a Fellow of The Royal Geographical Society, a member of the British Cave Research Association and Irish Cave Rescue Organisation.
She has climbed and caved in many parts of the world, and has been a member of 15 major cave expeditions, including Arctic Russia, China, Borneo and New Guinea.
She contributes articles for specialised journals, had edited a number of cave expedition journals, and co-authored 'Beneath our Feet - the caves and limestone scenery of Northern Ireland'. 2001.
She was awarded the Tratman Award 2002, awarded annually by BCRA for the best contribution to British speleology.

TIM FOGG

Managing Director of Rope Access Specialists Ltd since 1989.

QUALIFICATIONS
B.Sc. Hons. in Environmental Science
Postgraduate Certificate in Outdoor Education
Industrial Rope Access Trade Association, Level Three, Trainer, Approved Assessor and Auditor
Cave Instructor Certificate
Mountain Leadership Certificate (Summer and Winter) and Rock Climbing Endorsement
Rescue Emergency Care First Aid

CAREER
Prior to establishing RAS, Tim Fogg spent a number of years in the Antarctic with the British Antarctic Survey, and then worked as an outdoor education teacher.
He is a Fellow of The Royal Geographical Society, a member of the British Cave Research Association and Irish Cave Rescue Organisation.
He has climbed and caved in many parts of the world, and has been a member of 18 major cave expeditions, including Arctic Russia, China, Uzbekistan and Brazil.
His publications include:
'Review of all karst geomorphological sites in Northern Ireland for the Department of the Environment'. 1995
Co-author ‘The Caves of Fermanagh and Cavan’. 1997
Co-author 'Beneath our Feet - the caves and limestone scenery of Northern Ireland'. 2001.
He was awarded the Tratman Award 2002, awarded annually by BCRA for the best contribution to British speleology.