High Engineering Company Profile

Our Story

In early 2014, High Engineering was acquired by Parsons Engineering Group, a 40 year veteran engineering and fabrication group, recognized as the leading fall protection engineers on the East coast of Canada. The combined company has extensive experience in fall protection, construction, and fabrication across a broad range of industrial sectors.

In mid 2018, High Engineering was acquired by Kee Safety Group, a global leader in fall protection products and service, with presence in more than 40 countries and approximately 550 employees globally. With access to Kee Safety’s large selection of qualified products and High Engineering’s extensive engineering knowledge in fall protection, High Engineering has all the tools necessary to provide a turnkey project service to keep workers safe from falls in every sector.

In early 2023, High Engineering became a division of Flexible Lifeline Systems to refocus its design and engineering talents and resources as a core business. High Engineering retained its brand, presence, and all staff but added a sales and support arm to provide a wider breadth of knowledge and range of solutions to better address the work at height and safe access needs of its customers.

Our Focus

We are a powerhouse of expertise, focusing our unique talents in the service of our clients:

• Analysis and design of systems in accordance with the CSA Z259.16 standard and Provincial Building Codes
• Inspecting, testing, and supplying of products and systems
• Repair and re-certification of products and systems

Our Approach

Our Principal Engineer, William Parsons, P.Eng., helped develop the fundamental techniques and principles required to analyze and design fall protection systems. He was an integral part of the team that developed all formulae used in the CSA Z259.16 standard for the Design of Active

Fall Protection Systems that became the basis for ANSI Z359.6 in the United States. These two documents are recognized as the only standards for engineering of fall protection systems, and are being adopted as national standards in countries around the world.

William Parsons is the Chair of the CSA Z259 Technical Committee of Fall Protection, holds leadership positions in the ANSI Z359 standards, and has developed close relationships with standards writers, product developers, manufacturers, regulators, and innovators from industry and academia all over the world. Through these connections, we are creating new standards and best practices in our industry, resulting in ground- breaking developments in fall protection engineering including:

• Three important patents that improve the performance of Fall Protection Systems
• Techniques for analysis of horizontal lifelines, clearances, and energy absorber testing

We currently hold Professional Engineering registration in Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Newfoundland, New Brunswick, and Ontario. We are able to quickly obtain registration in other Canadian jurisdictions as required. Through our partner companies we are able to provide engineering services in the United States.