Protective structures / ISO 3471 · 3449

ROPS and FOPS, designed, built and certified in Western Australia

REA designs, manufactures, tests, installs and certifies Roll Over and Falling Object Protective Structures for heavy vehicles and specialist fleets, from our purpose-built facility in Forrestdale, WA.

Certified to

ISO 3471 & 3449

Built & shipped from

Forrestdale, Western Australia

Scope

Design, build & certify in-house

Support

Australia-wide service network

ROPS & FOPS for mining, resources and transport sectors

Two structures; one job.
Keep the operator protected.

Roll Over Protective Structure

ROPS / rollover

An engineered structure built to hold its shape and protect the cab and the people inside it if the vehicle rolls. Designed, tested and certified to the specific vehicle it is fitted to.

Falling Object Protective Structure

FOPS / overhead

Overhead protection where falling objects are a real risk, often combined with a ROPS. Common on underground mining vehicles, emergency vehicles and anything working beneath an overhead hazard.

Capabilities

ROPS/FOPS, cranes, advanced vehicle modifications, testing & certification all under one roof.

1.

Rigid ROPS

Certified fixed structures for heavy and specialist vehicles.

2.

Hinged ROPS

Certified hinged designs where access and clearance matter.

3.

ROPS/FOPS

Combined rollover and falling-object protection in one structure.

4.

Compliance & Certification

Annual inspections and ongoing certification for all protective structures.

5.

Vehicle-loading Cranes

Sales, installation, repair, servicing, spare parts and inspections for Palfinger cranes.

6.

Hooklifts, Hookloaders & EWPs

Certified hinged designs where access and clearance matter.

7.

Vehicle Fit-out

Complete vehicle fit out, truck or vehicle tray and body work, towbars or couplings, auto electrical.

8.

Custom Engineering

Custom design & prototyping, general fabrication body work and wheelbase modifications.

REA: Australia's leading heavy vehicle engineering specialists​

Complete Heavy Vehicle expertise. In-house CAD design, destructive testing, coded welders and full VSB-6 traceability

Who we work with

Wherever vehicles work hardest.

Mining remains one of the biggest applications for heavy-vehicle ROPS and FOPS, and it is work we know well, but we also support other sectors including;

How we work

From consult & design
to certified and beyond.

1.

Request a Quote

Vehicle, application, site and environment. Photos help.

2.

Assess & Engineer

We review and design the right solution, or say honestly if it is not one for us.

3.

Build, test & certify

Manufactured and certified to standard, and to your vehicle.

4.

Install & commission

Fitted in our workshop or shipped to your site for remote installation.

5.

Support for life

Servicing, inspection, recertification and repairs across the life of the asset.