Gogglebox star’s death puts spotlight on falls from height at work
Essex Police has confirmed that it responded to an incident in which a man died after falling from height at work near Southend-on-Sea on 27 March.
By Kerry Reals on 28 March 2024
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Simplified reporting of falls from height will identify ways to prevent accidents
With recent statistics showing little improvement in the number of workplace falls from height, the Access Industry Forum (AIF) believes a simplified incident reporting system for falls would allow lessons to be learned about the causes and most effective preventive measures.
By Peter Bennett OBE, Access Industry Forum (AIF) on 07 February 2024
No Falls Week, 13–17 May: a powerful campaign to promote safe working at height
Businesses that require employees to work at height are urged to take part in a new week-long campaign aimed at educating everyone at work about the terrible consequences of falls from height and how to prevent them.
By Hannah Williams, No Falls Foundation on 15 February 2024
We need UK government action to halt the sale of unsafe ladders on online platforms
With tests showing that 70 per cent of multi-purpose ladders available to purchase in the UK via online platforms fail to meet minimum safety requirements designed to keep users safe, the Ladder Association is calling for the UK government to close loopholes allowing their sale.
By David Gray, Ladder Association on 31 January 2024
Getting down to basics: 5 fundamentals of tower safety
Although big improvements have been made in ensuring the safe use of mobile access towers over the years, accidents still happen, so it’s essential users always follow some key precautions to prevent potentially serious falls and other dangers.
By Don Aers, PASMA on 05 February 2024
Falls from height: it’s time we stopped them
I suffered a devastating but entirely preventable fall from height accident, and I believe it’s within the power of all employers and workers to do much more to prevent them.
By Dylan Skelhorn, Safety Up on 31 January 2024
How building a culture of collaboration and transparency is making powered access safer
Global reporting of accidents and near misses when using powered access equipment for temporary work at height is helping to inform campaigns, guidance and training from the International Powered Access Federation (IPAF), aimed at making the equipment safer to use than ever.
By Brian Parker, IPAF on 30 January 2024
Why the Work at Height Regulations must be saved
By Peter Bennett OBE, Chair, Access Industry Forum (AIF) on 01 February 2023
A step up
Guidance has been published to make it easier to communicate the essential messages for safe working at height to designers, clients, managers, supervisors and workers.
By Access Industry Forum on 01 March 2021
Flying away from risks
Unmanned drones could avoid the risk to life posed by using helicopters to carry out maintenance inspections of offshore wind farms. But much larger and more powerful models will need to be developed and approved for use to cope with the strong winds.
By Robert Garbett, Founder, Drone Major Group Ltd, and Chairman, Drone Delivery Group on 01 March 2021
