How To Operate A Desksurfer
By Admin on Aug 22, 2025 11:44:07 AM
When you carry out work at height, you have many things to keep in mind. Not only do you have to follow strict protocol and be sure that your equipment is up to standard, you also must ensure that you know how to properly operate that equipment.
How Ability Can Help You Even After You Make Your Desksurfer Purchase
By Admin on Aug 22, 2025 11:44:06 AM
Are you looking at hiring a Desksurfer but you aren’t sure how to operate it? Maybe you’re worried about troubleshooting it or having difficulty manoeuvring it. A good equipment hire specialist will make sure that you are supported every step of the way however, which is why at Abilit …
Does Digital Technology Help Prevent Work Accidents?
By Admin on Aug 22, 2025 11:44:04 AM
A meeting between MPs recently resulted in a manifesto urging industries where employees often work at height to adopt digital technologies to help prevent accidental falls. The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Working at Height (APPG) believes that such technology can address the cha …
Troubleshooting Your Desksurfer and Other Equipment
By Admin on Aug 22, 2025 11:44:03 AM
Issues with any safety equipment can creep up over time, even with Desksurfers, but knowing what to look for and how to address problems can prevent any accidents and minimise downtime. Here’s our quick guide to identifying and troubleshooting common faults with Desksurfers and relate …
What Work At Height Requires 2 People?
By Admin on Aug 22, 2025 11:44:02 AM
In the UK, a lot of companies have specific work-at-height requirements – that usually means all work at height is done by two people. Companies that carry out any work at height ideally want their workers to be accompanied by someone else in case something goes wrong.
Best Ability International Courses to Complement Online Work-at-Height Training
By Admin on Aug 22, 2025 11:44:01 AM
How The Dangers Of Work At Height Increase When You’re Short-Staffed
By Admin on Aug 22, 2025 11:44:00 AM
Being short-staffed is a challenge for any workplace, but when the job involves work at height, it introduces a whole new level of risk. When staff are overworked from covering for absentees, the temptation to cut corners increases. This is often because of the added pressure to compl …
How a Digital Two Way Radio System Can Strengthen Work-at-Height Control Measures
By Admin on Aug 22, 2025 11:43:59 AM
Failure to Follow Height Safety Rules Leads to Worker’s Fatal Fall
By Admin on Aug 22, 2025 11:43:58 AM
A specialist contractor has been fined £60,000 after a worker fell to his death while carrying out restoration work on a Birmingham church steeple.
Three Health and Safety Work-at-Height Violations We See Out And About
By Admin on Aug 22, 2025 11:43:57 AM
Work-at-height continues to be the most hazardous activity in any workplace in the UK, according to the Health and Safety Executive, whose stats show that falls from height account for twice as many worker deaths than the next cause.