The Importance Of Proper Planning: How Risk Assessments Save Lives
By Admin on Aug 22, 2025 11:41:49 AM
Any job that requires team members to work at height is dangerous. When other factors, like power lines and limited accessibility, are involved, these jobs have the potential to be fatal. The key to avoiding accidents and injuries is good planning. Carrying out thorough risk assessmen …
How Customised Secure Access Solutions Ensure Working At Height Safety
By Admin on Aug 22, 2025 11:41:47 AM
Working at height is an essential yet high-risk activity across many industries, from construction to maintenance. Secure access solutions, such as a portable scaffolding tower or aluminium scaffolding systems, are crucial in safeguarding workers while enhancing efficiency. The focus …
What Is a Work At Height Certificate?
By Admin on Aug 22, 2025 11:39:17 AM
Builders often have to scale grand heights and work in dangerous areas. Although you might do everything you can to protect your workers when you are working on roofs, scaffolding or up a ladder, there is no such thing as being too prepared.
This Company Was Fined 40k! Working At Height Injuries and How To Prevent Them
By Admin on Aug 22, 2025 11:39:12 AM
Falls from height have been steadily rising over the past five years.
It’s 2022 and Falls From Height Are Still The Main Cause of Workplace Fatality…
By Admin on Aug 22, 2025 11:39:07 AM
If you need any more motivation to focus on workplace safety, consider the facts. According to the HSE statistics, there are 44,400 non-fatal accidents involving falls from height per year. That works out at 121 accidents per day. Over a one-year period, upwards of 3.9 million working …
Case Study: Ceiling Fixer Rob Designed His Own Scaffold Tower And We Built It! Is He Happy With His Bespoke Working At Height Solution?
By Admin on Aug 22, 2025 11:39:05 AM
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What NOT To Do When Working On An Aluminium Scaffold Tower
By Admin on Aug 22, 2025 11:39:04 AM
There can often be a need to work at height for many businesses across multiple industries. Companies involved in manufacturing are a classic example, as are construction firms who need to erect a new building. Although some people may worry about safety when working on aluminium scaf …
How Much Money Can You Lose If Your Employee Falls From Height?
By Admin on Aug 22, 2025 11:39:02 AM
If your business is involved with work at height, then you will already know there are a number of risks associated with this type of work. Accidents as a result of falling from height are some of the most common causes of serious injuries in the workplace, as well as the number one c …
In 2022, There’s Really No Excuse! Our Top 5 Tips When Working At Height
By Admin on Aug 22, 2025 11:38:59 AM
While many may believe that health and safety awareness is better than ever in 2022, working at height is still one of the most dangerous occupations. Regardless of the role, falls from height were the number one cause of work-related deaths between 2020 and 2021. So how can we improv …
What Are The LOLER And PUWER Regulations?
By Admin on Aug 22, 2025 11:38:37 AM
LOLER stands for the Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations that were implemented by the UK government in 1998 to cover the use of hydraulic platforms that raise and lower with a person or materials on board. PUWER, on the other hand, stands for the Provision and Use of …