Safety whilst working at height cannot be emphasized enough. When lives are involved employing proper health and safety techniques and using regulated equipment is paramount.
There are plenty of resources online especially from the HSE when it comes to protecting people working at height
According to stats from the HSE, over 4,000 employees suffered a major injury as a result of a fall from height in 2008/09.
This means that employers are responsible for a number of issues:
- It is essential to protect workers from falling from the edge of the roof
- Protection guidelines and proper equipment should be issued whether it is a new or old roof
- Appropriate systems will depend on several factors including duration of work,
type of roof, roof slope, size and weight of materials being
There are plenty of guidelines and best practices that employers can use when securing areas of height.
We have all seen the shattered lives campaigns and the damage they can have and the HSE sums it up when they say “Choose the right work equipment and select collective measures to prevent falls (such as guardrails and working platforms) before other measures which may only mitigate the distance and consequences of a fall (such as nets or airbags) or which may only provide personal protection from a fall”
Edge Protection can provide training And high quality collective fall prevention equipment, such as our guardrail systems, top fix systems, plant stand systems and freestanding systems, as well as range of Heightsafe related services
