Time and time again, we're seeing companies causing serious worker injuries and incurring huge fines, as a direct result of failing to use the correct fall prevention equipment!
Just yesterday, we shared
this story from HSE, which details the life-changing fall of a worker down a lift pit. The worker was not only left with a slew of broken bones and a punctured lung, but was also rendered unable to return to work in the future as a result. On examination, the construction site in Cardiff was found to be poorly managed, with the investigation also revealing that an unsuitable system of lightweight barriers and beanbags (which had been removed), had been used as a feeble attempt at provide fall-prevention.
A similar case, published by
SHP at the end of last week, also detailed a set of serious injuries to a 63-year-old employee, who was conducting work on a school roof. In this case, however, the fall protection wasn't simply insufficient, but completely non-existent! The worker's injuries included a broken collar bone, as well as a chipped vertebrae, resulting in the school being
fined £40,000 and ordered to pay £1,477 in costs, for breaching the Work at Height Regulations 2005. Upon inspection, no guardrails or alternative form of fall protection were found, creating a deadly mix in combination with the lack of adequate supervision and planning.
When it comes to working on a roof, or similarly high space whilst performing construction and maintenance work, it is of vital importance that workers are properly protected. When there is a steep drop or sharply plunging edge near the area where
operations are being conducted, it is highly important that the correct use of edge protection systems are implemented. At SafetyLiftinGear, we do our best to provide both permanent and modular safety lines and fall arrest systems, in order to ensure that we are able to provide safe solutions for any environment or conditions.
Whether your work is part of a long-term operation, or is simply a one-off job, there is no excuse for failing to provide height safety and fall prevention measures!
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