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Work At Height
1. The Work at Height Regulations
Where we are at the moment
Key messages about work at height
2. Drivers for Change
Statistics: fall from height a major hazard
Existing piecemeal legislation
Temporary Work at Height Directive
3. Statistics
Biggest Killer 67 Fatal Accidents 2003/04
3884 Major Accidents 2003/04
Until this year always 2nd biggest cause of major
accidents
2/3 of all major injuries caused by ‘low falls’ (below
2mtrs)
4. Other Drivers for Change
Patchwork of existing legislation
Construction Health Safety & Welfare
Workplace Health Safety and Welfare.
PUWER & LOLER
Temporary Work at Height Directive (2001/45/EC
5. Current shape of the Regulations
- Organisation and planning
- Competence
- Risk assessment
- Fragile surfaces/falling objects and danger areas
- Inspection of work equipment
- Duties on persons at work
6. What is work at height?
Work in any place from which a person could fall a
distance liable to cause personal injury
Includes
access and egress
work at or below ground level
Does not include
stairways or slips or trips on the level
7. Which Industries are covered?
Covers all industries: e.g. construction, agriculture,
manufacturing, retail, maintenance,warehouse etc
Duty holders are:
employers;
self-employed; and
those in control of people at work, to the extent of
their control
8. Organisation, Planning, Competenc
e
Work at height should be
• Properly planned
• Appropriately supervised
• Not carried out if weather conditions jeopardise
health and safety
Those working at height should be
• competent or if being trained supervised by a
competent person
9. Steps for safe working at height
Regulation 3 of the Management of Health and Safety
at work Regulations
Do a risk assessment
10. Steps for safe working at height
Avoid work at height
if you don’t have to go up there DON’T!
Prevent falls
use an existing place or means of access
Use the most suitable way of working
Select the most suitable equipment
11. Steps for safe work at height
Minimise the distance and consequences
Minimise the consequences
Take other suitable measures to control the risk eg
instruction, information and training
12. Selecting the right work
equipment
Collective protection before personal protection
Working conditions
Access and Egress
Distance and consequences of a fall
Duration and frequency of use/task
Ease of rescue/evacuation
Risk of use, installation and removal of
equipment
13. Work Equipment for work at
height
Existing places of work
Collective prevention inc guard rails etc
Working platforms - MEWPS, Scaffold etc
Collective fall arrest – airbags, nets
Personal Fall Protection – work positioning work
restraint/ rope access/fall arrest
Ladders/stepladders etc
14. Other Precautions
Avoid risks from Fragile Surfaces
Prevent Falling Objects
Warn about Danger Areas
Inspect work equipment
Persons at work should
Follow instructions and training
Advise employer of hazards/risks to
health and safety
15. Reassurance for some
Do you follow current law and good practice?
Do you assess risks, and properly plan and
organise work at height?
Do you try to avoid – prevent – minimise?
Do you select, inspect and use the right work
equipment for work at height?
Then you should be doing enough to comply with
the Regulations
16. Recap
Falls from height are a priority for the HSC/E
Regulations provide a goal setting approach
Risk assessment is key to planning, organising, and
selecting equipment to carry out the work
Follow the hierarchy of
AVOID
PREVENT
MITIGATE
If you already carry out a risk assessment for work at
height and take steps to manage these risks then you
are most of the way there
17. These regulations have been made to prevent the
Deaths and Injuries caused each year by falls at work
18. “Access and egress” Includes ascent and descent
“Working Platform” Any platform used as a place
of work, or as a means of
access to or egress from a
place of work.
Any scaffold, suspended
scaffold, cradle, mobile
platform, trestle, gangway,
gantry or stairway which is so
used
But does not include a
building or other
permanent structure
19. Do the Rules apply to you?
The Regulations apply to all work at height where there is a risk
of a fall liable to cause personal injury. They place duties on
employers, the self-employed, and any person who controls the
work of others.
If you are an employee or working under someone else's control,
regulation 14 says you must:
Report any safety hazard to them.
Use the equipment supplied (including safety devices)
properly, following any training and instructions (unless you
think that would be unsafe, in which case you should seek
further instructions before continuing).