HSE is urging employers to ensure proper safety procedures are in place to prevent workers falling from height.
Category: Falls from height
Animal feed company fined after worker falls from height
HSE is reminding employers of their duties to the safety of staff following an incident in Kettering where an employee fell six foot and suffered serious injury.
The National Painting and Decorating Show
International Events Centre, Ricoh Arena, Coventry, 10-11 November 2009.
Sign up safely - Free event
Barnsley, 30 June 2009. HSE and The British Sign & Graphics Association free safety and health awareness day,
Construction company fined after worker dies in Dundee
A Scottish construction company and one of its directors have been convicted of failing to ensure proper health and safety standards after the death of an employee.
Employer safety warning after child falls from raised vehicle ramp
HSE in Wales is warning employers to ensure they fully assess risk to employees and others, after an incident at a garage in Rhondda
Wolverhampton company fined after employee falls from height
Employers are being warned by HSE to ensure they assess the risks of falling from height in the workplace,
HSE warns employers to safeguard employees working at height
HSE is warning employers to ensure they take proper precautions to prevent employees from falling from height.
Prevention of falls from road tankers and tank containers
The purpose of this Circular is to assist HID CI 1-4 Inspectors to adopt an appropriate enforcement approach in
Results - construction inspection initiative
Working at height remains the biggest single cause of serious and fatal injuries on construction sites - despite this, on
Lower limb musculoskeletal disorders
Research - there is evidence for kneeling / squatting, climbing stairs or ladders, heavy lifting, walking /standing, and
Company fined following death at Isle of Dogs construction site
The HSE is warning construction firms to ensure they put effective safety systems in place to protect workers from
Scaffolding company fined after construction worker falls from roof
HSE is alerting employers in the construction industry to the dangers of failing to provide adequate protection for people working at height
New falls from vehicles case studies
Balfour Beatty and Donaldson Timber Engineering have developed case studies which, as part of a series,
Shaft fall highlights height hazards at Lincolnshire school
Lift manufacturers and maintenance companies are reminded of their duties to the safety of staff and the penalties of
HSE at Safety and Health Expo 2009
12 – 14 May 2009, LG Arena, NEC, Birmingham, Hall 2 Stands O20 and O22. What’s on offer at the HSE stands?
Bridgend company fined after worker seriously injured
HSE is reminding companies that falls from height can shatter lives
HSE warns Cambridge firms after visiting 18 construction sites
HSE has warned construction site managers in Cambridge to put health and safety at the top of their priority list
Museum staff watch their step whilst preparing to open to public
Staff and volunteers at The Farmland Museum and Denny Abbey on the doorstep of Cambridge have today pledged
College puts health and safety on the menu
Catering staff at Suffolk New College have pledged their support to HSE in the latest phase of its Shattered Lives campaign

