1. Health and Safety Executive Health and Safety Executive Working at Height Phill Leonard Health and Safety Executive

2. Fall from height statistics 2008/09 –35 Fatal accidents –Over 4500 major injuries –Over 7000 3+ day injuries 09/10 39 Fatal accidents

5. Work at Height Regulations 2005 Hierarchy: Avoid > Prevent > Minimise Select appropriate work at height equipment –Collective over personal Risk assess

6. Avoid

7. Avoid > Prevent (collective) >

8. Avoid > Prevent (collective) > Prevent (personal) > Plan and side view of personal fall-restraint system from BS 8437:2005

9. Nets Air bags Avoid > Prevent (collective) > Prevent (personal) > Minimise (collective) >

10. Avoid > Prevent (collective) > Prevent (personal) > Minimise (collective) > Minimise (personal) Fall Arrest Work Positioning

11. Select the right work equipment 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

12. Selection - ladders

14. Health and Safety Executive Health and Safety Executive Inspection and maintenance

15. Health and Safety Executive Health and Safety Executive Harness = Yes Lanyard = Yes Clipped on = No!

18. Summary Hierarchy: Avoid > Prevent > Minimise Select appropriate work at height equipment –Collective over personal Risk assess Don’t be one of the statistics

19. Thanks HSE Infoline 0845 345 0055 www.hse.gov.uk www.rail-reg.gov.uk phill.leonard@hse.gsi.gov.uk