newsA Southwark construction company has been ordered to pay more than £126,000 in fines and costs after a worker was left paralysed from the waist down when he fell eight metres from an unguarded window space into a basement.
productSafesite’s range of fragile roof access equipment is suitable for providing short term protection for work on fragile or industrial roofs.
productUsing accident statistics generated via IPAF’s online accident reporting platform, Mentor presents a brief look at MEWP safety targeted at some of the main areas for improvement.
productAt the IOSH Conference which runs alongside the Safety & Health Expo on 17th-18th June, mobile access tower industry body PASMA will be delivering a workshop as part of IOSH’s CoreSkills+ programme for the first time.
newsA foolhardy roofer has appeared in court after footing a double extension ladder on a transit van in order to access a third floor façade.
productEasi-Dec has supplied and supervised the installation of a bespoke Board-Walk safety solution to a global chemical manufacture company in Germany to provide staff with safe access to a fragile roof.
articleFalls accounted for 23 or 50% of fatal injuries in construction. But work at height need not be dangerous or deadly. Most falls occur when people use inappropriate equipment or methods to work at height explains the International Powered Access Federation.
articleNew from the UK trade body representing the interests of manufacturers, assemblers, installers, distributors and end users of personal protection equipment used for work at height and rescue, the Work at Height Safety Association (WAHSA) is a suite of technical guidance notes produced specifically for anyone involved in work at height – from managers and supervisors to users themselves.
articleSAEMA, the Specialist Access Engineering and Maintenance Association which is focused on raising standards in the permanent and temporary façade access industry has launched a free seminar presentation designed to inform and educate anyone responsible for specifying, managing and maintaining façade access systems.
article‘Not on your life!’ is a new safety initiative from PASMA, the trade body representing the mobile access tower industry. Launched at The Health & Safety Event at the NEC in Birmingham earlier this year, it champions the use of only those mobile access towers that satisfy the requirements of EN1004, the European product standard for towers that sets out the minimum safety criteria.
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