The purpose of Safety and Health at Work Day is to raise awareness of potential health risks and accidents that may occur at work. The International Labour Organisation seeks to increase workers’ awareness of potential risks to their health and safety in higher-risk industries. Ensuring a safe and healthy work
Fall restraint vs. fall arrest The most fundamental difference between the two methods of work is the fall potential. A fall arrest system allows the operative to fall and then ‘arrests’ the fall. Whereas fall restraint system, (when used correctly), prevents the fall occurring. Both fall restraint and fall arrest
Fall arrest systems are used to prevent or help to reduce the risk of injury and in some cases even death after a fall when working at height. Discover how to safely calculate your clearance whilst using fall arrest equipment. A personal fall arrest system is designed to: protect a
The Work at Height Regulations of 2005 outline all the requirements’ companies and workers must implement in order to ensure workplace safety. In order to be fully compliant with the law, construction sites must meet all requirements of the regulations without exception. Where working at height is specifically performed sometimes
When you learn how to wear a height safety harness, you realise there’s a lot more to it than simply throwing it on and hoping for the best. Every type of full body harness has to be worn in the same way, whether it is standard polyester, non elasticised webbing,
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