4 Working at Height

Falls are the most common cause of fatal injuries in the workplace.

Many victims suffer major injury such as broken bones or fractured skulls.

You don’t have to fall far to be hurt – a number of deaths and many major injuries each year are from a fall from below head height. A significant number of employees working within the storage, warehousing and other industries are injured after falling.

Many of these injuries could have been prevented if sensible measures had been taken. What is Work at Height? Work at height is work in any place, including above or below ground level, where someone could fall and injure themselves.

This can be a one-off job or a routine task and can include situations: where people...

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Falls are the most common cause of fatal injuries in the workplace. What can you do to reduce the risks?

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