working at height

At 21, John Trayfoot blacked out on a roof and fell 8 metres through a skylight into a Brighton timber yard. Now managing director of M R Scaffolding, he starts his company's safety sessions with that story, and with a question: why do experienced people who know the risks still cut corners?

A new HSA review finds 19 of 23 construction-related fatalities in Ireland occurred on sites with one to four workers, with falls the leading cause.

Specialist paramedics and firefighters rescued a man following a fall from scaffolding near Evesham Library. He was taken to Worcestershire Royal Hospital.

WorkSafe New Zealand is inspecting residential sites from October to December, with falls from height accounting for 70% of construction prohibition notices.

Access equipment manufacturer POP UP Products is marking its 20th anniversary in 2026, with a programme of events planned across the year. The Deeside-based company...

In what appears to be a major policy reversal, the UK Government has today announced that it will not proceed wholly with the planned...

3B Training, a leading multi-accredited health and safety training company to the construction sector, joins industry bodies in calling on the government for reassurance...

Around 60 attendees, including trade bodies and industry leaders, came together in Westminster to highlight the importance of preserving the Work at Height Regulations. In...

The latest statistics from the HSE reveal that, although falls from height are reducing, they are still one of the most common causes of...

A total of 13 speakers will address the Access Industry Forum's (AIF) second national conference Working at height: Access for Life on Thursday, 14 November 2019,...