WORKING AT HEIGHT
DON’T LOSE YOUR TETHER WITH HEIGHT SAFETY REGULATIONS
Eric Bright, Product Manager at Snap-on Industrial UK, a global tooling solutions specialist advises on the training and regulations in place to reduce the high fatality statistics and avoid serious injury when working at height.
The Work at Height Regulations 2005 (WAHR) is in place to protect employees and prevent death and injury caused by a fall from height. It states that those in control of any work taking place at height must make sure work is properly planned, supervised and carried out by competent people, and that the right type of equipment is available.
According to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), being struck by a moving object caused a quarter of
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major injuries and 14 deaths were attributed to being struck by an object. The regulations are designed to reduce injuries; fatalities and near misses by putting fall and drop prevention at the forefront of working at height operations.
The law is open to interpretation due to lack of clarity and many risk potential disasters with untested and unsafe self-adapted tools. Often, tools are simply tethered using a range of
everyday, readily available materials; string, nylon rope, bungee cord and plastic tie wraps that have no relation to the stresses and forces that will be exerted upon it whilst in use in a myriad of applications.
A well-planned operation will include a risk assessment at the beginning of the project, which will ensure the correct equipment for the job is selected, along with the right people to carry out the work.
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