TRAINING & EDUCATION
MAKING DANGEROUS TASKS SAFER
Falls from height are the most common cause of fatalities for workers, according to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). Tim Jones, Professional Development Director at CAM Specialist Support, and Head of CAM Training Ltd, explains what can be done to make the working at height industry safer.
According to the Health and Safety Executive, in 2013/14 falls from height were the most common cause of fatalities, accounting for nearly three in ten (29%) fatal injuries to workers. Falls were also the second most common cause of major/ specified injuries to employees, after slips and trips.
Working at height, whether for cleaning, carrying out repairs or inspections is inherently more dangerous than many tasks, but the risks should be controlled and certainly shouldn’t kill people. While health and safety on any site should be a high priority, there are additional areas to consider when work is to be done at height and these require specialist knowledge and experience. Under the Work at Height Regulations 2005 (07), employers and those responsible for any work at height activity must make sure it is properly planned, organised and carried out by competent people. For those with a duty of care who don’t employ specialists in working at height there could be serious moral, legal and financial repercussions.
Working at height can involve the extremes: operatives using technically-advanced suspended- access equipment hundreds of feet off the ground, to the everyday; people climbing stepladders. Wherever there’s the chance of someone having a fall, proper training is required.
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SAFETY CENTRAL TO WORK Several trade associations help promote a safe, controlled environment for the operation of specialist work at height equipment, including the Industrial Rope Access Trade Association (IRATA), the International Powered Access Federation (IPAF) for powered equipment, and the Prefabricated Access Suppliers’ and Manufacturers’ Association (PASMA) – the leading trade association in Europe for the mobile access tower industry. Duty holders should always choose a contractor that holds these, or equivalent, training accreditations, indicating that it has invested in training and safety.
The alternative to employing an expert contractor is to make sure your workforce is given the relevant specialist training. Our parent company CAM Specialist Support has over 20 years experience and expertise in working at height, including training in health and safety management and operation. At CAM Training Ltd we ensure our focus remains completely on the specialised training aspect of our business. We use our experience and expertise to not only support clients in gaining qualifications that underpin their competency, but also to empower their career as Health and Safety professionals. By training with CAM we encourage individuals to make
health and safety central to their work and therefore challenge the focus of their industry from within.
CAM Training Ltd is accredited to deliver a host of training courses, including the National Examination Board in Occupational Safety and Health (NEBOSH) certificates and diplomas; examined core qualifications for people where health and safety is an integral part of their role at work. The next CAM Training Ltd accredited NEBOSH course starts in October 2015. Other courses to consider include the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) Working Safely and Managing Safely; bespoke IOSH safety courses such as ladder and safety- harness training, and the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) portfolio. Working with our partners our pass rates for NEBOSH Certificate courses exceed 90% and as a specialist training company we continue to reach and exceed those heights for all our courses.
Fatalities and serious accidents affect not just the victim themselves, but also a large number of other people in an array of different ways – whether emotionally, financially or with serious legal consequences. By employing specialists such as CAM Training to support staff in becoming competent in carrying out high risk activities we can work towards eliminating fatalities while working at height.
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