Injuries sustained whilst working at height

Working at Height Regulations 2005

The Work at Height Regulations 2005 are a fairly recent addition to the many rules and regulations that have been implemented to protect employees. This is as falls from height are still a large cause of death and serious injury to workers.

These regulations are not just applicable to builders and scaffolders. They could be equally applicable to shop assistants who may have to climb ladders to stock shelves or decorators, office based staff and many other workers.

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Working at Height Regulations 2005

These regulations do not impose a limit on what the height the work may be at, so the height could be 10 feet or 1 foot. The employer is under a duty to ensure that any working at height has been properly planned, will be appropriately supervised and is carried out in a way which is practicably safe.

Each employer should also ensure that work at height should only be carried out when permitted by weather conditions (but for an emergency) and that employees carrying out this work, or even engaged in planning such work have been adequately trained or will be well supervised.

The core duty of the Regulations is to avoid the risks of working at height. In that a risk assessment needs to be carried out identifying potential risks and ensuring protective measures are in place to avoid or prevent them.

Measures must also be taken to prevent anyone falling a distance that may cause injury. By providing work equipment such as a ladder, personal fall protection system, net, mattress or airbag, working platform and such items as guard-rails, toe boards or other barriers.

Each surface should also be stable and of sufficient strength and of a suitable composition to allow safety for those working at height. For instance any ladders must be positioned to ensure stability and should not be overloaded.

If you have had an accident and do not feel that these Regulations were complied with or that you had received inadequate training then please contact us for a chat today.