Health & Safety

  Prioritise Preparation: Obtain the necessary permissions and permits for working near or on roads. Conduct thorough risk…

🚧 Stay Safe Around MEWPs! 🚧 Using Mobile Elevating Work Platforms (MEWPs) can be risky, especially with potential…

According to the IPAF Accident Reporting Portal, 73 people died from entrapment between 2016 and 2020. To reduce…

A new year, a new opportunity to review how you work at height and make sure your procedures…

According to HSE statistics, working at height is the most common cause of fatalities at work. It can…

Last month we looked at IPAFs street smart campaign – read our blog here. This month we thought…

Collision with overhead obstructions, such as powerlines, is just one of the risks to consider when operating MEWPs,…

Whether working indoors or outdoors, in a wide-open space or a confined area, a scissor lift could be…

Working at height is dangerous wherever you are, so it’s essential to put suitable precautions in place and…

Approximately one in five MEWP-related fatal accidents involve tree care workers. Yet using a MEWP for tree work…

Safety is paramount when working at height. It is one of the biggest causes of workplace injuries and…

Make sure all work is properly planned, supervised, and carried out as safely as possible and by competent…

Roof workers account for 24% of all those who are killed in a fall from height - the…

Most of the responsibility when working at height falls to employers but employees are responsible for their own…

According to the International Powered Access Federation (IPAF) sudden movement is one of the leading causes of falls…