Safety ladders have several benefits beyond simply ensuring the safety of the people who climb them; one that we have touched on fairly frequently is the fact that they cannot simply be moved to scale a structure at an unsafe point. But an image retweeted by NASC, the National Access and Scaffolding Confederation, shows that […]
A Surrey textiles recycler has faced prosecution despite believing no unsafe work was being undertaken at height on his premises – something safety ladders and edge protection could have helped to ensure was truly the case. On August 30th 2012, a Health and Safety Executive safety inspector was passing the premises in Horton Close, West […]
Two recent court rulings relating to HSE investigations demonstrate the importance of safety ladders and walkovers as means of reducing the risk of an accident when working at height. While we often look at edge protection in the sense of falling from the edge of a roof, it is equally important to ensure safety while […]
Safety ladders offer an important extra element of protection for people working at height, which could provide a useful backup for new employees who are still undergoing training. This year, the Ladder Exchange initiative – which urges individuals who work at height and their employers to replace worn-out or broken ladders with new, safe ones […]
Edge protection and safety ladders can save lives – but they could also help your company to win recognition in the Roofing Awards 2014. The National Federation of Roofing Contractors has officially begun accepting entries for the upcoming round of the awards, with an application form available for download. Accompanying the form is an outline […]
We often refer to safety ladders as a means of safely accessing a roof for maintenance work and other similar reasons, but in some circumstances the same ladder can become a valuable escape route. The National Federation of Roofing Contractors has issued an urgent message to its members, warning of the risks associated with torch-applying […]
Safety ladders are intended to remove any doubt about the risk of a fall from height – but should any lingering uncertainty remain after installation, in situ testing is a good way to eradicate it. A recent feature in Materials Handling World magazine highlights the importance of safety when working at height, claiming that 3,000 […]
Viewers of the BBC’s The One Show this week might have seen a report about lightning strikes on aeroplanes – but closer to ground level, safety ladders can play their part in allowing buildings to be protected against the same mishap. With extremely large amounts of energy held within each bolt of lightning, the best […]
Guardrails and safety ladders have an important role to play in offshore operations, where a fall from height could mean landing on a hard metal surface, or even being lost overboard. In the most recent annual statistics published by the Health & Safety Executive, slips, trips and falls constitute almost half of all reported injuries […]
The Access Industry Forum is hosting the Work at Height Zone at the upcoming Safety & Health Expo 2013, with edge protection and ladder safety two issues likely to make the agenda. Safety & Health 2013 is due to begin on May 14th at the NEC in Birmingham, but it is the second day that […]