Ladder to success

摘要

Working at height is one of the main causes of industrial fatalities, so using the right access equipment is imperative. What are the most important considerations to be made when choosing, and using, a ladder for access or work at height? The Health & Safety Executive (HSE) released its provisional annual data for work-related injuries in July (https://is.gd/oxivet). Although the headline figure was that 144 workers were fatally injured between April 2017 and March 2018 (an increase of nine fatalities from 2016/17), the data also revealed that 'falling from height' was the most common cause of fatal injuries (35), ahead of 'being struck by a moving vehicle' (26) and 'being struck by a moving object' (23).