Fitting a safety harness is an important and easy process - simply follow this guide to get started!
A safety harness is an invaluable piece of personal protection equipment (PPE) that could save your life when you’re working at height. Harnesses can be used as part of a fall arrest system that catches you mid-fall, or as part of a fall restraint system that prevents you from falling in the first place.
However, safety harnesses can only do their job if they’re fitted correctly. In order to ensure that your safety harness will actually keep you safe, follow our step-by-step guide on how to fit a safety harness.
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To carry out a working at height risk assessment, a competent person must identify any hazards, assess the risks, identify relevant precautions and produce a method statement. Follow HSE guidance and the below tips to get started.
According to the HSE (Health and Safety Executive), to effectively manage risks while working at height, a competent person must...
- Assess the risks
- Identify relevant precautions
- Produce a method statement
But what is a working at height risk assessment, and where do you start? This blog will explain all!
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When it comes to fall protection systems, ensuring the safety of workers at height is paramount. Anchor points serve as the foundation of fall protection systems, providing the necessary support to arrest falls and prevent serious injuries / fatalities.
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What Does Working at Height Mean?
Working at height refers to work where, without precautions, a person could fall from one level to another resulting in an injury.
Falls from height are among the leading causes of injury and fatalities at work, but these falls aren't always from the heights of towering skyscrapers like you may expect - in fact, it is those who work on ladders and fragile surfaces that are most at risk.
Working at height refers to any work on a raised level where harm could occur from a fall, so whether they're scaling the side of a building one hundred feet up or they're only a few inches off the ground, precautions must be taken to protect the worker from a fall from height.
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