The forum for

working at

height

Peter Bennett OBE

Chair, Access Industry Forum

Representing the principal trade associations and federations involved in working at height

REPRESENTS 11 TRADE ASSOCIATIONS AND FEDERATIONS

HOSTS NATIONAL WORK AT CONFERENCE

COVERING THE WORK AT HEIGHT SECTOR

A CENTRAL POINT OF CONTACT FOR INFORMATION

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Over 200,000 delegates trained every year

More than 10 million workers

In over 1 million businesses

In every industry sector

From scaffolding to cleaning

The list is endless…

EVERYDAY…EVERYWHERE

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Work in any place where a person could fall a distance liable to cause personal injury

Above

Below

Or At Ground Level

What is work at height?

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THE CONSEQUENCES OF A FALL

For those who experience non-fatal accidents, a fall can lead to life-changing injuries and affect not just the victim but also their family, friends and colleagues

There’s a good chance you will know someone who has been affected by a fall from height

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FACTS & FIGURES

40 by a fall from height

30 by a moving vehicle

16 by a moving object

14 by contact with machinery

11 by being trapped Source: RIDDOR

FACTS & FIGURES

147workers killed in 2018/19

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2018/19 Annual average 2014/15 – 2018/19

Falls from a height

Struck by moving vehicle

Struck by moving object

Trapped -something collapsing/overturning

Contact with moving machinery

Other kind of accident

2018/19p and ANNUAL AVERAGE FOR 2014/15-2018/19

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Standardised incidence rates –fatal injuries at work - 2016

Source: Workplace fatal injuries in Great Britain, 2019, Health & Safety Executive

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Source: RIDDOR

NON-FATAL INJURIES

71,062Reported by employers

5,684Though a fall from height

FACTS & FIGURES 2017/18

(8.0%)

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2012 – 2017 SUMMARY

We need better accident reporting…to understand what we must stop doing,

and what we should change

NON-FATAL INJURIES 28,468

198FATAL INJURIES

Source: RIDDOR

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DO YOU NEED TO WORK AT HEIGHT?

Avoid

• Design or Engineering

• Use an existing safe place of work

Prevent

• everyone from falling (collective)

• individual from falling (personal)

Protect

• everyone from distance / consequence of a fall

• individual from distance / consequence of a fall

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PASSIVE

ACTIVE

USE OF HARNESSES

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ROOF ACCESS

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RESCUE PLANNING

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RESCUE PLANNINGACCESS OPTIONS

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Paul Blanchard broke his back, fractured 18 ribs and suffered head injuries and a punctured lung following a fall from height.

He was in an induced coma for three months and in hospital for six.

PAUL BLANCHARD

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REPORT PUBLISHED FEBRUARY 2019

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OVER 60 EVIDENCE SUBMISSIONS RECEIVED

THE AIF PROVIDED EVIDENCE FOR THE REPORT

TWO ORAL EVIDENCE SESSIONS HELD

“Our inquiry and report marks the beginning of the APPG’s work.

Working with industry and government, we hope to make recommendations that will create a safer environment for the millions who work at height every day”

Alison Thewliss MPChair of the APPG on Working at Height

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The introduction of enhanced reporting

The appointment of an independent body

The expansion of Working Well Together (WWT)

The extension of Scotland’s FAI process

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APPG: RECOMMENDATIONS

APPG: FURTHER CONSULTATION

The creation of a digital technology strategy

A major review of work at height culture

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INTRODUCING THE NO FALLS FOUNDATION

NO FALLS FOUNDATION

EDUCATION SUPPORTRESEARCH

Raising awareness of life-changing consequences and fatalities following a fall from height

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SHARE OUR MESSAGES

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