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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
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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
AFFECTED BY A FALL? SHARE YOUR STORY
SHARE OUR MESSAGES
PERSONAL & CORPORATE SUPPORTERS
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HOW YOU CAN SUPPORT THE CHARITY
ANNUAL CHARITY BALL
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Hear from industry experts on the issues around working at height
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