Working at Height – Keeping your workforce safe

A recent report from the HSE announced that 123 people were killed in work related accidents from April 2021 to March 2022. Of these accidents, the most common cause of death was falling when working at height. 

The sectors with the highest number of deaths at work were construction and agriculture, forestry and fishing. All of which (with perhaps the exception of fishing), have many workers working at height.

Britain is one of the safest countries in the world to work, but accidents still happen, and the only way we can continue to improve on our country’s low fatality at work rate, is to continue to provide our workforces with adequate PPE and up to date training.

Working at height is an everyday risk for many workers. This could be using ladders, scaffold towers, mobile elevated work platform vehicles and work requiring the use of a safety harness. 

Keeping your workforce safe is paramount to any employer, but when the consequence of an accident is a high risk of death, it will create peace of mind knowing that your workforce has been highly trained to work safely in these environments.

Here at Ardent Safety, we pride ourselves in being Cumbria’s largest multi-accredited workplace health and safety consultancy and training company. We are continuously working hard to raise the standards of our own industry to ensure the safety within yours.

We understand that working at height crosses several business sectors and we provide appropriate training for the work you do. Our trainers are experts in their field and can deliver our courses at our training suite or in your place of work.

Why not get in touch with us at Ardent Safety and see how we can provide the health and safety training to keep your workforce safe when working at height.