Height Aware Campaign

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• Height Aware Campaign

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• Height Aware Campaign
• Background
• Work at height
• Who the campaign is for
• What will happen
• Work at Height Regulations 2005

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• Background Statistics
• Biggest Killer 53 Fatal Accidents 2004/05
• 3783 Major Accidents 2004/05
• Falls are one of the main causes of major
  accidents
• 2/3 of all major injuries caused by low
  falls (below head height)

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• Height Aware - audience
• Aimed at people in the building and plant
  maintenance sectors in widest sense
• Building and maintenance sector account for
  approximately 50 of all falls from height
  injuries each year

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• Height Aware objectives
• Procurers
• Ensure you select competent contractors to work
  at height
• Doers
• Identify suitable activities and precautions
• Select the most appropriate equipment for the job

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• Height Aware is it you?
• Do you carry out maintenance work or other
  related tasks?
• Are you an electrician or a mechanical/
  electrical fitter?
• Do you clean windows are part of your job?
• Do you paint and decorate whilst at work?
• If so, then are you Height Aware?

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• Height Aware is it you?
• Do you use a ladder as part of your work?
• Do you work from low level platforms, such as
  podium steps, hop ups or trestles?
• Do you use scaffolding or specialist equipment
  such as cherry pickers or scissor lifts?
• Do you stand on chairs or desks to carry out
  tasks?
• If so, then are you Height Aware?

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• Height Aware is it you?
• Do you plan the work at height you do?
• Do you see work at height as part of your job, or
  as something that someone else should worry
  about?
• Do you realise the dangers (both physical and
  financial) of falling from height at work?
• If not, then you need to be Height Aware!

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• Height Aware - activities
• Media radio and newspaper adverts
• Events Safety and Health Awareness Days,
  breakfast meetings, point of sale initiatives
• Inspector visits HSE and Local Authority

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• Media activities what you might see

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• Work at Height Regulations 2005
• Came into force on 6 April 2005
• Regulations consolidate good practice
• Height Aware will help consolidate the
  requirements of the WAHR

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• Organisation, Planning, Competence
• Work at height should be
• Properly planned
• Appropriately supervised
• Not carried out if weather conditions jeopardise
  health and safety
• Those working at height should be
• competent or if being trained supervised by a
  competent person

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• Risk Assessment
• Regulation 3 of the Management of Health and
  Safety at work Regulations
• Do a risk assessment

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• WAHR - Hierarchy
• Avoid work at height
• if you dont have to go up there DONT!
• Prevent falls
• use an existing place or means of access
• Use the most suitable way of working
• Mitigate distance and consequences

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Hierarchy - Avoid
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Hierarchy Prevent Edge Protection good and bad
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Hierarchy Prevent Scaffolding good and bad
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Hierarchy Prevent MEWPs good and bad
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Hierarchy Mitigate Air Bags good and bad
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Hierarchy Mitigate Nets good and bad
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Personal fall arrest Work restraint Fall
arrest
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• Select the right work equipment
• Working conditions
• Access and Egress
• Distance and consequences of a fall
• Duration and frequency of use/task
• Collective measures before personal
• Ease of rescue/evacuation
• Risk of use, installation and removal of
  equipment

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• Other requirements
• Avoid risks from Fragile Surfaces
• Prevent Falling Objects
• Warn about Danger Areas
• Inspect work equipment
• Persons at work should
• Follow instructions and training
• Advise employer of hazards/risks to health and
  safety

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• Ladder Use
• Risk assessment must justify use
• Low risk,
• Short duration,
• Or Site conditions dictate
• Follow good practice

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If its right to use a ladder, use the right
ladder, use it safely.
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• Key Messages
• Take a moment, not a fall
• Protect your business from falls
• Do a risk assessment, plan and organise your
  work properly
• Follow the hierarchy avoid prevent
  minimise
• Use the right equipment use it safely

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• Further Information
• Email falls.campaign_at_hse.gsi.gov.uk
• Height Aware - Campaign pack
• The Work at Height Regulations a brief guide
• Safe use of ladders and stepladders an
  employers guide
• HSE website www.hse.gov.uk/falls