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New Work At Height Regulations
In 2003/2004 falls from height accounted
for 67 fatal accidents at work and nearly 4000 major injuries.
They remain the single biggest cause of workplace deaths
and one of the main causes of major injury within the
UK.
The Work at Height Regulations
came into effect on the 6th April this year. The Regulations
apply to all work at height where there is a risk of a
fall liable to cause personal injury.
Previously there were no regulations
within the UK solely dedicated to Work at Height and instead
provision for this topic was within the Management
of Health & Safety at Work Regulations and the
Construction (Health, Safety & Welfare) Regulations.
The new regulations make work at height requirements much
clearer as all current laws are now brought together in
one place.
The over-riding principle of the new
legislation focuses on a system of control which sets
out a simple hierarchy for managing work at height. Emphasis
is also placed on the fact that risks from work at all
heights are taken seriously and that we must challenge
the misconception that no risks exist with work below
2 metres.
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