It’s no secret that construction work has a tonne of risks involved with it. One risk in particular is working at heights. When work is being conducted at a height of 2 metres or more, this is considered high-risk construction work. The main risk when working at heights is a fall, some of which result in injuries or even fatalities. Between 1st January 2003 and 31st December 2015, 359 workers were killed following a fall from a height, with half of these falls involving falling only three metres or less (safeworkaustralia.gov.au). This is an astounding number of falls which could have been potentially avoided with proper fall prevention devices and height safety equipment. Eliminating work that involves heights is of … Continue reading How can safety equipment save construction workers?