The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) have produced a very useful and interesting webpage providing examples of generic good practice in the planning and assessment of tasks when working from height.
The webpage has information on such as the following:
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What the problem was in various types of work.
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Risk Assessments and the planning and organisation.
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Solution.
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How the solution was reached.
The case studies provide information on such as the following:
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Accident descriptions.
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Costs of accident to businesses.
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Benefits of preventative measures.
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Reducing risk of falls.
The HSE Webpage containing the links to the case studies, can be accessed by clicking the following:
HSE - Falls from height - WAHR Case studies
Article by Alexandra Johnston
