The legislation, which is applicable to all industrial sectors, places duties on employers to:

• As far as possible, avoid the need to work at height
• Where such work cannot be avoided, select the most appropriate equipment for the work
• Ensure that work at height is planned properly, supervised adequately and carried out in a safe manner
• Take appropriate measures to prevent falls
• Reduce the distance of and potential consequences of any fall that could occur
• Ensure the tasks are risk assessment based and carried out safely
• Ensure that people who have to work at height are competent to do so.

If your company manages or employs people working at height, it is essential to have a detailed understanding of the duties and how to safely manage the work.

Drawing on our extensive experience in a broad range of industry and service sectors, RSK can provide specific advice and develop risk assessments and safe systems of work to ensure legislative compliance and best practice.

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