ABSTRACT
Work at height accounts for about 50-60 deaths – more than any other workplace activity – and 4,000 injuries each year. During the fi rst 2 weeks of June 2003, inspectors from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) visited 1,446 construction sites and stopped all work at one-quarter of them due to concerns about the level of risks of falls from height. Another 5% of sites visited were issued with improvement notices. Other problems included a lack of or inadequate toe boards and intermediate guard rails on scaffolding and working platforms.
