ABSTRACT
The UK Construction Industry suffered 84 fatal accidents during the year 2000. Almost half of these fatalities were due to ‘falls from heights’ and around half of these were due to ‘falls from roof edge’ and ‘falls through roof. The statistics also suggest that new build (e.g. profiled aluminium roofs) are just as dangerous as refurbishment (e.g. asbestos cement roofs). These figures demonstrate that falling accounts for the majority of fatal accidents in the UK Construction Industry.
