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Working at Height Safety

This brief guide describes what you, as an employer, need to do to protect your
employees from falls from height. It will also be useful to employees and their
representatives.

Following this guidance is normally enough to comply with the Work at Height
Regulations 2005 . You are free to take other action, except where the
guidance says you must do something specific.

Falls from height are one of the biggest causes of workplace fatalities and major
injuries. Common causes are falls from ladders and through fragile roofs. The
purpose of Working at Height is to prevent death and injury from a fall from height.