Ladder safety is so important, it can never be underestimated, if you’re not sure, check out these news stories & short clips to see for yourself how thin the line is between being safe and getting hurt.
Two more fatal falls from height
Two men were killed in April in falls from London building sites at Westminster and Wandsworth.
A scaffolder in his 20s died in hospital on Thursday after falling from a building in Horse Guards Avenue, Westminster at 11.25am.
Later that day, a 28-year-old man, believed to be a builder, died after falling from a site on Shuttleworth Road, Wandsworth, at about 12.30pm.
Police and the Health and Safety Executive are investigating the accidents. The deaths came just days before builders gathered in London to mark Workers’ Memorial Day to remember those killed at work.
Roofer dies in ladder fall
A roofing boss will face the next 10 months behind bars after one of his employees plummeted 30ft to his death when working on a retail unit in Wales.
Daniel Dennis, 17, from Pyle, Bridgend, suffered serious injuries after falling through a skylight at a retail unit in Cwmbran while working for North Eastern Roofing in 2003.
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) later brought manslaughter charges against the company’s owner, Roy Clark, from Cefn Cribbwr, Bridgend.
Health & Safety Training Videos
Painter up a ladder
A disturbing one, shows how easily an accident on a ladder can happen
What not to do on a building site
Even though its from the US, it is still relevant. In the UK class 1,class 2 and class 3 UK standard ladders are equivalent to grade 1, grade 2, grade 3 CSA USA standards
