Health and Safety

Falls account for a large proportion of building site injuries and fatalities.

Where there is any danger of falling, there are some fundamental safety procedures that should be followed:

• Use the hierarchy of control to select a fall prevention system appropriate for the situation.
• Install and use the fall prevention system correctly.
• Provide training in the correct selection, use and maintenance of the fall prevention system.

Employers must follow certain requirements under the Health and Safety in Employment Act to protect workers on construction sites from potential falling hazards.

Find out about:

• guard rails
• falls from ladders
• scaffold collapse
• trench collapse
• working on roofs.