Risk Assessment Archives:
A man was visiting a waste recycling centre when he was tragically crushed by a vehicle belonging to the centre. The married father was disposing of garden waste when the vehicle, which was fitted with a shovel, crushed him against a wall causing fatal injuries in the spine and chest. The vehicle was being driven [...]
Previously we have covered falling from height and the injuries that can occur along with regulations that should prevent these accidents from happening. In the case of Matthew Dutton these regulations were not adhered to by his employer and he suffered horrendous injuries after a fall from a 4 meter height. Mr Dutton was working [...]
We have previously looked at legislation and training around working at height. But what happens when this is not followed? A 27 year old worker from Lancashire was employed by Tower Hire Services LTD. He was given a job to work on a commercial property roof in Worcester. Whilst conducting this task he stood on [...]
Over the years working at heights has produced some excellent results in day to day work and also some technical marvels of modern architecture. However, working at height has also produced many accidents ranging from minor injury to death. In 2005 the Work at Height Regulations were drawn up and these regulations are in place [...]
