Any business that has staff members working at height has both a legal and an ethical obligation to ensure the safety of those workers through the provision of proper height safety equipment, adequate training for new employees, and a well-structured safety plan that allows for continuous monitoring and improvement.
The goal for all companies should be to prevent falls from height, and WorkSafe NZ expect that all work at height is actively managed to keep people from harm. According to WorkSafe, factors contributing to injuries sustained from working at height include, lack of or inadequate planning and hazard assessment, inadequate supervision, insufficient training for the task being carried out,
incorrect protection or equipment choices, incorrect use or set-up of equipment including personal protective equipment, and unwillingness to change the way a task is carried out when a safer alternative is identified suitable equipment being unavailable.
More injuries happen on residential building sites than any other workplace in the construction sector, and All-Round Safety provide a wide range of height safety equipment, including temporary anchor points for roofers, as well as a wide range of roof safety kits, scaffold height safety kits, construction height safety kits, grab ropes, fall arrestors and energy absorbing blocks.
WorkSafe recommends that, “A harness system enables a person to be positioned and safely supported at a work location for the duration of the task being undertaken at height. Harness systems are used for gaining access to, and working at, a workface where there is a risk of a fall. The most common harness systems include total restraint systems, fall arrest systems, work positioning systems, industrial rope access systems, safety lines, lifelines, and prescribed.
All-Round Safety is an online safety shop and a supplier of safety protective equipment and work place apparel to end user customers. They work with businesses of all sizes and to provide cost effective safety packages. All-Round Safety offers great safety brands and prides itself in after sales service and customer satisfaction, so for more information on safety apparel, safety shop Auckland and protective clothing please to https://www.allroundsafety.co.nz .
