Call on employers to protect staff from falls
Commercial insurance
21st August 2009
Bosses need to do more to ensure that staff are protected from falls in the workplace, it has been claimed.
According to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), proper precautions need to be taken to prevent incidents, something that may interest insurance for business customers.
HSE Inspector Alan Sheldon advises firms to ensure that "adequate" measures are employed to ensure that falls through fragile surfaces do not occur.
Under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, all employers are required by law to protect the "health, safety and welfare at work" of all staff.
The warning follows the prosecution of a farm owner after an employee was seriously injured in a fall through a roof on which he was occupied.
In related news, from September 1st the HSE will be operating a ladder exchange initiative until the end of the year, which will provide companies with the opportunity to swap bent, broken or worn ladders for new ones at a discount through partner outlets.
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