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Working at Height Toolkit - Fall Protection
Introduction
The Work at Height Regulations 2005 require that priority be given to equipment that provides collective protection as opposed to equipment that is ‘personal’ and protects only the person using it.
As an example, a safety harness and lanyard will protect one person, whereas a guardrail will potentially protect many people. Additionally, it should be remembered that in any hierarchy of health and safety controls, personal protective equipment (PPE) should be a last resort and should only be used when consideration of other physical controls has been exhausted.
When selecting equipment to protect people from falling from height, consideration should be given to the following:
- The local conditions and risks to the safety of people at their place of work
- Access and egress requirements and distances involved
- The distance and consequences of any potential fall
- The duration and frequency of use of the work equipment
- Evacuation and rescue arrangements
- Additional risks posed by the installation, use, or removal of the work equipment
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