July/August 2022

More documents

Recommendations

Info

Safety at Height TRAINING UP In the first of a new mini-series, Trevor Rabson, Training Manager at Werner, looks at why training is so important when it comes to working at height safely, explains what installers need to consider and outlines how best practice can make all the difference between safe Werner, manufacturer and distributor of ladders and access equipment, is championing health and safety training with the launch of its new campaign ‘Stepping up to Safety’. According to the latest reports from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), falls from height accounted for 44% of all non-fatal injuries over the past 5 years and 25% of all fatal injuries. Therefore it’s crucial that installers top up their training and follow best practice guidelines to make working at height both easier and safer. Education is a very real issue when it comes to overcoming falls from height. The Work at Height Regulations 2005 (WAHR) are very clear that anyone who works at height must be ‘competent’ to do so. However, there is a widespread perception that working and potential injuries. ladders and working at height equipment are simple to use, so why would you need training? It is this complacency that leads to falls from height incidents and a mindset that needs to be changed. But what regulations should be adhered to? What are the Work at Height Regulations (WAHR) 2005? The WAHR are a set of rules that must be followed when any work is undertaken at a height with the aim of preventing deaths and injuries. They are mandatory for all employers and people who control work at height, and are enforceable by law. The regulations define work at height as any task where there is a risk of staff falling from one level to another. This includes work above the ground or floor, near an edge where someone could fall through an opening or surface, and at ground level where someone could fall through an opening. Employers and those in control of any work at height activity must make sure work is properly planned, supervised and carried out by competent people. This includes using the right type of equipment for working at height. The WAHR are also very clear that employees have general legal duties to take reasonable care of themselves and others who may be affected by their actions, and to co-operate with their employer to enable their health and safety duties and requirements to be complied with. However, to minimise any confusion, we’ve busted some common myths surrounding the WAHR, below. •Ladders and stepladders are banned for work at height: This isn’t true and both ladders Continued on page 72 Falls from height accounted for 44% of all non-fatal injuries over the past 5 years Continued on page 78 70 T I JULY/AUGUST <strong>2022</strong> PRACTICAL CONTENT FOR THE GLAZING INSTALLER & HOME IMPROVEMENT SPECIALIST
Does your secondary glazing supplier leave you in the dark? Switch. Secondary glazing is simplicity itself. It’s simple to sell, survey and install. It offers great acoustic and thermal performance. It has great profit margins. And it gets you into projects you couldn’t normally get into. So why make it more complicated? Call Roseview today and ask about adding Incarnation secondary glazing to your range. phone: 01234 712657 | email: hello@roseview.co.uk | web: roseview.co.uk
Page 1 and 2:
JULY/AUG 2022 PRACTICAL CONTENT FOR
Page 3 and 4:
Loved by Installers The EdgeGLIDE+
Page 5 and 6:
Editor’s Comment GEORGE LEWIS EDI
Page 7 and 8:
REGULARS 14 RETAIL THERAPY In the f
Page 9 and 10:
For more news and the latest update
Page 11 and 12:
SUPPORTING BETTER Mental Health IN
Page 14 and 15:
i-folding door 15% INTRODUCTORY DIS
Page 16 and 17:
Contract Retail Therapy Talk WHY PR
Page 18 and 19:
Glaze Tube: Video Content PRESS PLA
Page 20 and 21:
Contract FIT Show 2023 Talk 'A VERY
Page 22 and 23: Installer Insights IT'S A FAMILY AF
Page 24 and 25: Installer Insights Continued from p
Page 26 and 27: Case study MAKING WAVES ON HAYLING
Page 28 and 29: Case study Continued from page 24 D
Page 30 and 31: Integral blinds With curtains and t
Page 32 and 33: PVCu & ALUMINIU
Page 34 and 35: Building Regulations GETTING TO KNO
Page 36 and 37: Updates LISTERS LEAD WITH SHEERLINE
Page 38 and 39: Contract The View Talk from Certass
Page 40 and 41: Bi-folds 'DESIGNED FOR INSTALLERS'
Page 42 and 43: Composite door trends KEEPING UP AP
Page 44 and 45: Updates VBH, the company behind the
Page 46 and 47: Total Talk: Band of Builders A HELP
Page 48 and 49: Total Talk: Band of Builders Contin
Page 50 and 51: Mental health focus IT'S TIME FOR A
Page 52 and 53: Advertorial: Eurocell DELIVERING TH
Page 54 and 55: Orangery systems BRINGING ILITE INT
Page 56 and 57: Article Garden rooms MORE THAN JUST
Page 58 and 59: Updates For further glazed extensio
Page 60: Business Advice PROTECTING YOUR CAS
Page 63 and 64: IO YEARS OF FIT HERE FOR THE LONG R
Page 65 and 66: The Power to WOW! AFTER BEFORE Only
Page 68 and 69: Article Thought leader: Smart secur
Page 70 and 71: Updates For further home improvemen
Page 74 and 75: Safety at Height Continued from pag
Page 76 and 77: Updates MORE THAN FIT FOR PURPOSE F
Page 78: Delivered within 6 days, fully fabr
show all

July/August 2022

You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles

Delete template?

Save as template?