Just how far down do you need to fall to do yourself a serious injury? As low as a few metres. It’s understandable to assume you are safe when you feel capable up on your roof and have plenty of work experience of working at height. But even the most confident, knowledgeable tree surgeon or roofer has succumbed to serious injury while working at height. Why would that be? Because if something happens, you’ve no time to respond.You’re in the terrible mitts of Newton’s Law (gravity) until the rocky earth stops your fall.
Therefore utterly vital you protect yourself from such falls when working at height by employing height safety equipment. It doesn’t matter if you’re merely trimming a few limbs from a tree, height safety protection is called for.
So what kind of height safety equipment should you use? Depending on the business you must perform, you may be looking at one of the following: Harnesses (including full body harness and sit harness), Pole straps, Slings, Static line rope and rope protection, Lanyards, Kits, Karabiners, Pulleys, and rope grabs and connectors.
If your job necessitates you to work in high places, for example construction engineering, quarries ,docks and ports – you should already have been coached in height safety and be knowledgeable with safety equipment. Otherwise, you are putting yourself at a huge risk of an accident.