Construction Safety Week 2019 – Working Safely at Heights
Day three of Construction Safety Week focused on the key message of Working Safely at Heights
Construction Sector Statistics
Working at height is one of the recurring cause of fatalities and serious injury in Ireland. It’s the single most common cause of fatal accidents with 40% of all deaths in the construction sector attributable to working at height.
Advanced National Training Service Partnership
We partnered with Advanced National Training Service to deliver a presentation and demo to our Spencer Place team which covered the following:
- Checking and Fitting of a safety harness
- Pre-use checks for a MEWP
- Safe access and use of a MEWP
- Location and use of emergency descent switch of MEWPs
Thank You
Special thanks to Fergus Finnegan and Rodger Pipkin from Advanced National Training Services for partnering with us today and delivering this important message:
Work Safe – Operate Safe – Return Home Safe