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According to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), working at height is still one of the biggest causes of fatalities and major injuries in the workplace.  Employers and employees have a legal obligation to take reasonable care of themselves and others who could be affected by their actions and the HSE requires all employees to follow a hierarchy of control measures, the most important of which is to avoid working at height if possible.  When avoiding working at height is not possible, the employer is legally bound to take precautions to eliminate or minimise the risks involved.  Knowing w

We’ve certainly been experiencing some severe weather here in the UK with seemingly one named storm flying in hot on the heels of the last one!  The snow and rain has caused all sorts of chaos across the UK, preventing people from getting to work, schools closing and, in some cases, preventing people from working if they can get to work!  Most of the UK’s workforce works indoors and any interruption to business has been caused by staff being unable to get there.  However, for those who work outside, as is the case for many in the construction industry and in the roofing sector in particular