TransGard Fall Arrest Systems & Accessories by TransQuip provides reliable commercial vehicle safety products and fall protection solutions for the commercial vehicle and road transport industries. Designed to ensure safety when working at heights on trucks, trailers, and other vehicles, our fall arrest systems offer durable, easy-to-use products that comply with industry safety standards.
TransGard fall arrest systems include straps, grab handles, steps, and other essential components designed for tough conditions. For detailed information on commercial vehicle safety regulations and compliance, visit our blog to learn more.
According to statistics available from the HSE, around 2000 workers are seriously injured every year as a result of falling from a vehicle and about five of these people suffer fatal injuries.
Many of the accidents involve falls from below head height. It is estimated that the economic and human cost of such incidents is in the order of £36.7 million per year.
In common with most work activities, there is no specific law dealing with falls from vehicles, although the Health and Safety at Work Etc Act 1974 (HSAW) and two sets of regulations that are most applicable to falls from vehicles:
Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 and
Work at Heights Regulations 2005
The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 creates a duty on employers to assess the risks arising from their operations and undertakings and requires them (in conjunction with the requirements of HSAW) to reduce these risks to as low a level as is reasonably practicable. The Work at Heights Regulations 2005 creates some simple, but never-the-less important duties on employers.
In order to comply, the employer must ensure that:
* all work at height is avoided where reasonably practicable to do so
* all work at height is properly planned and organised
* workers involved in work at height are competent
* the risks arising from work at height have been properly assessed
* appropriate work equipment has been selected and is used as appropriate
* equipment is properly inspected, serviced and maintained
Falls from height does not have to mean a fall from a great height (historically considered to be falls from over two metres). The Work at Height Regulations 2005 apply to all work at height where there is a risk of a fall liable to cause personal injury.
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