Health & Safety Guidance
Learn more about how Health and Safety regulations effect how you and your employees complete working at height.
Use these free downloads as guidance to complement the IPAF training and other training courses we provide to help you work safely at height.
To find out more about staying safe in your industry, visit the HSE website.
Learn more about using powered access safely in this best practice guidance for Mobile Elevating Work Platforms (MEWPs) from the Strategic Forum for Construction. The guidance in this document covers avoiding trapping (crushing) injuries to people in the platform, with information designed for planners and managers, as well as operators…
The following document is a Topic Inspection Pack from the HSE, concerning falls from height and concerns guidance on the management of the topic area. The content includes: Background information and statistics Guidance on the management of the topic area Inspection aide-memoire Sector enforcement guidance, legal requirements and references Cross…
The Technical Guidance Note on Safety Harnesses in Mobile Elevating Work Platforms was issued by the Powered Access Interest Group, a joint committee of the International Powered Access Federation and the Construction Plant-Hire Association. The guidance identifies the platforms that safety harnesses would be applicable to. The HSE have produced…
The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 are regulations that set out the responsibilities of employers and employees with regard to safety in the workplace. Health and Safety at Work provides the legal umbrella for the various safety regulations, which have been developed for specific industries and activities. The…
Learn more about preventing falls from boom type Mobile Elevating Work Platforms (MEWPs) by downloading this HSE document. All types of boom (articulated and telescopic) MEWPs, commonly known as cherry pickers, are covered by this guidance, including ones that are vehicle mounted, self propelled and trailer mounted. The contents of…