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HSE publishes Inspector training pack

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has published the pack used to train HSE and Local Authority Inspectors in enforcing the Work at Height Regulations 2005 on its website at
http://www.hse.gov.uk/falls/downloads/.

There were 53 deaths from falls at work in Great Britain last year and falls from height remain the biggest cause of death in the workplace.

The HSE hope that this material, together with guidance already available, will help health and safety professionals better advise employers on safe work at height.

The pack gives employers, safety professionals and those who work at height an opportunity to look at information provided to Inspectors and shows examples of good and bad practice that Inspectors look for during their visits.

Dr Elizabeth Gibby, Director of HSE's Injuries Reduction Programme, said: "The publication of this pack will help health and safety professionals to understand more about the HSE approach to the Work at Height Regulations. It is an important step forward in openness from HSE. It is sensible to share information to help people to be safe at work."

The HSE stress that the pack is not "guidance" but gives access to the same information that HSE Inspectors and Environmental Health Officers use when performing their regulatory duties.

HSE plan to publish a speakers' pack on the website in the near future. This will be available as a template for anyone planning to give a presentation on the Work at Height Regulations. Speakers will be able to use the pack in its entirety, or amend it to meet their own needs.

External links

HSE has published a brief guide to the Work at Height Regulations 2005 on the HSE website at: http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg401.pdf

There is more information on falls from height at: http://www.hse.gov.uk/falls/

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