| 02 October 2009
September 1st saw the launch of the 2009 HSE ladder safety campaign and once again Ladderstore is one of the campaign partners. As a provider of ladders, bespoke access solutions, ladder safety tagging systems and safety training, Ladderstore is well placed to support the initiative.
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…..emotive words from the HSE - and the name given to its latest campaign to reduce the number of slips, trips or fall accidents at work. Ladderstore heard about this new initiative and knew that it had to be involved. Yes, we are a company out to sell products, but we do so with a conscience and we make no bones about the fact that we want everyone to use the ladders, steps and access equipment we sell, safely.
At the risk of sounding unnecessarily alarming, we would not be taking our role as a conscientious access solutions provider seriously, if we did not bring to everyone’s notice important legislation as and when it came into being. So here goes - we start with a very important Act affecting all companies and organisations.
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is warning of the risks of working at height, after an Essex worker fell from a ladder and suffered severe injuries, including a broken neck.
First and foremost, we're going to warn you that this video is not one for the faint hearted, it goes further than any advert we have ever seen in depicting a realistic workplace accident involving ladders.