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Be seen! - we've just launched the latest in our new series of work at height safety posters, this time with a ‘Be Seen’ theme. The poster is illustrated by Stephen Harnwell Jones, and was designed to show the importance of wearing hi-viz, especially in the winter months and on busy sites with heavy traffic. Download the 'Be Seen! Safety poster ... more
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) ended the year by offering a stark warning about the consequences of poor health and safety practices in 2012, and urged firms to do better in 2013. The HSE’s figures showed that the number of workplace related deaths across Britain as a whole remained virtually static in 2011/12, with 173 workers killed, compared to 175 deaths during 2010/11, n ... more
On a less lighthearted note, the HSE showed that health and safety is no joke as they presided over this month’s raft of prosecutions, which included both near-misses and fatalities. In a case that could have been much, much worse, Phillip McGinn of Stormguard Roofing was fined £3,000 and ordered to pay £1,668 in prosecution costs after he and two other workers were phot ... more
After years of being blamed for everything from bans on children playing conkers to workers not being allowed a microwave in the office, the HSE is fighting back! They listed their 10 most ridiculous health and safety excuses of 2012, including a man being told he couldn’t carry a tray of drinks in a bar because he hadn’t had the appropriate training. The misuses of h ... more
As ever, Facelift is always looking for fresh talent and if you want to join a team at the top of its game in 2013 there’s plenty of vacancies to take your pick from. Whether you’re a talented saleswoman, an operative or a training instructor, there’s vacancies everywhere from Liverpool to London, Southampton to Sussex. So if you want access to some of the bes ... more
When it comes to working at height, there was lots to celebrate in 2012. The year started on a high note when IPAF announced in January that a record number of 101, 457 people completed an IPAF training course in 2011, with a further 97, 488 people being issued with Powered Access Licence (PAL) card, meaning that they have been proven competent at operating powered access equipment safely and effe ... more
The Ladder Association’s ‘Idiots on Ladders’ campaign has ended, with one worker being given the dubious honour of being the nation’s biggest ‘idiot on a ladder’. In total 38 photos of people flouting health and safety precautions – not to mention common sense – while working at height were submitted, with entries coming from as far afield a ... more
Time is running out to enter the International Awards for Powered Access Awards (IAPA) photography competition, with a substantial prize of €1000 Euros to be won. The competition will be a celebration of the spectacular sights regularly witnessed by members of the powered access industry. Judges are looking for “a spectacular or beautiful shot that helps promote access equipme ... more
While most managers know that it is their responsibility to ensure that their employees are fully trained in the use of any MEWP equipment they will be asked to operate, the responsibilities of managers actually go much further. It is the manager, rather than the operative, who must decide whether a machine such as a MEWP is required, and it is also the manager who is responsible for any ... more
The writing’s on the wall for poor health and safety practices, and we’ve brought out a new series of free downloadable posters to ensure that work at height safety is always front of mind for our customers. With a style inspired by vintage RoSPA designs and featuring figures in a range of precarious situations, the posters cover key health and safety issues such as the importance ... more
