Describe the risks from working at height include work from ladders, scaffolds and platforms. Other examples can include work on roofs, on elevated structures, over tanks, pits or water, on cliffs and steep ground, on top of vehicles or trailers, poor edge protection, unguarded openings, items being poorly stored or secured, work in areas without guardrails or covers

Falls from height are one of the biggest causes of workplace fatalities and major injuries. Common causes are falls from ladders and through fragile roofs. The purpose of Work at Height Regulations is to prevent death and injury from a fall from height. Work at height means work in any place where, if there were no precautions in place, a person could fall a distance liable to cause personal injury. For example, you are working at height if you are

Working on a ladder or a flat roof

Could fall through a fragile surface

Could fall into an opening in a floor or a hole in the ground

Roof work is high risk and falls from roofs, through fragile roofs and fragile roof lights are one of the most common causes of workplace death and serious injury. As well as in construction, these accidents can also occur on roofs of factories, warehouses and farm buildings when roof repair work or cleaning is being carried out