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News Release from: Health and Safety Executive | Subject: Safe working at height practices
Edited by the Buildingtalk Editorial
Team on 07 September 2005
Get it right when working at height
Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has joined forces with Dulux Decorator Centers to promote safe working at height practices to painters and decorators.
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has joined forces with Dulux Decorator Centers to promote safe working at height practices to painters and decorators Painters and decorators visiting nominated Dulux Decorator Centers across the country will be able to discuss the risks of working at height, complying with the new Working at Height regulations, suitable work at height equipment and best practice, with HSE inspectors, informally and without taking up too much of their working day
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 13 Jul 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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Latest HSE statistics reveal the numbers of painters and decorators falling from height whist at work are not reducing amongst small and medium businesses, despite the construction industry becoming increasingly aware of the dangers when working at height.
* 2001/2, 254, painters and decorators were seriously injured as a result of falling from a height, 89 of which were falls over 2 meters.
* 2002/03, 223, painters and decorators were seriously injured as a result of falling from a height, 103 of the falls were from a low height, under 2 meters.
* 2003/4, 245, painters and decorators were seriously injured as a result of falling from height; six of the falls were fatal.
Painters and decorators are welcome to visit the following Dulux Decorator Centers during September to speak to an inspector about safely working at height:.
6th Liverpool.
7th Dundee.
8th Shawpark.
12th Watford.
13th Leeds.
14th Birmingham.
14th Hemel Hempstead.
15thNewcastle upon Tyne.
15th Nottingham.
19th Stratford.
20th Salford.
21th Rayleigh.
26th Southampton.
29th Yeovil.
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