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One of the methods of protecting workers from a fall is fall arrest which relies on personal protective equipment (PPE), including a fall protection harness and lanyard which connects a worker to an anchor point.  Should the worker fall, the lanyard absorbs the energy of the fall and the worker is prevented from hitting the ground.  Once the fall has been arrested the worker is left suspended in the fall protection harness and this is when suspension trauma can begin to rear its ugly head.  Today we’re going to take a closer look at suspension trauma (both during the suspension and when the

Anybody working in roofing or construction here in the UK must be aware that falls from a height are one of the major causes of workplace fatalities, despite stringent legislation that is designed to make working in construction safer than ever before.  The requirements and responsibilities for those who supervise and carry out work at height can often seem unclear so today we’re taking a look at the dangers inherent when skylights are not adequately protected as these are one of the biggest contributors to falls from height incidents here in Britain.