LRD guides and handbook August 2013

Health and safety law 2013

Chapter 5

Falls or falling objects

Precautions must be taken to prevent people being injured through falling or being struck by falling objects, by means other than by providing personal protective equipment (Regulation 13).

The HSE Shattered Lives campaign alerting workers to the dangers of slips, trips and falls in the workplace has online resources available at: www.hse.gov.uk/shatteredlives