WorkSafeOne of the leading causes of death and serious injury to construction workers are falls, including falls from relatively low height.

New Picture 2This is the current safety focus of Worksafe Victoria, who have provided detailed guidance regarding the prevention of falls from height.

There are always a number of factors which contribute to a fall but all too often sites and employers focus on the last factor in the chain of failures that led to the incident occurring. This means they can end up focusing on mistakes made by the worker involved rather than finding the underlying failures that led to the incident.

Inspectors will be visiting construction sites across Victoria, assessing the safety measures in place to prevent falls and to providing information to builders and sub-contractors on their responsibilities to control the risk. 

To read the detailed guidance click HERE.