Suitable training plays an essential role in preventing fatalities and dangerous situations during work in confined, hazardous spaces like tanks, silos and sewers, but it’s essential that any course selected genuinely reflects the specific tasks, hazards and risks workers will be faced with.
By Adam Barker, Draeger Safety UK on 22 September 2026
Low-level access equipment like powered lifts can help make work at height safer by providing a secure, enclosed working platform, but they can also bring other benefits, such as avoiding the need for awkward stretching to reach work areas, which helps to prevent musculoskeletal injuries.
By Samuel Butterworth, JLG Power Towers on 22 September 2026
A recent safety awareness day has highlighted the importance of contractors regularly practising emergency rescue from mobile elevating work platforms, rather than relying on one-off training sessions and paper procedures that are not always easy to follow during a fast-moving incident.
By Ben Hughes, Horizon Platforms on 22 September 2026
A recent safety awareness day has highlighted the importance of contractors regularly practising emergency rescue from mobile elevating work platforms, rather than relying on one-off training sessions and paper procedures that are not always easy to follow during a fast-moving incident.
By Ben Hughes, Horizon Platforms on 22 September 2026
Low-level access equipment like powered lifts can help make work at height safer by providing a secure, enclosed working platform, but they can also bring other benefits, such as avoiding the need for awkward stretching to reach work areas, which helps to prevent musculoskeletal injuries.
By Samuel Butterworth, JLG Power Towers on 22 September 2026
Suitable training plays an essential role in preventing fatalities and dangerous situations during work in confined, hazardous spaces like tanks, silos and sewers, but it’s essential that any course selected genuinely reflects the specific tasks, hazards and risks workers will be faced with.
By Adam Barker, Draeger Safety UK on 22 September 2026
From setting fixed-term refresher periods to assuming e-learning is always inferior to face-to-face tuition, there are a number of mistakes employers frequently make when organising safety training, and they can negatively affect safety at work.
By Dr Julie Riggs, British Safety Council on 21 September 2026
Passing tests and examinations as part of a safety training course or qualification can be a nerve-wracking process, but there are practical methods for boosting your knowledge retention while studying and ways of planning your learning time to maximise your chances of success.
By Sian Mudge, British Safety Council on 21 September 2026
Creating a single, digital repository for environmental, health and safety information and knowledge allows a business to effectively and proactively capture, analyse and act on employee and institutional experience and insight, learn lessons from near-misses and incidents, and identify crucial EHS training needs.
By Dr Keith Whitehead C. Env, British Safety Council on 21 September 2026
Over the years, the tower industry has made huge strides in improving safety. The introduction of design standards for equipment, structured training and clearer guidance have helped make towers a safe and widely used way to work at height. Yet some misconceptions still persist. They may seem harmless, but they can lead to poor decisions and unsafe practices if left unchallenged. Here, PASMA examines five common tower myths and explains the reality behind them.
By Don Aers, PASMA on 21 September 2026
People working at height may be tempted to take shortcuts that can put them in serious danger, so it’s essential to choose access equipment that makes it easier and quicker to complete the task safely, rather than relying on workers to follow instructions from one-off training sessions.
By Francis Camilleri, TB Davies on 21 September 2026
Electrocutions and electric shocks were the leading cause of reported fatal and major incidents involving powered access equipment worldwide in 2025, so it’s vital that those operating such equipment ensure they have suitable procedures, training and supervision in place to ensure safe work near overhead powerlines and other electrical infrastructure.
By Brian Parker, IPAF on 14 September 2026
Decades of effort by the NASC and its member contractors have succeeded in driving down scaffolding accidents, but it’s essential that businesses hiring scaffold contractors only select those who work in accordance with NASC’s official guidelines if these safety improvements are to be sustained in the long-term.
By NASC (National Access & Scaffolding Confederation) on 11 September 2026
