Managing Health & Safety Risks (No. 17): Working at height

Sean Brady examines one of the recurring themes from the ICE’s Fifth International Conference on Forensic Engineering.

In response to the recent Rana Plaza garment factory collapse in Dhaka, Director of Structural-Safety, Alastair Soane, highlights the need for robust regulations that take into account both technical and human factors.

This article shows how day-to-day good housekeeping on construction sites is necessary to ensure that slip or trip hazards are minimised.