How often is often enough to need fall protection?
The need for compliant fall protection comes from the risk, not how often work is done. Even if access is infrequent, workers must be protected.
The need for compliant fall protection comes from the risk, not how often work is done. Even if access is infrequent, workers must be protected.
Skylights, fragile sheets and roof openings are the cause of many falls through, not off, roofs.
A worker’s fall through a school roof demonstrates how an inadequate penetration cover becomes part of the fall risk, not a genuine control.
Is your near miss data giving you the full picture?
When did you last review your team’s training matrix? or is it still sitting on a shelf gathering dust?
A height safety or fall protection system can tick all the boxes for being compliant. But does it actually protect people?
Height safety system compliance is not one-and-done.
SafeWork NSW and the NSW government have made substantial changes to the way fall protection and height safety will be managed in New South Wales.
SafeWork NSW introduced a new code of practice for working on commercial and industrial building roofs in May 2026. Here’s what you need to know.
Workers in the building and construction industry consistently find themselves at greater risk of being injured at the workplace.