What do the 2025 fall protection standards mean for you?
Whether you are a specifier, building owner, employer, or worker the updates to the Australian height safety standards are something you need to be aware of.
Whether you are a specifier, building owner, employer, or worker the updates to the Australian height safety standards are something you need to be aware of.
AS 5532:2025, the standard for the manufacturing of single-point anchors for height safety work, has been updated.
The updates to the AS/NZS 1891.4 standard bring fundamental changes to how the equipment for industrial fall protection systems are selected, maintained and used.
To meet the duty of care as a person conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU) it is important that safe access and fall protection systems be compliant.
Temporary anchorages can be found just about everywhere. But you must know what to look for when choosing something as an anchorage.
Knowing how to identify a confined space is the first step in mitigating the risks associated with working in them.
Keeping your height safety system compliant is an important part of meeting a PCBUs safety obligations. Doing so requires regular inspections be completed.
It can feel like the complexities of working at heights are insurmountable. However by considering three main angles of attack the risks can be mitigated.
Working at heights is one of the most common high risk work activities carried out in Australia. But mitigating all the associated risks can be complex.
International and Australian standards govern just about everything we do. But what are they, and which ones should you be aware of doing work at heights?