‘Be Safe, Don’t Fall, Stay Alive!’
AS THE lockdown eases and people begin returning to work, the No Falls Foundation is urging workers to ‘Be Safe, Don’t Fall, Stay Alive!’ Dedicated to preventing falls from height and helping people affected by the life-changing consequences of a fall, the charity – supported by the AIF – is keen to ensure that height safety […]
COVID-19 Guidance
As we are all aware, unprecedented measures are being implemented across the globe to prevent the further outbreak and spread of COVID-19 (Coronavirus). This makes it a very challenging time all round for businesses and individuals as we do everything within our power to ensure the health and safety of our staff, our customers and […]
The Client Buddy Scheme
The Construction Clients’ Leadership Group (CCLG) provides a free service to enable ‘occasional construction clients’ to derive the best possible value and information when investing in construction. The CCLG offers its experience in pointing small construction clients towards guidance material that will help equip them in preparing the brief, engaging designers and procuring construction work. […]
2019 FASET AWARD WINNERS UNVEILED AT NEW-LOOK AGM
The 2019 FASET Award winners were unveiled at the trade body’s successful, new-look, new venue AGM event last week – at the stunning Tewkesbury Park in the Cotswolds on Thursday 28th November. The FASET award winners and highly commended – independently judged by Jo-Anne Michael of the Construction Sector Safety Unit (Health & Safety), Gary Walpole of […]
Leading construction body launches work at height guide
CONIAC resource provides key messages to all involved in work at height Leading construction industry body CONIAC (the Construction Industry Advisory Council) has produced a guide entitled ‘Safety Steps’, designed to help anyone looking to ensure safe work at height. ‘Safety Steps’ is aimed primarily at five key work at height audiences: designers, clients, managers […]
AIF conference attracts delegates from across the UK
MORE THAN 150 delegates from all over the UK attended the second national working at height conference of the Access Industry Forum (AIF) – the forum for the principal trade associations and federations involved in work at height – at the AJ Bell Stadium in Salford on 14 November 2019. With the focus firmly on […]
AIF teams up with HAE to win government grant to support businesses in the event of ‘No Deal’ Brexit
A consortium comprising HAE EHA (Hire Association Europe & Event Hire Association), together with AIF (the Access Industry Forum, the umbrella body for the eleven principal trade bodies in the UK work at height sector), has been awarded funding to improve the hire and work at height sectors’ readiness for a No Deal Brexit on […]
AIF Conference set to shape the work at height agenda
A TOTAL of 13 speakers will address the Access Industry Forum’s (AIF’s) second national conference Working at height: Access for life on Thursday, 14 November 2019 at the A J Bell Stadium, Salford. They will talk about the issues and topics set to shape the future of access and height safety in a sector which […]
New FASET film goes live
FASET has launched a new marketing film aimed at boosting awareness of the UK trade body for safety netting and temporary safety systems in construction and its 40+ members. To watch the fast paced, engaging and highly informative 2-minute film click here.
Meet the Glasgow man who has dedicated his career to preventing falls from height – and now has an OBE for his contributions
They may not realise it, but anyone who has ever climbed a ladder, ascended a mobile access tower or used any other type of equipment to work at height has good reason to thank Glaswegian Peter Bennett, 59. On average, 36 people die at work every year following a fall from height1 according to figures […]
