Tower safety training continues
As restrictions start to ease across the UK, employers are being advised by PASMA that training is safe to do and widely available. If cards have lapsed over lockdown or new workers are using scaffold towers without one, now is the time to book them on a course says the organisation.
Said a PASMA spokesperson , “No one wants their worker to become a Health and Safety Executive (HSE) statistic. But every single day in Britain last year, an estimated 99 people suffered non-fatal falls from height at work, resulting in the loss of around 572,000 working days (Labour Force Survey 2019/20). On top of that, 29 people sadly died, making falls from height the leading cause of workplace fatalities”.
PASMA, the recognised authority on scaffold towers and podiums, has a range of training courses designed to drive down accident numbers by helping people use these access products safely.
The courses are delivered by a network of accredited training centres who all have to follow PASMA’s guidance on training during the COVID-19 pandemic, even when that means cutting class sizes. It sets out the areas they must consider to satisfy themselves that they can do it safely. For example:
- Using ‘one-person towers’ for training where possible
- Making face coverings mandatory
- Facilitating and enforcing social distancing
- Using e-learning for the theory section of the course
- Extra cleaning and hygiene measures
- COVID-19 risk assessments
- Follow all applicable government guidance
PASMA training continued during even the tightest restrictions this year, with accredited training centres and instructors keeping courses COVID-secure for everyone who needed them, especially in sectors like construction, national infrastructure and maintenance.
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