These accident reports show common situations where falls from height occur. They illustrate that these events are usually due to poor management control rather than equipment failure.
The most common factors involve failure to:
recognise a problem;
provide safe systems of work;
ensure that safe systems of work are followed;
provide adequate information, instruction, training or supervision;
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