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Health, Safety & Environmental Bulletin No 116
K Parmentier – 27 November 2008
Serious Injury From Fall
Please see below self explanatory Global Alliance Alert
Serious Injury From Fall
From: Martin Rackley Global Alliance HSSE Manager
Ref. No F/08 Date: 11.11.08
One of our approved contractors
recently sustained a broken pelvis and
hand when he fell through a canopy
roof while attempting a repair on
another client’s site. The investigation
is still ongoing but one of the major
factors was that the safety lanyard
was not attached at the time.
Following this incident we have reviewed our policy for working on canopies:
• Repair / maintenance works should always be conducted from underneath via mewps or towers.
Method statements and clearance certs need to be completed on site.
• If the above is not practical, contractors must first get approval from their GA Project Manager and
submit a detailed method statement including possible fixing points for safety lines / netting / edge
protection. We may also want to be present during the works.
• Ladder access to canopy roofs is prohibited. Mobile towers or mewps must be used, even for
inspection purposes.
