HSGS11 Correct Installation and Safe Use of Slating and Tiling Battens
This two-page guidance document covers how to select, fix and use timber battens as secure footholds as an alternative to roof ladders. It includes selecting the correct battens, checks during the fixing process and safe systems of work.
This two-page guidance document covers how to select, fix and use timber battens as secure footholds as an alternative to roof ladders. It includes selecting the correct battens, checks during the fixing process and safe systems of work.
Over the past few months, the Department for Work and Pensions has been consulting on merging the Construction Industry Training Board with the Engineering Construction Industry Training Board.
Falls from through fragile roofs and rooflights remain the leading cause of fatality in the workplace and contribute to a high percentage of workplace injuries.
