Upgrade Your Access: SafeSmart’s Ladder Alternatives
Falls from height account for 36% of fatal injuries on-site, with the majority cause by falls from ladders. As we move into 2025, it’s time to ask: are you still …
Container Rear Loading Platforms – All you Need to Know
Safety, whilst loading and unloading vehicles, is something that is taken very seriously at the HSE. When you start to look at the risks, you can understand why. Falls from …
Height Access Safety. Why it Matters Around Trucks
Out of the top ten most dangerous jobs in Britain, three of them involve working at height – construction, roofing and scaffolding, and lorry driving – and these heights are …
Choosing the Right Ladder for the Job
2 Section Aluminium Extension Ladders 3 Section Aluminium Extension Ladder Aluminium Straight Ladders Picking the right ladder for a job may seem like an obvious exercise, but crucial safety aspects …
To Own or Hire Scaffolding?
Why Buying a SafeSmart Solution Can Save You More Than Money When costing a project, it can be the temporary use of tools, machinery and infrastructure that can affect business …
A Guide to Safely Working with Scaffolding
The erection and dismantling of aluminium scaffolding or steel scaffolding is a dangerous and high-risk activity to workers and the general public. This blog aims to assist anyone involved in …
Working at Height: Dos & Don’ts
25% of work related fatal injuries, and 6% of non-fatal injuries in 2016 were as a result of falls from height. The importance of maintaining safe access is becoming paramount. …
Steel vs Aluminium Scaffolding – The Pros and Cons
Scaffold is an essential requirement in construction that should be manufactured around the highest level of safety and convenience. Since deadlines are tight on constructions jobs, scaffold should therefore be …
SafeSmart Keeps Workers Safe on the Rails
Oliver Connel and Son Ltd. are civil engineering contractors who provide infrastructure for many sectors, one of which is rail. Identifying the Challenge During night track works in London, …
The SafeLoader Solution
Out of the top ten most dangerous jobs in the UK, three of them involve working at height – construction, scaffolding, and lorry driving. And these heights are not always …
