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How far do you need to fall to sustain a serious injury? Just two metres. It’s understandable to feel assured when you feel sure as you cut branches off the tree in your garden , especially if you have a lot of work experience of working at height. Yet, even the most capable, experienced tree surgeon or roofer has experienced serious injury or death while working off the ground. Why? Because if you slip, you have ZERO time to respond. Once in the grip of gravity, you have no time to rectify the slip.

So it’s utterly vital you protect yourself from such falls when working off the ground by utilising height safety equipment. It doesn’t matter if you’re just trimming a few limbs off a tree, fall arrest safety equipment is obligatory.

What kind of fall arrest safety equipment are we talking about here? Well, depending on the job you must do, you should be considering any of the following: Harnesses (including full body harness and sit harness), Pole straps, Slings, Static line rope and rope protection, Lanyards, Kits, Karabiners, Pulleys, and rope grabs and connectors.

If you work at height in your daily job, for example forestry, quarries ,docks and ports, or construction engineering - you really ought to have been prepared in working safely at heights and be very familiar with safety equipment. If otherwise, you’re putting yourself at great risk.