Unions are calling for tougher safety regulations and enforcement to stop workers falling to their deaths at worksites, saying more people will be killed unless self-regulation is scrapped.

Falls from heights are a major cause of death and injury in Australian workplaces, according to Safe Work Australia.

Of the 800,000 Australians who work at heights, including tradesmen, cleaning, and maintenance workers, on average 26 of them fall to their death each year, and almost 8,000 are injured.

An offshore worker died today after falling into the sea from a North Sea oil platform. 

The employee suffered fatal injuries from the fall at about 4am off the BP Unity rig, which is a pumping station based in the Forties pipeline system almost 100 east of Aberdeen UK.

The incident was reported to police at around 4.40am and the Health and Safety Executive said it was liaising with police, who confirmed they had been 'made aware of a death offshore'.

Lee Bertram fell to his death from Brent Charlie, one of four platforms in the Brent Oilfield off the Scottish coast.

Lowestoft-based Bilfinger Salamis UK admitted breaching regulations after an investigation by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).

Aberdeen Sheriff Court fined the firm £100,000.

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The Occupational Health and Safety (Prevention of Falls) Regulations 2003 require employers to implement the most effective fall prevention measures reasonably practicable when employees are working at height.

Given the number of questions received in relation to Australian Standards AS/NZS 5532 and AS/NZS 1891.4 and the Work Health and Safety legislation SafeWork NSW has published a fact sheet explaining their expectations.

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Single Sided Stepladders are ligthweight ladders offering strength and stability.

Double Sided Stepladders allows access from both sides and offers greater load bearing strength.

Multi-Purpose Ladders are versatile stepladders that can be separated and made into trestles.

Dual Purpose Ladders allow the ladder to be used in the traditional A frame configuration or opened into a straight ladder.

Step Extension Ladders allow the pratical use of a stepladder and an extendable straight ladder.

Platform Stepladders allow for a safe temporary work platform for working at heights.

Work Platforms are lightweight offering strength and stabillity.

Access Platforms and Order Picking Ladders are designed for safe, easy and efficient use around the warehouse or workplace.

Extension Ladders are available in aluminium and fibreglass for a wide range of applications.

Single Ladders offer strength and stability at heights.

Mobile Scaffold Systems are designed for fast, safe and efficient erection and use at the work site or around the home.

Working up high is dangerous. Falling from any height can lead to death or long-term injuries.

Over the past three years more than 13,000 workers were injured after falling from a height at NSW workplaces. Nineteen died and more than 200 were permanently disabled.

These incidents largely happen in the construction, manufacturing, telecommunications, transport, agriculture and forestry industries.

On Tuesday 13th September 2016, the ARAA Board of Directors passed a motion to change current pre-requisites for ARAA level 2 and 3 assessments.

The minimum requirement to have a current First Aid Certification before a candidate can sit a level 2 or 3 assessment has been repealed.

This change is EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATE as of 15 September 2016.