Guide To LINQ Fall Arrest Systems by the man who engineered the range, Stephen Sugden.

Stephen Sugden throws himself off a ladder to demonstrate the forces applied to the body during a fall from height.

He also discusses how to safely fit a harness and how different harness designs work.

David Crawford was injured working as a builder when a roof rafter he was walking across gave way. He one of the Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Week ambassadors raising awareness of spinal cord injury. His work with SCIA’s Teamsafe program sees him travelling to worksites across the country to prevent others having an accident like his own.

An Illinois contractor, who Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) says has willfully disregarded worker safety laws for years, faces US$89,100 in new penalties.

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.

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.

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.