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Tractel Group
Tractel specialise in Lifting, Material Handling, Measurement of Tension and Loads, Suspended Working Platforms, Building Maintenance Installations and Fall Arrest Safety Equipment.
"Falling from height is the single biggest killer of workers in Great Britain. Last year 49 workers died and many thousands were seriously injured as a result of falling from height. In most of these cases, these deaths could have been prevented."
Bill Callaghan, Chair of the Health and Safety Commission (HSC)
Falls from height remain the single biggest cause of death, disability and injury in construction, accounting for 37 fatalities (which is 47% of all fatalities) and 1425 major injuries (which is 30% of all major injuries) in 2001/2. Across all industries, falls from height accounted for 74 deaths and 5,286 major injuries in 2001/2.
Figures taken from hse.gov.uk website |
