Two women have been injured in a scaffolding accident in Leicester. It is believed that strong weather conditions caused the scaffolding to collapse on this busy Leicester street, injuring two women in the process.
As advocates of helath and safety procedures and legistlations, Label Source are regularly seen posting content both in our blog and across our social media channels condemning those companies who disobey health and safety legislation, or fail to meet the health and safety standards required of their business. However, on some unfortunate occasions, like this one it seems, accidents can happen through no fault of the company - or indeed anyone!
If the wind is strong enough to pull down scaffolding and unfortunately injure civillians in the process, then indeed there is nothing any degree of health and safety legislation could have done to prevent such a tragic accident. Occasionally accidents are unavoidable. However, any business is required by duty to protect themselves, their staff, and the general public by ensuring they meet health and safety requirements at all costs, and this is the best thing we can possibly do to attempt to minimise awful accidents like this from happening. Health and safety legislations are there to protect us and ensure our safety, and abiding by them religiously is the best way to ensure this.
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If you're working with scaffolding, please ensure you have the appropriate safety signs, labels, notices and tape in place to minimise the risk of accidents at all costs. Our range of scaffolding safety products can be viewed here.
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