HSESafety Alert

Platform Lifts (vertical lifting platforms or lifts for people with impaired mobility). Risk of falls from height to employees/workers and members of the public.

Publisher: HSE · UK Health and Safety Executive
Type: Safety Alert
Reference: OPSD1-2019
Date: March 2019
Themes: Machinery and Equipment Working at Height

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Platform Lifts (vertical lifting platforms or lifts for people with impaired mobility). Risk of falls from height to employees/workers and members of the public.

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