Why NO FALLS WEEK matters
Falls from heights are consistently the leading cause of workplace fatalities in the U.K.
The latest figures from the HSE show that 50 people lost their lives at work due to a fall from height in 2023/24.
Falls from height were responsible for 36% of all workplace deaths (this proportion was 25% in 2021/22, rising to 30% in 2022/23).
due to a fall from height at work in 2023/24
were due to falls from height in 2023/24
No Falls Week is organised by the No Falls Foundation, the first and only UK-based charity devoted exclusively to the work at height sector.
The No Falls Foundation is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation entered onto the Register of Charities with the Registered Charity Number 1177494 on 9 March 2018.
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