A task that involves a risk of falling and liable to cause personal injury, is working at height. Tasks at height include anything from stacking shelves using a step to cleaning high windows on an elevated platform.
You do not have to be very high to fall and injure yourself.
Working at height can also (but not always) include work below ground such as in basements and cellars.
Employer responsibilities
Employers must avoid requiring to workers work at height if possible eg when stacking shelves. The use of equipment or altering the process may help with this.
Obviously, in some types of workplace such as construction sites, working at height cannot be avoided and if this is the case, the employer must:
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