We are delighted that the NAS has been successful in a recent £25k CITB GB funding bid, enabling us to offer our members substantially discounted training. Specific criteria apply and can be found below. Using our understanding of our members’ future training needs, we have organised training into three waves to coincide with the funding …
NOW AVAILABLE: 50% off* training for eligible NAS members Read More »
As part of the NAS’ Working at Height Week, we are grateful to have had the opportunity to spend (a virtual!) Five Minutes With Gail Hounslea, Chairman of the Ladder Association and Managing Director of Ladderstore. 1. How did you first come into this industry? I started a company, Ladderstore, in 2004 to …
In 1993 I had a fall from height whilst working on a roofing job, falling ten feet from an unsecured ladder. Only 24, I was married with two young children, and was left paralysed from the waist down and permanently confined to a wheelchair. ‘Life changing’ sometimes doesn’t feel quite enough to describe my life, …
The impact of a fall from height: Jason Anker’s story Read More »
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) are currently visiting businesses undertaking unannounced spot checks in regards to DUST and RPE (Respiratory Protective Equipment) masks, taking relevant action (by way of fines) where necessary. Inspectors are currently undertaking checks to ensure businesses have measures in place to protect their workers’ lungs from the likes of wood dust, silica and asbestos. Is your …
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