{"id":19495,"date":"2026-04-21T09:24:37","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T09:24:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nofallsfoundation.org\/?p=19495"},"modified":"2026-04-21T09:26:43","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T09:26:43","slug":"no-falls-week-height-safety-campaign-hits-5000-milestone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nofallsfoundation.org\/index.php\/2026\/04\/21\/no-falls-week-height-safety-campaign-hits-5000-milestone\/","title":{"rendered":"No Falls Week Height Safety Campaign Hits 5,000 Milestone"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

No Falls Week, the annual safe work at height campaign from the No Falls Foundation, has seen a surge in new sign-ups, taking the total overall number of registered participants beyond 5,000!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Launched in 2024, No Falls Week aims to raise awareness about the importance of safe working at height, prevent falls and ensure everyone that works at height comes down safely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is estimated over 1 million businesses, and 10 million workers, carry out work involving some form of working at height every year1<\/sup>. No Falls Week provides the opportunity for organisations across all sectors to place a focus on work at height safety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Falls from height are consistently the leading cause of workplace fatalities in the UK, with 35 people losing their lives at work due to a fall from height in 2024\/20252<\/sup>. Latest figures from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) show that falls from height were responsible for almost one third of all workplace deaths last year. This is almost twice as many as the second most common kind of accident, \u2018Struck by a moving vehicle\u2019. This latest figure may represent an 8% reduction from 2023\/24, however, prior to that, the proportion of falls from height continued to rise, reaching an unacceptable 36% last year3<\/sup>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As awful as the fatality statistics are, there are an even greater number of non-fatal injuries resulting from a fall from height, with almost 5,000 people in Great Britain having been reported injured at work in 2024\/254<\/sup>. However, the No Falls Foundation know there is substantial underreporting of non-fatal falls from height for all workers, particularly the self-employed, who were found to report just 12% of workplace incidents5<\/sup>. According to the self-reported accidents from their preferred source, the Labour Force Survey (LFS), the HSE estimates the number of workplace falls from height over the last 10 years may be up to 425,000 (between 2014 \u2013 2024)6<\/sup>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Along with the lives, families and businesses affected by these accidents, up to 416,000 working days were lost through non-fatal falls from height in Great Britain in 2024\/25 alone7<\/sup>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Not only that, the latest figures from 2024\/25 show the total cost of falls from height was estimated to be over \u00a3764 million, made up of costs to the employer and the individual, government tax losses and benefit payments8<\/sup>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hannah Williams, Charity Manager at the No Falls Foundation, said: <\/em><\/strong>\u201cIt\u2019s great to see No Falls Week going from strength to strength. Reaching \u2013 and now exceeding – 5,000 registered participants is a significant milestone for the campaign, and we\u2019re delighted to see organisations of all sizes, across all sectors, throw their weight behind this important initiative.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cToo many people are still being killed falling from height. Everyone who needs to work at height should be able to work safely and return home unharmed at the end of every shift. That\u2019s why No Falls Week is so important. If we work together, we can prevent avoidable deaths and injuries.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Organisations can sign up to get involved in the week-long campaign via the No Falls Week website, where there are a host of toolkits and resources from members of the Access Industry Forum (AIF) to help organisations plan activities during No Falls Week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For further information and to sign up for No Falls Week, please visit: https:\/\/nofallsweek.org\/get-involved\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ENDS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sources:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1<\/sup> APPG on Working at Height Report \u2018Staying Alive: Preventing Serious Injury and Fatalities while Working at Height\u2019: https:\/\/workingatheight.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Staying-alive.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2 <\/sup>RIDDOR – Kind of accident statistic in Great Britain, 2025 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

3 <\/sup>RIDKIND \u2013 RIDDOR reported fatal and non-fatal injuries in Great Britain by kind of accident and broad industry group <\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n

4 <\/sup> RIDKIND \u2013 RIDDOR reported fatal and non-fatal injuries in Great Britain by kind of accident and broad industry group<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

5 <\/sup>Health & Safety Executive Research Report RR528 An investigation of reporting of workplace accidents under RIDDOR using the Merseyside Accident Information Model, 2007<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6\/7  <\/sup>Labour Force Survey<\/p>\n\n\n\n

8 <\/sup>HSE Costs to Britain Model<\/p>\n\n\n\n

9<\/sup> RIDKIND \u2013 RIDDOR reported fatal and non-fatal injuries in Great Britain by kind of accident and broad industry group <\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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For more information, please contact:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hannah Williams<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Charity Manager<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The No Falls Foundation<\/p>\n\n\n\n

hannah.williams@nofallsfoundation.org<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

No Falls Week, the annual safe work at height campaign from the No Falls Foundation, has seen a surge in new sign-ups, taking the total overall number of registered participants beyond 5,000! Launched in 2024, No Falls Week aims to raise awareness about the importance of safe working at height, prevent falls and ensure everyone … <\/p>\n

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