questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to (a) reduce the number of deaths resultant from falls from a ladder and (b) improve the safety of people working from heights.
answerText: Falls from height, including from ladders, remain a leading cause of fatal injury. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) treats this as a core enforcement priority. To reduce deaths from falls from a ladder, HSE enforces the Work at Height Regulations 200...
heading: Ladders: Health and Safety