29.04.2020

NASC reports fewer accidents

The UK’s National Access & Scaffolding Confederation (NASC) has issued its 2020 safety report which shows that its members recorded the lowest number of accidents since the organisation began collecting them.

The NASC’s safety report documents and analyses all accidents and injuries sustained by its members, which represents more than 17,000 scaffolders throughout the UK and overseas.

In total, the number of accidents and injuries fell from 113 to 74 with no fatalities recorded for the seventh consecutive year. The most common causes to injuries included slips, trips and falls on the same level, which accounted for 38 percent, manual handling at 24 percent and falls from height at 16 percent. The number of falls from height was down 45 percent from 2018 and with only one recorded instance of anyone falling more than four metres.
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NASC's members recorded the lowest number of accidents to date in 2019

NASC president Lynn Way, said: “The top line figures make for great reading; with record low accidents recorded despite a record high number of NASC members and NASC operatives, and year on year reductions in most accident categories.”

NASC managing director Robin James added: “This report is much more than just a record of last year’s achievements. It is also an opportunity to analyse the causes behind each and every one of the 74 incidents recorded and see what can be done to stop these types of accidents from happening again. A number of key findings and next steps have already been identified and included in the report. I am sure the NASC and its various standing committees, including the Health & Safety and current affairs committees, will be exploring ways to drive these incidents down further.”