Recently a worker was killed whilst he was helping to remove a board from a stack leaning against a wall. He lost control of the weight of the boards and they fell on him causing serious head injuries

Boards are heavy and it is easy to lose control of them when they are being moved; this problem is made much worse when they are stored together in a stack leaning against a wall and several boards fall at once.

Action required

Purpose designed storage racking will prevent this type of incident. These racks are relatively easy to construct and can often be made ‘in-house’ (as illustrated)

Also consider appropriate handling aids as part of a safe system of work for retrieval and moving the boards.

If you use these boards, contact Andrew today on 07870 777303 to review your current arrangements of how board are stored and moved