Mezzanines and other high-level platforms are commonly used for storage purposes and there have been many incidents where workers have injured themselves when working at unprotected openings.
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has urged all organisations to ensure their mezzanine floors have edge protection handrails and safety loading gates to prevent workers from falling. There are also manual handling issues to consider e.g. headroom can sometimes be limited. Which means people might need to crouch or stretch awkwardly.
Firms also need to give plenty of thought to access arrangements and the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) advises against using ladders. Instead, companies should install stairs, where possible. Mezzanines and other high-level platforms are commonly used for storage purposes and there have been many incidents where workers have injured themselves when working at unprotected openings.
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