No Falls Week 2025: Shining a Spotlight on Work at Height Safety

NO FALLS WEEK, hosted by the No Falls Foundation, returns 12-16 May 2025 to promote safe working at height.

Following the success of last year’s inaugural campaign, which saw almost 2,000 organisations sign up to take part, No Falls Week is back to help prevent falls and ensure everyone that works at height comes down safely.

Over 1 million businesses and 10 million workers are estimated to carry out work involving some form of working at height every year. No Falls Week provides the opportunity for organisations across all sectors to place a focus on work at height safely.

Employers 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.

Sign up for No Falls Week 2025 here.

Conference and Charity Ball

This year will also see the launch of the No Falls Foundation Conference and Charity Ball on Thursday 15 May, during No Falls Week. The Conference will be host to a range of expert speakers and will provide the opportunity for attendees to gain practical takeaways on preventing falls.

Further information on the No Falls Foundation Conference and Charity Ball can be found here.

Shining a Spotlight on Work at Height Safety

Falls from height are consistently the leading cause of workplace fatalities in the UK, with 50 people losing their lives at work due to a fall from height in 2023/24. Latest figures from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) show that falls from height were responsible for 36% of all workplace deaths last year, up from 30% the year before (and 25% the year before that).

There are an even greater number of non-fatal injuries resulting from a fall from height, with almost 5,000 people in Great Britain reported injured at work in 2023/24. However, the No Falls Foundation says 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 incidents. According to the self-reported accidents from the Labour Force Survey, HSE estimates the number of workplace falls from height over the last 10 years may be up to 425,000.

Along with the lives, families and businesses affected by theses accidents, up to 688,000 working days were lost through non-fatal falls from height in Great Britain in 2023/24 alone.

Not only that, the total cost of falls from height last year was estimated to be over £956 million, made up of costs to the employer and the individual, government tax losses and benefit payments.

Hannah Williams, Charity Manager at the No Falls Foundation, said: “Everyone who needs to work at height should be able to work safely and return home unharmed at the end of every shift. Unlike most other types of workplace injuries, the consequences of a fall from height are usually life-changing for the person involved, with many unlikely to return from their previous occupation, as well as having long-term consequences for employers, colleagues, and families.

“Whether you work in construction, manufacturing, agriculture or any other sector, No Falls Week is an opportunity for everyone to shine a spotlight onto the mental, physical, and societal consequences of working at height accidents.”

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