Work at height charity shines spotlight on height safety during No Falls Week 2026 Hannah Williams, Charity Manager, No Falls Foundation
A powerful campaign to promote safe working at height No Falls Week 18 – 22 May 2026
fall from height in 2024/2025. Latest figures from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) show that falls from height were responsible for almost one third of all workplace deaths last year. This is almost twice as many as the second most common kind of accident, ‘Struck by a moving vehicle’. This latest figure may represent an 8% reduction from 2023/24, however, prior to that, the proportion of falls from height continued to rise, reaching an unacceptable 36% last year. As awful as the fatality statistics are, there are an even greater number of non-fatal injuries resulting from a fall from height, with almost 5,000 people in Great Britain having been reported injured at work in 2024/25. However, the No Falls Foundation know 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 their preferred source, the Labour Force Survey (LFS), the HSE estimates the number of workplace falls from height over the last 10 years may be up to 425,000 (between 2014 – 2024).
The No Falls Foundation, the first and only UK-based charity for the work at height sector, is proud to be holding its third annual ‘No Falls Week’ from 18 – 22 May 2026, to promote safe working at height. Following the success of their previous campaigns, which have so far seen over 3,600 organisations sign up to take part, No Falls Week returns to raise awareness about the importance of safe working at height, prevent falls and ensure everyone that works at height comes down safely. It is estimated over 1 million businesses, and 10 million workers, 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 safety. Falls from height are consistently the leading cause of workplace fatalities in the UK, with 35 people losing their lives at work due to a
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