Fragile roofs pose a serious risk to both life and limb throughout the uk with nine people falling to their deaths each year.
Fragile roof definition.
Deaths caused by falls through fragile surfaces occur mainly to those working in the building maintenance sector when carrying out small short term maintenance and cleaning jobs.
Many others suffer permanent disabling injury.
A very fragile alliance.
Falls through fragile materials such as rooflights and asbestos cement roofing sheets account for more of these deaths than any other single cause.
The hse s health safety in roof work publication hsg331 highlights the fact that roofers account for 24 of all workers who are killed in falls from height while at work.
Fragile definition easily broken shattered or damaged.
Falls through fragile surfaces particularly fibre cement roofs and rooflights account for 22 of all fall from height fatal injuries in the construction industry.
Workers undertaking roof work and building maintenance can die or be permanently disabled when they fall through fragile surfaces.
A fragile ceramic container.
On average 7 people are killed each year after falling through a fragile roof or fragile roof light.