Is your work at height compliant?
Answer a few quick questions across planning, risk assessment, access equipment, fall protection, competence and inspections. Get an instant score against the Work at Height Regulations 2005 and a clear list of what to fix. Free, no signup, no data stored.
Planning & avoidance
You avoid work at height where it's reasonably practicable to do the work another way.
Work at height is planned, organised and supervised by a competent person.
Weather and site conditions are taken into account before work starts.
Risk assessment & method
You have a suitable risk assessment for the work at height.
There's a method statement / safe system of work for the task.
You select collective fall-prevention measures (e.g. guardrails) before personal protection (e.g. harnesses).
Access equipment
The right equipment is chosen for the task (tower, MEWP, scaffold; ladders only for low-risk, short-duration work).
Equipment is inspected before use and at suitable intervals.
Scaffolds are inspected by a competent person before use, at least every 7 days, and after alteration or adverse weather.
Lifting equipment such as MEWPs is thoroughly examined under LOLER where it applies.
Fall prevention & protection
Fragile surfaces (e.g. roof lights, old roofs) are identified and controlled.
Falling objects are controlled with toe boards, nets or exclusion zones.
Edge protection or working platforms are used rather than relying on personal fall arrest alone.
Competence & rescue
Workers are trained and competent for the equipment they use (e.g. PASMA, IPAF, CISRS).
There's a rescue plan for anyone who could be left suspended in a harness.
Inspection records for equipment and scaffolds are kept and available.
Falls are still the biggest killer on site
Falls from height remain the single largest cause of workplace fatalities in the UK, which is why the HSE and main contractors scrutinise it so closely. Compliance is less about buying equipment and more about demonstrating you've planned the work, chosen the right access, prioritised collective protection and kept your inspections and training current. This checker shows you where the gaps are.
Build the paperwork with the RAMS builder, and check your wider position with the CHAS readiness checker.
Working at height — FAQs
What do the Work at Height Regulations 2005 require?
They require you to avoid work at height where reasonably practicable; where it can't be avoided, to plan, organise and supervise it properly and use the right equipment; and to prioritise collective protection (like guardrails and working platforms) over personal protection (like harnesses). Work at height must be risk-assessed, carried out by competent people, and equipment must be inspected.
How often must scaffolds be inspected?
A scaffold should be inspected by a competent person before it's first used, at intervals not exceeding 7 days while it remains in use, and after any event likely to have affected its stability — such as alteration or adverse weather. The inspection should be recorded.
Is my data stored?
No. There's no login and nothing you enter is saved — it runs entirely in your browser.
How does Complys help with work at height?
Complys builds work-at-height RAMS, tracks equipment and scaffold inspection dates, holds training and card records (PASMA, IPAF, CISRS) and keeps the evidence together for audits and CHAS. There's a free 90-day trial.
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