24/02/2026
As electrical contractors and maintenance teams, working at height is part of the job.
Installing containment.
Running tray and trunking.
Fixing high-level lighting.
Testing panels.
Accessing plant rooms and rooftops.
But familiarity can breed complacency.
From 16th February to 1st March, we’re supporting the “Falls from Height” campaign led by the Health and Safety Authority, the Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland and the Construction Industry Development Board.
Across Ireland, 68 fatalities in construction and 33 in agriculture were caused by falls from height. Many of these incidents involved routine tasks — the kind of jobs that electricians and electrical engineers carry out every day.
In our sector, the risks are often compounded:
⚡ Working from ladders while handling tools
⚡ Reaching beyond safe positions to complete terminations
⚡ Improvised access equipment
⚡ Rushing to restore power or meet programme deadlines
⚡ Working alone during maintenance call-outs
It only takes a moment — a slip, an overreach, an unstable ladder — for a life-changing injury to occur.
At Emerson Electrical NI , safety isn’t a slogan — it’s a standard we actively enforce and normalise every day.
We prioritise:
• Proper planning before any work at height begins
• The correct access equipment for the task — not just what’s available
• Inspection of ladders, podiums, MEWPs and scaffold before use
• Clear exclusion zones and edge protection where required
• Supervision and dynamic risk assessment on live sites
• Empowering every team member to stop work if something isn’t right
Most importantly, we work hard to normalise the right behaviours.
We normalise:
• Taking the extra time to get the right platform
• Refusing to work from unsafe ladders
• Challenging shortcuts — regardless of deadlines
• Reporting near misses
• Backing up colleagues who speak up
Electrical safety and working at height safety go hand in hand. No lighting circuit, no cable run, no programme pressure is worth a fall.
This campaign is an opportunity to reset expectations on every site and every call-out — and to reinforce the culture we’re committed to building every day.
Because everyone working at height deserves to come back down safely.