Saftey at the window cleaning team

Portable ladders have traditionally been used by window cleaners mainly for cleaning windows on
ground, first and second floors. Most falls to window cleaners involve the use of
portable ladders. In recent years figures for accidents reported to HSE and local authorities show that
between two and seven window cleaners have been killed each year in Great Britain and about 20-30 suffer major injuries as a result of falls involving ladders. Many more suffer less serious injuries that result in several days off work.

These accidents are usually due to the misuse of a ladder or error by the operative; very few are caused by faults in ladders. Misuse includes such activities as over-reaching, stepping off the ladder and working from window sills and ledges with no safeguards; working from sloping roofs; and working from excessively long,unsecured ladders. Economic pressures mean that many householders, workplaces and window cleaners themselves have all accepted such practices as unavoidable risks of the job.

Here at the window Cleaning Team every step is taken to make sure our professional men and women have the latest equipment to improve safety. They are also highly trained and are very aware of the dangers involved in the profession of being a window cleaner.