Stop work authority poster
Stop work if you feel unsafe
A site safety reminder to stop, tell your supervisor and report concerns when a task feels unsafe.
Free download · A4 poster
Free working at height safety poster
A working at height poster for the site: every open edge needs a guard rail, and a missing rail means stop and tell your supervisor. A4 landscape PDF to print, and a PNG image for screens. Free to use and reuse.
- Format
- PDF and PNG
- Prints at
- A4 or A3
- Built on
- Work at Height Regulations 2005
- Cost
- Free, always
What the working at height safety poster says
One pageGravity never takes a day off
The headline.
Every open edge needs a guard rail
Falls from height kill more workers than anything else. If the rail is missing, do not work there until it is back.
Missing rail? Stop. Tell your supervisor.
The instruction, with the source: HSE fatal injury statistics.
What the regulations require at an edge
Checked against the sourcePrevent the fall first
Where work at height cannot be avoided, a fall must be prevented, with collective protection such as guard rails chosen before personal protection.
Work at Height Regulations 2005, regulations 6 and 7How high a guard rail must be
The top guard rail must be at least 950 millimetres above the edge. No unprotected gap below it, to the intermediate rail or toe board, may exceed 470 millimetres.
Work at Height Regulations 2005, Schedule 2Falls from height kill most
Falls from height are the most common kind of fatal accident to workers in Great Britain in HSE’s annual statistics.
HSE, Work-related fatal injuries in Great BritainHow to use it
Put it at the edge
At the top of the stair, the loading bay and the scaffold access, where a missing rail is found.
Make reporting a rail quick
Name the supervisor on the poster or beside it, so “tell your supervisor” has a name.
Inspect what holds the rail
Scaffold rails are part of the scaffold inspection. The scaffold inspection report records it.
Asked most often
Questions about
Questions about
this poster.
How high does a guard rail need to be?
At least 950 millimetres above the edge, under Schedule 2 of the Work at Height Regulations, with no unprotected gap over 470 millimetres below it.
What should you do if a guard rail is missing?
Stop work at that edge, keep others away, and tell your supervisor. Do not work there until the rail is back.
Is this working at height poster free?
Yes. It is free to download, print and reuse, including on paid work and for clients, with no sign-up and no email address.
Can I use the poster image in our training?
Yes. The PNG is free to use in inductions, toolbox talks, presentations and on your intranet. No conditions, no credit needed.
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Next step
The briefing behind the poster,
The briefing behind the poster,
signed on the phone.
On the platform a RAMS is read on the operative’s own phone, in their own language, and signed against the revision. Toolbox talks are signed on the phone too, so the office can show who was briefed, on what, and when.