Compliance obligation
Typically legally required for a construction firm — typically renewing on an ongoing basis.
Status
Typically legally required
How often
Ongoing
Under
Work at Height Regulations 2005
Work at Height Controls is one of the obligations that typically applies to a construction firm in the UK, under Work at Height Regulations 2005. It needs renewing on an ongoing basis, and enforcement can follow if it lapses.
The full legislation: Work at Height Regulations 2005.
Ongoing. Work at height typically must be planned, supervised and done by competent people using suitable, inspected equipment (scaffolds, MEWPs, ladders). Risk-based; access equipment is inspected at suitable intervals (e.g. scaffolds roughly weekly).
Enforced under the WAH Regulations / HSW Act 1974: improvement/prohibition notices and unlimited fines on conviction. Falls from height are the leading cause of construction fatalities.
Is work at height controls a legal requirement for a construction firm?
Work at Height Controls typically applies to a construction firm under UK law, under Work at Height Regulations 2005.
How often does a construction firm need work at height controls?
Ongoing. Work at height typically must be planned, supervised and done by competent people using suitable, inspected equipment (scaffolds, MEWPs, ladders).
What's the penalty for not having work at height controls?
Enforced under the WAH Regulations / HSW Act 1974: improvement/prohibition notices and unlimited fines on conviction.
Keeval tracks work at height controls against your actual premises, watches the renewal date, and keeps the certificate inspection-ready — free, for all your sites, no card.
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See the full guide →This page highlights the obligation, frequency and penalties that typically apply to premises like yours in England & Wales — general information to help you act on your duties, not legal advice and not a definitive statement of your position. You remain the duty-holder; take your own professional advice where you need certainty. Keeval is a trading name of Brenkon Holdings Limited (no. 16987530).