A real prosecution in Northampton, what HSE, a principal contractor or an employee's solicitor will ask you, and how PHW trains your people on your own site so you have the answer on the day.
About 1 minute 40 seconds. Sound on, captions built in. All the trade films are on the video page.
Three things you need to be able to show.
A worker fell through an uncovered skylight opening. The case is on record in our real cases library.
Read the caseIf one of your own people is hurt and claims against you, your training records are your evidence. HSE, a principal contractor or an employee's solicitor will ask who is trained, and you need the answer on the day.
Up to four of your people assessed for competence in one day, on your own site and machines, with minimum downtime. Plus a written safe-system pack for each topic.
Real HSE prosecutions from this kind of work.
£20,000 + £5,744 costs · 2026-08-06
A bricklayer fell around eight feet through a polycarbonate roof sheet during farm repairs, fracturing vertebrae and a sternum.
Read the case →£60,000 + £6,070 costs · 2026-08-03
A worker fell through an unprotected roof light while passing materials during a refurbishment, suffering life-changing injuries.
Read the case →£20,000 + £5,607 costs · 2026-04-30
A roofer fell around 11 feet through an unprotected loft hatch during re-roofing work, fracturing a vertebra and hip.
Read the case →Kingsley Roofing Contractors Limited in Northampton was fined £16,650 after a worker fell through an uncovered skylight opening. That is a criminal fine. No insurance policy pays it. The same law applies to your site. £250,000. The sentencing starting point for the most serious breaches, firms under £2m turnover. If someone dies, the police investigate. The charge can be corporate manslaughter. And a director can go to prison. And if one of your own people is hurt and claims against you, your training records are your defence. No records, no defence.
A lad on the roof. Nobody footing the ladder. No cover on the skylight. Nothing written down. Then HSE, a principal contractor or an employee's solicitor asks who is trained. You need the answer on the day.
Against that: up to four of your people assessed for competence in one day, on your own site and machines, with minimum downtime. Plus a written safe-system pack for each topic. PHW trains and assesses your people on your own site and machines: MEWP, ladders, abrasive wheels. Every certificate has a QR code. Scan for the live record. PHW writes your work at height procedures, and keeps a training matrix: gaps and refreshers.
PHW has certificated thousands of candidates nationwide, for multinationals and small firms alike. PHW Services. Qualification through competence. Take the one-minute check at phwltd.com.