Construction students from Coleg Sir Gar in Ammanford received valuable advice in staying alive while working at height at a safety day organised by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and the South Wales Working Well Together group.

Supporting HSE's "Shattered Lives" campaign which highlights the often devastating consequences of slips, trips and falls in the workplace, the safety days aim to give the next generation of builders sounds advice on safer working at height.

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HSE Principal Inspector for Construction in Wales, Paul Harvey said: "Safe working at height is a particular issue in the construction industry in Wales, and we visit a significant number of sites where jobs haven't been planned properly, resulting in a lack of edge protection or other means to prevent people falling and suffering injury.

"Unfortunately, we also deal with incidents where workers have been killed or left with such serious injuries that they are unable to work again. So we hope that these events will ultimately save the lives and livelihoods of those starting out in the construction industry."

Demonstrations included basic tips on erecting scaffolding as well as the correct use of safety harnesses and choosing the right means of accessing high-up areas.

(CD/BMcC)