Irata Work & Safety 2025
Summary: Key developments and figures (WASA 2025)
This report, based on 2024 data, shows that the industrial rope access sector has grown significantly and that safety statistics (in absolute terms) remain stable.
- Sector growth and workforce strength
The sector experienced sustained growth in 2024, with a strong increase in technical capacity:
|
Category |
Result (2024) |
Development vs. 2023 |
|
Reporting Period |
January to December 2024 |
|
|
Number of members |
718 |
+1.4% growth |
|
Total hours worked |
33,665,594 |
An increase of 2.7% compared to 2023. |
|
Total personnel |
32,715 |
The workforce grew by 18.1%. |
|
Level 3 technicians |
10,458 |
The number of Level 3 technicians rose by 31.3%. |
|
Total incidents |
279 reports |
A slight increase compared to 267 in 2023. |
|
On Rope incidents |
65% of reports |
Most incidents occurred during the core task. |
- Incident statistics and severity
The sector maintains a stable, low level of serious incidents, but the absolute numbers remain a point of concern :
- Fatalities: 2. Both cases were attributed to ill health or medical condition.
- Major Injuries: 2.
- Over 7-day Injuries: 16.
- Dangerous Occurrences: 170 reports (61% of the total). This high number provides important lessons to prevent serious accidents in the future.
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