The use of airbags as collective passive fall protection is now incorporated in the Work at Height Regulations 2005 .

Airtek Ireland 's AirMat Safety System is extensively used in the Construction Industry. The TruckMat System is a development of this patented system and is designed specifically to address the issues of falls from height when loading or unloading trucks and trailers and when carrying out high level maintenance. Deaths caused by falls from trucks in 2001/2002 were only 3 fewer than falls from roofs .

The standard system comprises 11 inflatable modules, in arrange of sizes, to accommodate a variety of truck and trailer length combinations and is inflated by a pump-driven fan which can be either petrol or electric.

The module width has been designed to ccommodatepotential fall heights of up to 3.5 metres. Wider modules can be made to order for heights exceeding this.