(09/03/2010)

HSE Campaign to Improve Safety in Construction Industry

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has announced a new campaign aimed at improving safety at work in the construction sector.

Construction is one of Britain’s most dangerous working environments. New statistics released recently show that in 2008-09, there were 53 fatalities and over 11,000 injuries involving construction workers in the UK.

However, a study by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RSPA) found that around 70 per cent of workplace accidents could be avoided if employers put the appropriate safety measures in place.

In response, the HSE has launched the Working Well Together campaign, which will see HSE inspectors carrying out random visits to construction sites to ensure that safety regulations are being correctly adhered to.

Firms will face prosecution if they are found to be putting their workers at risk of death or injury due to poor health and safety practice.

HSE chief inspector Philip White said: “Each year too many construction workers are needlessly injured or killed while working on site. We are really concerned about standards in the refurbishment sector.”

Ref: HSLP0101AA258

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