Refurbishment sites not safe for workers, says HSE March 18, 2009
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The HSE has been conducting inspections of refurbishment sites across the UK in the past two years, and has found that these places are highly accident-prone and are often proving to be fatal for the workers. Other than the inherent risky nature of the job, the negligence of the contractors towards the health and safety of their employees is the main culprit. Among the 2400 sites examined, a third were found to be falling short of the established standard. Make sure you have appropriate training in place for staff and managers to avoid costly penalties from the HSE, find out more about enrolling your staff onto accredited iosh courses
Through this March, the HSE will conduct another round of inspections at 1500 refurbishing sites. The main aim will be to evaluate the health and safety measures that are being followed there. Statistics show that more than half of the fatal accidents in the construction industry are in repair and maintenance work. To prevent such incidents in the future, HSE will come down hard on any contractor who is found to be insincere in his responsibilities towards the safety of the workers. According to the HSE Chief Inspector for the Construction sector, Stephen Williams, as long as the workers fall prey to workplace hazards, the HSE will not stop targeting the guilty contractors.
The inspections will lend support to the Shattered Lives and Hidden Killer campaigns, and the key parameters on which the sites will be evaluated are:
- How jobs that involve working at heights are handled, what are the safety measures adopted for them
- The proper installation of equipments and their appropriate use and maintenance
- The maintenance of order and arrangement of the workplace
- The physical condition of the site, obstructions, waste disposal etc
- The risk attached to the exposure to asbestos and how it is being managed
- Proper communication of information on safety and risk to the workers
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