Healthand and Safety Executive HSE update September 2016
Healthand and. Safety Executive HSE update September 2016 Liz Hunter 01463 723263 HSE Inspector of Health and Safety Liz. hunter@hse. gsi. gov. uk
Construction stats 2014 -15 Nearly a third of MSDs are new cases Update: 43 construction fatals in 2015/16
Non-fatal accidents 2012 -2015 65, 000 self-reported & 5, 414 employer reported injuries
Costs to UK construction sector 2014 -15 1. 2 million working days lost to ill-health 0. 5 million working days lost to injury
UK Construction Enforcement 2014 -15 • • • 258 prosecutions (94% guilty) 1229 Improvement Notices 1900 Prohibition Notices
82 Notices issued April-June 16 at Scottish construction sites • • Majority falls from height COSHH = 10 Demolition = 7 Asbestos = 4 Machinery guarding = 4 CDM = 3 Excavations = 2
Recent construction prosecutions • Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission PLC – HSWA 1974, S. 3(1). Fined £ 133, 000 = electrocution of a linesman • D&E Mackay (Contractors) Ltd - HSWA 1974, S. 2(1). Fined £ 17, 500 = fall into an inadequately protected manhole
Key topics for improvement • • • Avoidance of manual handling Fire precautions Assessment of HAVS & noise reduction System for managing temporary works Thorough examination & test – LOLER Maintenance of LEV Edge protection at excavations Welfare Refresher training for persons that erect scaffolding – required if no knowledge of SG 4: 10 (now SG 4: 15)
Update • Manual handling project 2017 -18 - heavy blocks & structural steel in refurbishment • • Audits of designers 2016 -17 Refurbishment fortnight 12 -26 October 2016
• • http: //www. hse. gov. uk/pubns/indg 408. pdf • http: //www. hse. gov. uk/construction/safety topics/welfare. htm http: //www. hse. gov. uk/statistics/industry/c onstruction/construction. pdf
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