Towards the end of last year we listed a number of of issues that had been highlighted by the HSE following visits to both Demolition and Construction sites. This new list is an update to that from last year and has been compiled using data supplied by the HSE over recent months and details the issues that have been raised as a result of site visits over that period. These are recurring issues, hence the reason for highlighting them, and in many cases have resulted in prosecutions of the contractor involved.
- Poor management of Temporary Works
- Risk of Collapse due to structural instability
- No Asbestos Survey
- No Asbestos Awareness Training
- Inadequate or no Welfare Facilities
- Incorrect or bad maintenance of Plant
- Inadequate Fire Risk Assessment and/or Fire Provision
- Work at height Issues
- Failure to protect against Electrocution through access to live conductors or unsafe equipment
- Unshored excavations with risk of collapse
- Inadequate Site Security
- Poor All Round Visibility on site vehicles
- Safety Pins missing or unused on semi-automatic and manual quick hitches
- Lack Public Protection by adequate segregation
- Failure to prevent a Person Falling
- Failure to prevent Materials Falling
Many, if not all of these issues, can be avoided by appropriate training of the workforce, C&D are in a great position to help with this. Not only can we identify your training needs through a skills analysis exercise, but we can also carry out much of the training required to cover the areas listed above.
Contact Stuart at
stuart@demolishdismantle.co.uk to avoid your name being on the HSE’s list.
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