HSE blitz North West Construction Sites
More than a quarter of the construction sites visited in Greater Manchester last week failed safety inspections.
HSE inspectors carried out checks at 163 construction sites in Manchester, Salford and Trafford during two days of intensive inspections. They issued a total of 56 enforcement notices at 42 sites, either stopping work immediately or requiring improvements to be made. Some construction companies may face being prosecuted.
Nearly half of the enforcement notices concerned unsafe work being carried out at height. Other issues included dust, unsafe electrics and the general state of sites.
The intensive inspections took place as part of a month-long initiative aimed at stopping dangerous practices on building sites across Great Britain.
HSE wants to raise awareness of construction site risks to prevent deaths and injuries in the future. Construction is one of Britain’s most dangerous industries, with five deaths and 1,339 serious injuries in the North West during 2008/9.
