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Health and Safety Executive Health and Safety Executive Safer Sites Inspection Initiative 2014 Robert Parkes Construction Strategy, Planning & Communications

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Safer Sites 2014 4-weeks 22 October to 17 November 1748 sites inspected 2180 contractors inspected

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Safer Sites 2014 Poor standards at 40% of sites visited 691 sites 753 Notices of Contravention

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Safer Sites 2014 Enforcement action taken at 360 sites (one in five): 313 Prohibition Notices 235 Improvement Notices

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Safer Sites 2014 The most common issues identified: work at height and falls (42%) failure to control harmful dust (12%) insufficient welfare (12%) asbestos (10%)

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Safer Sites 2014 Unsafe work at height - before

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Safer Sites 2014 Unsafe work at height - after

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Safer Sites 2014 35% of notices were for health issues: harmful dust, noise, vibration, welfare, manual handling 25% asbestos 10%

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Safer Sites 2014 Dust control - before

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Safer Sites 2014 Dust control - after

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Safer Sites 2014 Poorly fitted and maintained RPE

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Safer Sites 2014 Poor welfare facilities

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Safer Sites 2014 Further information and images from the Initiative Safer Sites main-page on HSE website: www.hse.gov.uk/Construction/campaigns/safersites/ index.htm HSEs Safer Sites Pinterest Board: uk.pinterest.com/H_S_E/safersites-2014/ A short video diary of inspections during Safer Sites 2014 http://youtu.be/xjVutXDd2mc