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Health and Safety in the Construction Industry 2009
Hea
lth a
nd S
afet
y in
the
Con
stru
ctio
n In
dust
ry 2
009
Fore
wor
d4
Exec
utiv
e Su
mm
ary
6In
trod
uctio
n8
Met
hodo
logy
9H
ealth
& S
afet
y C
ultu
re11
Occ
upat
iona
l Str
ess
15C
onst
ruct
ion
Des
ign
Man
agem
ent (
CD
M)
18Te
mpo
rary
Wor
ks20
Cra
ne S
afet
y23
Impr
ovin
g H
ealth
& S
afet
y25
Reco
mm
enda
tions
26
Hea
lth a
nd S
afet
y in
the
Con
stru
ctio
n In
dust
ry 2
009
It is
very
ple
asin
g to
see
the
maj
ority
of
resp
onde
nts
belie
ve th
e re
cess
ion
has
not
adve
rsel
y af
fect
ed h
ealth
and
safe
ty w
ithin
th
e in
dust
ry
““
I am
ver
y pl
ease
d to
ann
ounc
e th
is su
rvey
on
Hea
lth a
nd S
afet
y in
the
Con
stru
ctio
n In
dust
ry c
arrie
d ou
t by
the
Cha
rter
ed In
stitu
te o
f Bui
ldin
g (C
IOB)
.
The
con
stru
ctio
n in
dust
ry h
as o
ne o
f the
wor
st a
ccid
ent r
ates
of a
ll in
dust
ries
and
it is
reco
gnise
d th
at im
prov
emen
ts in
Saf
ety
are
vita
l to
redu
ce in
jurie
s an
d fa
talit
ies.
Thi
s su
rvey
also
exa
min
es th
e he
alth
of a
wor
kfor
ce in
clud
ing
occu
patio
nal s
tres
s, il
lnes
s an
d ge
nera
l wel
lbei
ng a
nd it
is e
ncou
ragi
ng th
at th
e m
ajor
ity o
f res
pond
ents
bel
ieve
th
at h
ealth
is a
s im
port
ant a
s sa
fety
.
Thi
s su
rvey
com
es a
t an
impo
rtan
t tim
e fo
r th
e in
dust
ry, t
wo
year
s af
ter
the
intr
oduc
tion
of th
e re
vise
d C
DM
Reg
ulat
ions
(200
7) a
nd d
urin
g a
time
of e
cono
mic
tu
rmoi
l. It
is ve
ry p
leas
ing
to s
ee th
at th
e m
ajor
ity o
f res
pond
ents
bel
ieve
the
rece
ssio
n ha
s no
t adv
erse
ly a
ffect
ed h
ealth
and
saf
ety
with
in th
e in
dust
ry.
I w
ould
like
to ta
ke th
is op
port
unity
to th
ank
all t
hose
who
par
ticip
ated
in th
is su
rvey
. T
he e
xcel
lent
res
pons
e ra
te a
nd c
onsid
ered
ans
wer
s he
lp th
e In
dust
ry to
iden
tify
area
s w
here
impr
ovem
ents
in h
ealth
and
saf
ety
can
be m
ade
and
addr
ess
thes
e fo
r a
cont
inua
l im
prov
emen
t in
heal
th a
nd s
afet
y st
anda
rds.
I eag
erly
aw
ait t
he n
ext C
IOB
heal
th a
nd s
afet
y su
rvey
and
hop
e th
at in
the
mea
n tim
e, th
e in
dust
ry c
an c
ontin
ue to
impr
ove
its h
ealth
and
saf
ety
reco
rd, r
educ
ing
inju
ries
and
fata
litie
s an
d im
prov
ing
the
wel
lbei
ng o
f all
thos
e in
volv
ed.
How
ard
Pros
ser,
Chai
r of t
he C
IOB
Hea
lth &
Saf
ety
Advis
ory
Com
mitt
ee
Hea
lth a
nd S
afet
y in
the
Con
stru
ctio
n In
dust
ry 2
009
In th
e U
K a
nd in
tern
atio
nally
, the
co
nstr
uctio
n in
dust
ry is
con
side
red
to b
e on
e of
the
mos
t dan
gero
us
indu
stri
es. M
any
have
die
d, b
een
inju
red
or m
ade
unw
ell a
s a
resu
lt of
wor
king
in
cons
truc
tion.
The
UK
’s H
ealth
and
Saf
ety
Exec
utiv
e (H
SE) h
as s
tate
d th
at in
the
peop
le h
ave
died
in th
e U
K1 ,
with
eve
n m
ore
wor
kers
suf
feri
ng s
erio
us in
juri
es
and
long
-ter
m il
lnes
ses.
indu
stry
nee
ds to
do
mor
e to
impr
ove
heal
th a
nd s
afet
y st
anda
rds
acro
ss th
e co
nstr
uctio
n se
ctor
s. W
ith th
is in
min
d,
the
Cha
rter
ed In
stitu
te o
f Bui
ldin
g (C
IOB)
has
und
erta
ken
this
res
earc
h to
he
lp g
ain
the
insi
ghts
of t
hose
hea
lth a
nd
safe
ty r
isks
dire
ctly
affe
ct.
The
res
earc
h re
veal
s so
me
very
pos
itive
re
sults
, with
69%
of r
espo
nden
ts s
tatin
g th
at th
eir
com
pani
es ta
ke h
ealth
and
sa
fety
ver
y se
riou
sly.
How
ever
, ove
r a
quar
ter
of r
espo
nden
ts a
gree
that
whi
le
it is
take
n se
riou
sly,
it is
not
a to
p pr
iori
ty
– ev
en th
ough
it h
as a
dire
ct im
pact
on
the
lives
of a
ll em
ploy
ees
and
also
affe
cts
thos
e no
t em
ploy
ed in
the
indu
stry
but
w
ho u
navo
idab
ly h
ave
cont
act w
ith
cons
truc
tion
wor
k.
Whi
le s
afet
y is
impo
rtan
t, th
e co
nstr
uctio
n in
dust
ry m
ust a
lso
prov
ide
a he
alth
y w
ork
envi
ronm
ent f
or
empl
oyee
s. T
he r
esul
ts s
how
that
73%
of r
espo
nden
ts b
elie
ve th
at h
ealth
is
just
as
impo
rtan
t as
safe
ty, a
lthou
gh
26%
dee
m s
afet
y m
ore
impo
rtan
t.
and
safe
ty in
the
indu
stry
, and
is a
lso
visi
ble
in o
ther
res
ults
in th
e su
rvey
(e.g
. Re
spon
dent
s un
derp
layi
ng o
ccup
atio
nal
stre
ss, a
nd n
ot c
onsi
derin
g th
e ne
gativ
e im
pact
that
str
ess
coul
d ha
ve o
n th
eir
heal
th a
nd w
ork)
.
Thi
s re
sear
ch o
nly
begi
ns to
exp
lore
th
e va
riou
s im
port
ant a
spec
ts o
f hea
lth
and
safe
ty in
the
indu
stry
and
sho
ws
that
furt
her
rese
arch
is n
eede
d. W
ays
to im
prov
e th
e in
dust
ry n
eed
furt
her
inve
stig
atio
n, p
artic
ular
ly p
ossi
ble
trai
ning
pr
ogra
mm
es a
nd w
ays
to r
aise
saf
ety
of a
ser
ies
of h
ealth
and
saf
ety
rese
arch
re
port
s pr
oduc
ed b
y th
e C
IOB.
App
roac
hed
from
the
pers
pect
ive
of
seni
or le
vel c
onst
ruct
ion
prof
essi
onal
s,
this
res
earc
h ex
amin
es s
ome
of th
e ke
y to
pics
nee
ding
ser
ious
con
side
ratio
n if
the
indu
stry
is to
impr
ove
its h
ealth
and
sa
fety
rec
ord:
EXEC
UT
IVE
SUM
MA
RY
1 Hea
lth a
nd S
afet
y Ex
ecut
ive,
ww
w.h
se.g
ov.u
k/co
nstr
uctio
n/
The
hea
lth a
nd s
afet
y cu
lture
in
the
indu
stry
The
effe
ct o
f occ
upat
iona
l st
ress
The
impa
ct o
f the
Con
stru
ctio
n D
esig
n M
anag
emen
t Reg
ulat
ions
The
saf
ety
of te
mpo
rary
wor
ks
Cra
ne s
afet
y on
con
stru
ctio
n sit
es
73%
of r
espo
nden
ts
belie
ve th
at h
ealth
is ju
st a
s im
port
ant a
s sa
fety
6
Hea
lth a
nd S
afet
y in
the
Con
stru
ctio
n In
dust
ry 2
009
The
Cha
rter
ed In
stitu
te o
f Bui
ldin
g (C
IOB)
is th
e le
adin
g pr
ofes
sion
al b
ody
for
man
ager
s in
the
glob
al c
onst
ruct
ion
indu
stry
. Est
ablis
hed
in 1
834,
the
CIO
B co
ntin
ues
to le
ad th
e w
ay in
pro
mot
ing
and
mai
ntai
ning
sta
ndar
ds o
f exc
elle
nce
in th
e se
ctor
.
The
CIO
B dr
aws
its m
embe
rs fr
om a
w
ide
rang
e of
pro
fess
iona
l dis
cipl
ines
, fr
om a
cros
s th
e bu
ildin
g an
d co
nstr
uctio
n su
pply
cha
ins.
The
se in
clud
e cl
ient
s,
cons
ulta
nts
and
cont
ract
ors,
as
wel
l as
spec
ialis
ts in
reg
ulat
ion,
res
earc
h an
d ed
ucat
ion.
The
pur
pose
of t
his
rese
arch
is to
in
vest
igat
e he
alth
and
saf
ety
in th
e co
nstr
uctio
n in
dust
ry a
nd e
xam
ine
the
impo
rtan
ce p
lace
d on
it b
y co
nstr
uctio
n pr
ofes
sion
als.
Thi
s re
sear
ch w
ill a
ttem
pt to
gai
n in
sigh
t in
to m
any
aspe
cts
of h
ealth
and
saf
ety,
to
dis
cove
r is
sues
that
nee
d fu
rthe
r
impr
ovin
g sa
fety
in th
e in
dust
ry.
INT
RO
DU
CT
ION
Key
Res
ults
68.7
% o
f res
pond
ents
sta
ted
heal
th &
saf
ety
is ta
ken
very
se
rious
ly in
the
com
pany
they
w
ork
for.
84.7
% s
aid
the
rece
ssio
n ha
s no
t affe
cted
the
leve
l of h
ealth
&
saf
ety
com
plia
nce.
31.4
% o
f res
pond
ents
are
cu
rren
tly fe
elin
g a
lot o
f str
ess
at w
ork.
42.4
% o
f res
pond
ents
wou
ld
cont
inue
wor
king
eve
n if
they
wer
e m
edic
ally
dia
gnos
ed
as s
tres
sed.
Job
dem
ands
(62.
2%),
seni
or
man
agem
ent d
eman
ds
(32.
3%)a
nd th
e po
ssib
le
loss
of j
ob (3
0.4%
)cau
se
resp
onde
nts
the
mos
t str
ess.
60.9
% o
f res
pond
ents
bel
ieve
th
at h
ealth
and
saf
ety
has
impr
oved
ove
r th
e la
st th
ree
year
s as
a r
esul
t of c
hang
es
intr
oduc
ed th
roug
h re
gula
tion.
The
CIO
B co
ntin
ues
to
lead
the
way
in p
rom
otin
g an
d m
aint
aini
ng s
tand
ards
of
exce
llenc
e in
the
sect
or
8
Hea
lth a
nd S
afet
y in
the
Con
stru
ctio
n In
dust
ry 2
009
Map
: Con
stru
ctio
n in
dust
ry p
rofe
ssio
nal
loca
tion
The
que
stio
nnai
re u
sed
to g
athe
r ou
r re
sear
ch w
as d
evel
oped
in c
olla
bora
tion
with
the
CIO
B H
ealth
and
Saf
ety
Adv
isor
y C
omm
ittee
.
The
sur
vey
was
con
duct
ed u
sing
a w
eb
base
d ap
plic
atio
n an
d an
em
ail w
as s
ent
out t
o 27
,836
CIO
B m
embe
rs, i
nfor
min
g th
em th
at th
e su
rvey
was
onl
ine.
The
su
rvey
was
als
o av
aila
ble
to th
e w
ider
in
dust
ry th
roug
h th
e C
IOB
web
site
.
Resp
onde
nts
wer
e as
ked
gene
ral
dem
ogra
phic
que
stio
ns r
egar
ding
thei
r ag
e, g
ende
r, jo
b le
vel a
nd s
ecto
r, an
d th
e nu
mbe
r of
em
ploy
ees
in th
eir
orga
nisa
tion.
The
res
ults
hav
e be
en
anal
ysed
bas
ed o
n th
ese
vari
able
s.
The
re w
ere
both
qua
ntita
tive
and
qual
itativ
e qu
estio
ns in
the
surv
ey; t
his
allo
wed
res
pond
ents
to o
penl
y ex
pres
s th
eir
opin
ions
on
the
topi
c.
The
sam
ple
The
sam
ple
cons
iste
d of
126
0 co
nstr
uctio
n in
dust
ry p
rofe
ssio
nals
, the
m
ajor
ity o
f who
m d
escr
ibe
them
selv
es a
s m
anag
emen
t.
MET
HO
DO
LOG
Y
94.8
% o
f res
pond
ents
wer
e M
ale
and
4.9%
Fem
ale
Scot
land Nor
th E
ast(3.3%
)
York
shire
(4.4%)
East
Mid
land
s(5.0%)
East
ern(4.1%)
Lond
on(12%
)
Sout
h Ea
st(14.1%
)So
uth
Wes
t(8.4%
)
Wes
t Mid
land
s(6.0%)
Wal
es(3.0%)
Irela
nd(4.2%)
Nor
thW
est
(8.8%)
Nor
ther
nIre
land
(2.1%)
(7.7%)
Inte
rnat
iona
l res
pond
ents
: 16.
7%
9
20 o
r un
der
21-3
0
31-4
0
41-5
0
51-6
0
61 a
nd o
ver
0.6%
10.5
%
24.1
%
29.9
%
25.2
%9.
7%
Alte
rnat
ive
Perc
enta
geVa
lue
Arc
hite
ctur
e3.
0 %
38
Bui
ldin
g C
ontr
ol &
Sta
ndar
ds
2.3
%
29
Con
stru
ctio
n m
anag
emen
t 31
.6 %
39
8
Educ
atio
n &
Tra
inin
g3.
3 %
42
Faci
litie
s m
anag
emen
t4.
4 %
55
Hea
lth
& S
afet
y4.
6 %
58
Her
itag
e &
Con
serv
atio
n 0.
6 %
8
Inno
vati
on &
Res
earc
h0.
1 %
1
Pla
nnin
g1.
9 %
24
Pro
cure
men
t1.
7 %
22
Pro
ject
man
agem
ent
20.6
%
259
Site
man
agem
ent
7.3
%
92
Sust
aina
ble
deve
lopm
ent
0.1
%
1
Oth
er, p
leas
e sp
ecify
18.5
%
233
Tota
l10
0 %
12
60
Alte
rnat
ive
Perc
enta
geVa
lue
Cle
rica
l/adm
inis
trat
ive
0.4
%
5
Con
sult
ant
10.8
%
136
Dir
ecto
r/se
nior
man
agem
ent
34.7
%
437
Mid
dle/
juni
or m
anag
emen
t 30
.2 %
38
1
Educ
atio
nalis
t2.
4 %
30
Oth
er p
rofe
ssio
nal
9.4
%
118
Ret
ired
0.8
%
10
Stud
ent
3.0
%
38
Supe
rvis
or1.
3 %
17
Trai
nee
1.1
%
14
Oth
er, p
leas
e sp
ecify
5.9
%
74
Tota
l10
0 %
12
60
20 o
r un
der
21-5
0
51-1
00
101-
200
201-
500
Mor
e th
an 5
01
I don
’t kn
ow
18.6
%
8.6%
8.2%
8.6%
13.6
%
39.5
%
3.0%
Gra
ph 3
:Org
anis
atio
n siz
e
Gra
ph 1
: Age
Gra
ph 4
:Job
sec
tor
Gra
ph 2
:Cur
rent
job
leve
l
10
Hea
lth a
nd S
afet
y in
the
Con
stru
ctio
n In
dust
ry 2
009
The
con
stru
ctio
n in
dust
ry is
con
side
red
to b
e on
e of
the
mos
t dan
gero
us
indu
stri
es in
whi
ch to
wor
k. T
here
wer
e 72
fata
l inj
urie
s in
the
UK
as
a re
sult
of
the
cons
truc
tion
indu
stry
in th
e 20
07/0
8 pe
riod
(31%
of a
ll fa
tal i
njur
ies
acro
ss
the
mai
n in
dust
ries
), w
hich
is a
rat
e of
3.4
fata
litie
s pe
r 10
0,00
0 w
orke
rs.
The
re w
ere
also
3,7
64 m
ajor
inju
ries
re
port
ed2 .
Oth
er th
an a
slig
ht r
ise
in th
e
and
the
prel
imin
ary
stat
istic
s fo
r 20
09
indi
cate
a fu
rthe
r im
prov
emen
t with
53
fata
l inj
urie
s.
HEA
LTH
& S
AFE
TY
CU
LTU
RE
2H
ealth
and
Saf
ety
Exec
utiv
e, w
ww
.hse
.gov
.uk/
stat
istic
s/in
dust
ry/c
onst
ruct
ion/
inde
x.ht
m.
grap
h 5
show
s th
e m
ajor
ity
of re
spon
dent
s to
this
surv
ey
did
not k
now
som
eone
w
ho h
ad b
een
serio
usly
in
jure
d in
a c
onst
ruct
ion
rela
ted
accid
ent.
How
ever
, 29%
is s
till
Gra
ph 5
:Do
you
pers
onal
ly k
now
so
meo
ne w
ho h
as b
een
serio
usly
inju
red
in a
con
stru
ctio
n re
late
d ac
cide
nt?
Con
stru
ctio
n fa
talit
ies
com
pare
d to
the
othe
r m
ain
indu
strie
s:
(Sou
rce:
HSE
sta
tistic
s w
ebsi
te -
ww
w.h
se.g
ov.u
k/st
atis
tics/
fata
ls.h
tm)
Yes
No
28.5
%
71.5
%
IND
UST
RYN
O.O
FFA
TALI
TIES
(200
7/08
)FA
TALI
TY
RAT
E(p
er 1
00,0
00 w
orke
rs)
Con
stru
ctio
n72
3.4
Agr
icul
ture
399.
7
Man
ufac
turin
g35
1.1
Tran
spor
t, St
orag
e &
Com
mun
icat
ions
201.
1
Who
lesa
le &
Ret
ail
170.
3
Busin
ess
& F
inan
ce12
--
Publ
ic a
dmin
istra
tion
100.
7
Extr
activ
e &
Util
ity9
5.5
Hot
els
& R
esta
uran
ts1
0.1
Educ
atio
n1
--
11
The
saf
ety
cultu
re in
the
indu
stry
was
ex
amin
ed b
y th
e H
SE in
an
atte
mpt
to
impr
ove
heal
th a
nd s
afet
y. It
is p
artly
as
sess
ed b
y in
vest
igat
ing
the
num
ber
of
near
mis
ses,
acc
iden
ts a
nd il
lnes
ses
that
oc
cur
in, o
r as
a r
esul
t of,
cons
truc
tion.
heal
th a
nd s
afet
y cu
lture
in a
ny in
dust
ry a
s:
‘The
saf
ety
cultu
re o
f an
orga
nisa
tion
is th
e pr
oduc
t of
indi
vidua
l and
gro
up
valu
es, a
ttitu
des,
per
cept
ions
, co
mpe
tenc
ies
and
patt
erns
of
beh
avio
ur th
at d
eter
min
e th
e co
mm
itmen
t to,
and
the
orga
nisa
tion’
s he
alth
and
saf
ety
man
agem
ent.
Org
anisa
tions
with
a p
ositi
ve
safe
ty c
ultu
re a
re c
hara
cter
ised
by c
omm
unic
atio
ns fo
unde
d on
mut
ual t
rust
, by
shar
ed
perc
eptio
ns o
f the
impo
rtan
ce
mea
sure
s’3
In th
is re
sear
ch, w
e in
vest
igat
ed th
e im
port
ance
of h
ealth
and
saf
ety
and
aske
d re
spon
dent
s ho
w s
erio
usly
it w
as ta
ken
in
thei
r co
mpa
ny a
nd w
hich
of t
he tw
o th
ey
felt
mor
e im
port
ant.
69%
of r
espo
nden
ts s
tate
that
hea
lth
and
safe
ty is
take
n ve
ry s
erio
usly
in th
eir
orga
nisa
tion,
infe
rrin
g a
stro
ng h
ealth
and
sa
fety
cul
ture
in th
ose
com
pani
es.
A q
uart
er o
f res
pond
ents
thin
k it
is ta
ken
serio
usly,
but
do
not f
eel i
t has
top
prio
rity
in th
eir
orga
nisa
tion.
(Gra
ph 6
)
The
ana
lysis
sho
ws
that
the
larg
er th
e or
gani
satio
n th
e m
ore
serio
usly
it ta
kes
heal
th a
nd s
afet
y. T
his
is no
t sur
prisi
ng
cons
ider
ing
the
reso
urce
s bi
gger
co
mpa
nies
hav
e av
aila
ble,
and
the
fact
th
at th
ey p
roba
bly
have
dep
artm
ents
that
sp
ecia
lise
in m
anag
ing
heal
th a
nd s
afet
y.(G
raph
7)
A p
ositi
ve s
afet
y cu
lture
de
velo
ps th
roug
h
Lea
ders
hip
and
a
co
mm
itmen
t to
heal
th
and
safe
ty a
t all
leve
ls of
an
org
anis
atio
n
Det
aile
d ris
k as
sess
men
ts
A h
ealth
and
saf
ety
polic
y
Empl
oyee
trai
ning
Syst
ems
for
mon
itorin
g an
d im
med
iate
ly
in
vest
igat
ing
all
in
cide
nts
Gra
ph 6
: How
ser
ious
ly is
hea
lth &
sa
fety
take
n in
the
com
pany
you
wor
k fo
r?
Gra
ph 7
: Com
pany
siz
e an
alys
is o
f how
se
riou
sly
heal
th &
saf
ety
is ta
ken.
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ealth
and
Saf
ety
Exec
utiv
e, h
ttp:
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w.h
se.g
ov.u
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man
fact
ors/
com
ah/c
omm
on4.
Ver
y se
rious
ly
Serio
usly
Not
ver
y se
rious
ly
Not
at a
ll se
rious
ly
I don
’t kn
ow68
.7%
26.2
%
4.3%
0.5%
0.3%
Size
Very
ser
ious
lySe
rious
ly
Bel
ow 2
052
.1
40.2
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.9
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74.1
25
.0
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500
73.1
24
.0
501
plus
78.3
18
.1
12
Hea
lth a
nd S
afet
y in
the
Con
stru
ctio
n In
dust
ry 2
009
Gra
ph 8
va
ried
whe
n in
tern
atio
nal a
nd U
K
resp
onse
s w
ere
com
pare
d. It
app
ears
, he
alth
and
saf
ety
is ta
ken
less
ser
ious
ly
outs
ide
of th
e U
K, w
ith o
nly
47%
of in
tern
atio
nal r
espo
nden
ts s
tatin
g he
alth
and
saf
ety
is ta
ken
very
ser
ious
ly
com
pare
d to
74.
1% o
f res
pond
ents
in
the
UK
sel
ectin
g th
is o
ptio
n.
Ove
r 1/
10 o
f int
erna
tiona
l res
pond
ents
st
ated
that
hea
lth a
nd s
afet
y w
as n
ot
take
n ve
ry s
erio
usly
.
Gra
ph 8
: Int
erna
tiona
l ana
lysi
s of
how
se
riou
sly
heal
th &
saf
ety
is ta
ken.
The
res
earc
h al
so e
xam
ined
the
impo
rtan
ce p
lace
d on
bot
h he
alth
an
d sa
fety
, with
a q
uart
er o
f re
spon
dent
s fe
elin
g th
at s
afet
y is
the
mor
e im
port
ant.
Gen
eral
ly, i
t is
posi
tive
that
suc
h a
larg
e pr
opor
tion
of r
espo
nden
ts
unde
rsta
nd th
e im
port
ance
of b
oth,
as
the
heal
th a
spec
ts in
par
ticul
ar c
an
ofte
n be
igno
red
desp
ite th
e po
ssib
le
detr
imen
tal e
ffect
s.
Furt
her
anal
ysis
of G
raph
9 s
how
s th
at
over
1/3
of r
espo
nden
ts a
ged
betw
een
twen
ty-o
ne a
nd th
irty
pl
aced
mor
e im
port
ance
on
safe
ty.
Thi
s w
as th
e hi
ghes
t per
cent
age
com
pare
d to
the
othe
r ag
e gr
oups
.
Gra
ph 9
:Whi
ch is
mor
e im
port
ant,
heal
th in
the
indu
stry
or
safe
ty in
the
indu
stry
?
UK
Inte
rnat
iona
l
Very
ser
ious
ly74
.1
47.4
Seri
ousl
y23
.3
37.0
Not
ver
y se
riou
sly
2.5
12.3
Not
at
all s
erio
usly
0.0
2.8
I don
’t k
now
0.2
0.5
Hea
lth
Safe
ty
Equa
lly im
port
ant
I don
’t kn
ow
25.8
%
72.8
%
0.2%
1.2% Yes
No
71.4
%
28.6
%
Sinc
e tr
aini
ng is
an
impo
rtan
t asp
ect
of e
nsur
ing
a po
sitiv
e sa
fety
cul
ture
, it
is e
ncou
ragi
ng th
at a
lmos
t th
ree-
quar
ters
of r
espo
nden
ts h
ave
rece
ntly
take
n pa
rt in
con
tinuo
us
prof
essi
onal
dev
elop
men
t con
cern
ing
heal
th a
nd s
afet
y. (G
raph
10)
Gra
ph 1
0: H
ave
you
unde
rtak
en a
ny
CPD
in h
ealth
& s
afet
y in
the
last
12
mon
ths?
13
Gra
ph 1
1: D
o yo
u th
ink
the
rece
ssio
n ha
s af
fect
ed th
e le
vel o
f hea
lth &
saf
ety
com
plia
nce
in y
our
com
pany
?
Gra
ph 1
2:In
you
r co
mpa
ny, h
as th
e am
ount
of m
oney
spe
nt o
n he
alth
&
safe
ty (i
nclu
ding
trai
ning
) cha
nged
in
the
last
12
mon
ths?
In th
e re
sear
ch, t
he C
IOB
want
ed to
ass
ess
whe
ther
the
curre
nt e
cono
mic
clim
ate
was
havin
g an
impa
ct o
n he
alth
an
d sa
fety
com
plia
nce.
In th
e la
st r
eces
sion
the
rate
of m
ajor
in
jurie
s fe
ll fr
om 2
85.9
per
100
,000
w
orke
rs in
the
1989
/90
perio
d to
214
.4
in 1
993/
944 .
A n
umbe
r of
fact
ors
coul
d ha
ve c
ause
d th
is re
duct
ion
incl
udin
g a
redu
ced
wor
kfor
ce d
urin
g th
is tim
e or
im
prov
e aw
aren
ess.
The
cur
rent
rec
essio
n ha
s al
so s
how
n
have
sho
wn
a re
duct
ion
in th
e nu
mbe
r of
fa
talit
ies
in th
e 20
08/0
9 pe
riod
with
53
fata
l inj
urie
s co
mpa
red
to 7
2 in
200
7/08
.
Man
y co
mpa
nies
hav
e ha
d to
mak
e
the
leve
l of h
ealth
and
saf
ety
com
plia
nce
for
the
maj
ority
of r
espo
nden
ts a
nd in
thei
r or
gani
satio
n. (G
raph
11)
Onl
y 11
% o
f res
pond
ents
st
ated
that
the
rece
ssio
n ha
d af
fect
ed th
e le
vel o
f hea
lth
and
safe
ty c
ompl
ianc
e
We
wan
ted
to d
iscov
er w
heth
er
orga
nisa
tions
wer
e cu
ttin
g th
eir
safe
ty
budg
ets.
It is
pos
itive
to s
ee th
at fo
r th
e m
ajor
ity th
is w
as n
ot th
e ca
se. (
Gra
ph 1
2)
Ove
r a 1
/3 o
f res
pond
ents
in
dica
ted
that
thei
r com
pany
ha
d in
crea
sed
the
amou
nt
of m
oney
spe
nt o
n he
alth
an
d sa
fety
in th
e la
st tw
elve
m
onth
s
Yes
No
I don
’t kn
ow
11.0
%
84.7
%
4.3%
Yes
– In
crea
sed
Yes
– D
ecre
ased
No
I don
’t kn
ow
12.6
%
29.8
%21.8
%
35.7
%
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ealth
and
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ety
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utiv
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isto
rica
l Sta
tistic
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ww
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stat
istic
s/hi
stor
y/in
dex.
htm
Hea
lth a
nd S
afet
y in
the
Con
stru
ctio
n In
dust
ry 2
009
Stre
ss c
an h
ave
adve
rse
effe
cts
on
job
perf
orm
ance
, oft
en w
ith s
erio
us
cons
eque
nces
. The
HSE
’s re
sear
ch s
how
s th
at c
onst
ruct
ion
wor
kers
are
pro
ne to
st
ress
bec
ause
of j
ob d
eman
ds, h
avin
g th
e re
spon
sibi
lity
for
othe
r pe
ople
s’
safe
ty, w
orki
ng lo
ng h
ours
and
hav
ing
a da
nger
ous
job.
How
ever
, com
pare
d to
ot
her
indu
stri
es, t
he c
onst
ruct
ion
sect
or
has
rela
tivel
y lo
w le
vels
of r
epor
ted
wor
k-re
late
d st
ress
. Eve
n so
, it i
s st
ill
a to
pic
of c
once
rn fo
r th
e in
dust
ry a
nd
stat
istic
s of
ten
do n
ot r
epre
sent
the
actu
al le
vel o
f str
ess
felt
by c
onst
ruct
ion
empl
oyee
s.
The
CIO
B in
vest
igat
ed th
e im
pact
of
stre
ss o
n th
e co
nstr
uctio
n w
orkf
orce
in
200
65 . T
he r
esea
rch
show
ed th
at
the
maj
ority
of r
espo
nden
ts (6
8%)
had
suffe
red
from
str
ess,
anx
iety
or
depr
essi
on a
s a
dire
ct r
esul
t of w
orki
ng in
th
e co
nstr
uctio
n in
dust
ry.
Gra
ph 1
3re
spon
dent
s (3
1%) r
epor
t tha
t the
y
79%
sta
te th
at th
e le
vels
of s
tres
s ha
ve
incr
ease
d in
the
last
tw
elve
mon
ths.
T
here
cou
ld b
e a
num
ber
of r
easo
ns
for
the
redu
ctio
n ov
er th
ree
year
s in
th
ose
repo
rtin
g st
ress
, inc
ludi
ng h
ow
resp
onde
nts
inte
rpre
t the
term
‘str
ess’
an
d be
caus
e of
the
diffe
rent
sco
pe o
f the
two
surv
eys;
in 2
006
stre
ss w
as th
e fo
cus
whe
reas
it w
as o
ne o
f six
asp
ects
in th
is
rese
arch
.
Gra
ph 1
3: A
re y
ou c
urre
ntly
feel
ing
a lo
t of
str
ess
at w
ork?
OC
CU
PAT
ION
AL
STR
ESS
5T
he C
hart
ered
Inst
itute
of B
uild
ing,
Occ
upat
iona
l str
ess
in th
e co
nstr
uctio
n in
dust
ry, 2
006.
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ealth
and
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ety
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utiv
e, W
ork
rela
ted
stre
ss, w
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.gov
.uk/
cons
truc
tion/
heal
thri
sks/
stre
ss.h
tm
A 1/
3 of
dire
ctor
s an
d m
anag
ers
repo
rt fe
elin
g a
lot o
f st
ress
; thi
s is
com
pare
d to
an
aver
age
of o
nly
17%
of t
hose
w
ho a
re a
t a lo
wer
leve
ls.
This
supp
orts
the
HSE
’s re
sear
ch
that
sug
gest
s m
anag
ers
gene
rally
re
port
mor
e st
ress
6
Yes
No
68.6
%
31.4
%
15
Gra
ph 1
4: R
espo
nden
ts w
ho s
tate
d th
ey
wer
e fe
elin
g a
lot o
f str
ess
at w
ork
wer
e as
ked
if th
eir
leve
l of s
tres
s ha
d ch
ange
d in
the
last
12
mon
ths:
Gra
ph 1
5: W
hat c
ause
s yo
u st
ress
in
your
wor
k en
viro
nmen
t?
Yes
– In
crea
sed
Yes
– D
ecre
ased
No
chan
ge
79.3
%
5.6%
15.2
%
The
Man
agem
ent o
f Hea
lth a
nd S
afet
y at
Wor
k Re
gula
tions
199
9 re
quire
em
ploy
ees
to a
sses
s th
e ris
ks (i
nclu
ding
st
ress
) cau
sed
by w
ork
and
to ta
ke
mea
sure
s to
con
trol
thos
e ris
ks. T
his
rese
arch
sou
ght t
o di
scov
er h
ow
cons
truc
tion
wor
kers
dea
l with
thei
r st
ress
, and
it is
wor
ryin
g th
at o
ver
one
tent
h of
res
pond
ents
say
they
wou
ld d
o no
thin
g an
d on
ly 1
4% w
ould
take
tim
e of
f wor
k. 4
1% s
ay th
ey w
ould
spe
ak to
th
eir
line
man
ager
, whi
ch a
t lea
st s
how
s th
ey w
ill a
ckno
wle
dge
thei
r he
alth
issu
es.
Resp
onde
nts
who
sta
ted
that
they
wer
e cu
rren
tly fe
elin
g a
lot o
f str
ess
(31%
) w
ere
aske
d if
thei
r le
vel o
f str
ess
had
chan
ged
in th
e la
st tw
elve
mon
ths;
79
.3%
of t
hose
res
pond
ents
indi
cate
d an
incr
ease
(Gra
ph 1
4). W
hen
the
resu
lts w
ere
anal
yzed
it w
as s
how
n th
at th
e m
ajor
ity fe
lt th
is in
crea
se d
ue
to jo
b de
man
ds a
nd th
e po
ssib
le lo
ss o
f em
ploy
men
t.
As
in th
e 20
06 r
esea
rch,
Gra
ph 1
5sh
ows
that
job
dem
ands
are
stil
l the
mai
n ca
use
of s
tres
s in
the
indu
stry
. Nea
rly
a th
ird o
f res
pond
ents
sta
te th
at s
tres
s is
caus
ed b
y th
e po
ssib
ility
of j
ob lo
sses
.
cond
ition
s th
at h
ave
caus
ed s
ever
al
cons
truc
tion
com
pani
es to
red
uce
thei
r w
ork
forc
e. F
urth
er r
esea
rch
will
trac
k th
is tr
end
and
see
how
and
if it
cha
nges
on
ce th
e in
dust
ry w
orkl
oad
incr
ease
s.
Alte
rnat
ive
Perc
enta
geVa
lue
Job
dem
ands
62.2
%
784
Dem
ands
of y
our
seni
or m
anag
emen
t32
.3 %
40
7
Your
line
man
ager
13.0
%
164
Your
wor
k en
viro
nmen
t 20
.7 %
26
1
Lack
of o
r in
suffi
cien
the
alth
& s
afet
y aw
aren
ess
in t
he o
rgan
isat
ion
7.5
%
95
Poss
ible
loss
of y
our
job
30.4
%
383
Insu
ffici
ent
trai
ning
12.1
%
152
I don
’t fe
el s
tres
s at
wor
k 13
.7 %
17
2
Oth
er, p
leas
e sp
ecify
12.0
%
151
Don
't kn
ow0.
4 %
5
Tota
l10
0 %
12
60
16
Hea
lth a
nd S
afet
y in
the
Con
stru
ctio
n In
dust
ry 2
009
Furt
her
anal
ysis
sho
wed
that
stu
dent
s ar
e m
ore
likel
y th
an o
ther
indu
stry
wor
kers
to
take
a p
erio
d of
leav
e if
they
are
feel
ing
stre
ssed
. 40%
of s
tude
nts
mad
e th
is
the
9% o
f man
ager
s w
ho s
tate
d th
ey
wou
ld ta
ke le
ave.
It is
ver
y in
tere
stin
g to
see
that
ver
y fe
w
outs
ide
the
indu
stry
.
Des
pite
the
maj
ority
of r
espo
nden
ts
stat
ing
they
wou
ld a
ddre
ss th
eir
stre
ss in
so
me
way
, onl
y 19
% s
ay th
ey w
ould
take
a
peri
od o
f lea
ve if
med
ical
ly d
iagn
osed
as
str
esse
d. C
ontin
uing
to w
ork
desp
ite
thes
e fe
elin
gs c
ould
hav
e ve
ry s
erio
us
cons
eque
nces
, inc
ludi
ng e
ndan
geri
ng
thei
r ow
n liv
es a
s w
ell a
s th
ose
of
colle
ague
s.
Whe
n w
e as
ked
resp
onde
nts
why
they
w
ould
con
tinue
wor
king
, man
y cl
aim
ed
they
had
litt
le c
hoic
e in
the
mat
ter.
Thi
s
the
loss
of e
arni
ngs
asso
ciat
ed w
ith ti
me
off w
ork
whe
n se
lf-em
ploy
ed, a
s w
ell
as a
n ac
cept
ance
that
a c
erta
in le
vel o
f st
ress
is e
xpec
ted.
Gra
ph 1
6: If
you
wer
e ve
ry s
tres
sed
at
wor
k w
ould
you
:
Gra
ph 1
7: If
you
wer
e m
edic
ally
di
agno
sed
as s
tres
sed,
wou
ld y
ou
cont
inue
wor
king
?
Alte
rnat
ive
Perc
enta
geVa
lue
Take
a p
erio
d of
leav
e13
.7 %
17
2
Find
a d
iffer
ent
job
in t
he in
dust
ry8.
6 %
10
8
Find
a d
iffer
ent
job
outs
ide
the
cons
truc
tion
indu
stry
2.
5 %
32
Spea
k to
you
r lin
e m
anag
er
41.0
%
517
Seek
con
fiden
tial
cou
nsel
ling
7.1
%
90
Do
noth
ing
11.1
%
140
I don
’t k
now
4.8
%
61
Oth
er11
.1 %
14
0
Tota
l10
0 %
12
60
Hea
lth
Safe
ty
Equa
lly im
port
ant
I don
’t kn
ow
25.8
%
72.8
%
0.2%
1.2%
Occ
upat
iona
l Str
ess
in th
e C
onst
ruct
ion
Indu
stry
200
6
68.2
% o
f res
pond
ents
ha
d su
ffere
d fr
om s
tres
s,
anxi
ety
or d
epre
ssio
n as
a
dire
ct r
esul
t of w
orki
ng
in th
e co
nstr
uctio
n
in
dust
ry.
85%
sta
ted
that
the
cons
truc
tion
indu
stry
doe
s no
t ade
quat
ely
addr
ess
men
tal h
ealth
in th
e w
orkp
lace
.
Lack
of f
eedb
ack,
poor
com
mun
icat
ion
wer
e th
e m
ain
caus
es
of w
orkp
lace
str
ess.
17
This
rese
arch
att
empt
s to
as
sess
wha
t affe
ct th
e CD
M
Regu
latio
ns 2
007
have
had
on
hea
lth a
nd s
afet
y in
the
indu
stry
; the
maj
ority
(61%
) ha
ve n
otic
ed a
n im
prov
emen
t, an
d 45
% h
ave
stat
ed th
e im
prov
emen
t was
a d
irect
re
sult
of C
DM
2007
.
The
CD
M R
egul
atio
ns c
ame
into
forc
e in
19
95 w
ith th
e ai
m o
f req
uirin
g al
l par
ties
invo
lved
in c
onst
ruct
ion
proj
ects
to ta
ke
resp
onsib
ility
for
heal
th a
nd s
afet
y. T
he
over
-arc
hing
pur
pose
of t
he r
egul
atio
ns
was
to r
educ
e th
e ill
-hea
lth, a
ccid
ent a
nd
fata
lity
rate
s w
ithin
the
indu
stry
.
The
CD
M R
egul
atio
ns e
ncom
pass
all
proj
ect w
ork,
incl
udin
g de
mol
ition
, m
aint
enan
ce a
nd n
ew-b
uild
s. H
owev
er, a
tw
o-tie
r sy
stem
des
igna
tes
each
pro
ject
proj
ect i
s on
e th
at:
is e
xpec
ted
to la
st fo
r m
ore
than
30
day
s; o
r
last
s fo
r a
shor
ter
dura
tion,
but
is
exp
ecte
d to
invo
lve
mor
e
th
an 5
00 p
erso
n da
ys
The
HSE
has
the
duty
to e
nfor
ce th
e re
spon
sibili
ties
of th
e pa
rtie
s in
volv
ed in
th
e pr
ojec
t. T
he r
oles
and
res
pons
ibili
ties
desi
gnat
ions
(ter
med
‘dut
y ho
lder
s’) t
hat
iden
tify
the
part
y’s
mai
n ac
tivity
.
The
se a
re:
Clie
nts
Des
igne
rs
CD
M C
oord
inat
ors
Prin
cipa
l Con
trac
tors
Dut
y ho
lder
s ar
e ex
pect
ed to
take
re
spon
sibi
lity
for
ensu
ring
the
heal
th
and
safe
ty o
f tho
se in
volv
ed d
urin
g th
e pr
ojec
t – a
nd th
roug
hout
the
life
of th
e bu
ildin
g –
by id
entif
ying
ris
ks, a
nd ta
king
ac
tion
to m
itiga
te th
ese
risk
s.
CO
NS
TR
UC
TIO
N
DE
SIG
N M
AN
AG
EM
EN
T
18
Hea
lth a
nd S
afet
y in
the
Con
stru
ctio
n In
dust
ry 2
009
MET
HO
DO
LOG
Y
Ove
r 1/
3 of
res
pond
ents
hav
e st
ated
that
C
DM
2007
has
had
litt
le o
r no
affe
ct o
n ho
w th
ey a
ddre
ss h
ealth
and
saf
ety;
this
role
, not
the
impa
ct o
f the
reg
ulat
ions
ov
eral
l. H
owev
er, f
urth
er r
espo
nses
in
dica
ted
that
the
regu
latio
ns n
eed
mor
e co
nsid
erat
ion
befo
re th
ey c
an e
ncou
rage
acro
ss a
ll as
pect
s of
the
indu
stry
. (G
raph
19)
Man
y re
spon
dent
s be
lieve
ther
e ne
eds
to b
e m
ore
onus
on
the
cont
ract
or to
de
mon
stra
te th
e co
mpe
tenc
e of
the
wor
kfor
ce, a
s w
ell a
s m
ore
resp
onsi
bilit
y on
indi
vidu
als
for
thei
r ow
n ac
ts.
Impl
emen
ting
CD
M R
egul
atio
ns s
houl
d be
the
resp
onsib
ility
of a
ll in
volv
ed –
from
de
sign
ers
and
clie
nts
thro
ugh
to th
e C
DM
co
ordi
nato
r, co
ntra
ctor
and
wor
kfor
ce.
Seve
ral r
espo
nden
ts a
lso
stat
e th
at
the
CD
M c
oord
inat
or s
houl
d be
m
ore
invo
lved
with
the
desi
gn te
am,
thro
ugho
ut th
e lif
e of
the
proj
ect,
to
ensu
re r
isk
is p
rope
rly
man
aged
. C
omm
ents
als
o hi
ghlig
ht th
e ne
ed to
re
duce
the
pape
rwor
k in
volv
ed, a
nd
to im
prov
e tr
aini
ng, t
o en
sure
gre
ater
co
mpl
ianc
e.
It is
a w
idel
y he
ld p
erce
ptio
n th
at th
ere
is to
o m
uch
regu
latio
n in
the
indu
stry
; su
rpris
ingl
y th
e re
sults
sho
w
this
is no
t the
cas
e.
Gra
ph 2
0 in
dica
tes
that
maj
ority
of
resp
onde
nts
wou
ld n
ot b
e ag
ains
t mor
e re
gula
tion
if its
pur
pose
was
to im
prov
e he
alth
and
saf
ety.
Onl
y 21
% o
f res
pond
ents
fe
lt th
at h
ealth
and
saf
ety
is to
o re
gula
ted
Gra
ph 1
8:In
you
r ex
peri
ence
, hav
e th
e he
alth
and
saf
ety
chan
ges
intr
oduc
ed in
th
e la
st th
ree
year
s re
sulte
d in
a h
ealth
ier
& s
afer
con
stru
ctio
n en
viro
nmen
t?
E.g.
CD
M R
egul
atio
ns 2
007
Gra
ph 1
9:W
hat i
mpa
ct h
as C
DM
2007
ha
d on
how
you
add
ress
hea
lth &
saf
ety?
Gra
ph 2
0:D
o yo
u th
ink
heal
th &
saf
ety
is to
o re
gula
ted?
Yes
No
I don
’t kn
ow
60.9
%
25.1
%
14.0
%
Alte
rnat
ive
Perc
enta
geVa
lue
Non
e6.
9 %
87
Very
Lit
tle
29.4
%
371
A r
easo
nabl
e im
prov
emen
t 31
.3 %
39
4
A s
igni
fican
t im
prov
emen
t 14
.1 %
17
8
I don
’t k
now
7.5
%
94
N/A
5.8
%
73
Oth
er, p
leas
e sp
ecify
5.0
%
63
Tota
l10
0 %
12
60
Yes
No
– no
t yet
No
– co
uld
neve
rbe
too
regu
late
d
I don
’t kn
ow
Oth
er, p
leas
e sp
ecify 44
.0%
24.0
%
3.3%
7.5%
21.1
%
19
This
rese
arch
sou
ght t
o di
scov
er h
ow c
onsid
ered
te
mpo
rary
wor
ks w
ere
in th
e de
velo
pmen
t of a
pro
ject
. Th
e m
ajor
ity o
f res
pond
ents
(8
3%) h
ad e
xper
ienc
e or
kn
owle
dge
of te
mpo
rary
w
orks
and
82%
had
wor
ked
on a
pro
ject
invo
lving
them
in
the
past
two
year
s.
Tem
pora
ry w
orks
are
use
d du
ring
the
stag
es o
f con
stru
ctio
n or
ren
ovat
ion
and
are
not i
nten
ded
to b
e pe
rman
ent.
The
y in
clud
e, b
ut a
re n
ot li
mite
d to
:
Scaf
fold
ing
Tem
pora
ry r
oofs
Tem
pora
ry b
raci
ng
Acc
ess
brid
ges
Cra
ne s
uppo
rts
Beca
use
of th
e te
mpo
rary
nat
ure
of th
ese
wor
ks, t
he n
eed
for
a pr
oper
ass
essm
ent
of th
e he
alth
and
saf
ety
risk
s in
volv
ed
ofte
n ta
kes
a lo
w p
riori
ty.
Gra
ph 1
8: D
o yo
u ha
ve a
ny e
xper
ienc
e or
kno
wle
dge
of th
e pr
ocur
emen
t, de
sign
, co
nstr
uctio
n or
use
of t
empo
rary
wor
ks
on s
ite?
TE
MP
OR
AR
Y W
OR
KS
Yes
No
16.6
%
83.4
%
20
Hea
lth a
nd S
afet
y in
the
Con
stru
ctio
n In
dust
ry 2
009
Gra
ph 2
2: H
ave
you
wor
ked
on a
pr
ojec
t inv
olvi
ng te
mpo
rary
wor
ks in
th
e la
st 2
4 m
onth
s?
Gra
ph 2
3: W
as a
Tem
pora
ry W
orks
C
oord
inat
or (
TW
C) o
r Fa
lsew
ork
Coo
rdin
ator
form
ally
app
oint
ed fo
r th
e pr
ojec
t?
Gra
ph 2
4:W
hat i
s/w
as th
e va
lue
of th
e pr
ojec
t?
Furt
her
anal
ysis
of G
raph
22
has
show
n th
at th
e m
ajor
ity o
f res
pond
ents
who
ha
d no
t wor
ked
on a
pro
ject
invo
lvin
g te
mpo
rary
wor
ks w
ere
empl
oyed
in
smal
l com
pani
es o
r ha
d no
t wor
ked
dire
ctly
on
site
in th
e la
st t
wo
year
s.
45%
of r
espo
nden
ts
stat
ed th
at a
TW
C wa
s no
t ap
poin
ted
on th
eir p
roje
ct
It is
mai
nly
smal
ler
com
pani
es w
ho
do n
ot a
ppoi
nt a
TW
C; 5
6.9%
of
resp
onde
nts
who
wer
e em
ploy
ed
by c
ompa
nies
em
ploy
ing
less
than
20
em
ploy
ees
stat
ed o
ne w
as n
ot
appo
inte
d.
Whe
ther
one
was
app
oint
ed a
lso
depe
nded
on
proj
ect s
ize.
78%
of
resp
onde
nts
wor
king
on
proj
ects
wor
th
mor
e th
an £
15 m
illio
n st
ated
a T
WC
w
as fo
rmal
ly a
ppoi
nted
com
pare
d to
on
ly 2
3.9%
of t
hose
wor
king
on
proj
ects
w
orth
less
than
£20
0,00
0.
It ap
pear
s th
ere
is m
ore
awar
enes
s an
d ex
peri
ence
of t
empo
rary
wor
ks o
n hi
gher
val
ue p
roje
cts,
par
ticul
arly
thos
e w
orth
ove
r on
e m
illio
n po
unds
.
Yes
No
Don
’t kn
ow
81.9
%
17.7
%
0.4%
Alte
rnat
ive
Perc
enta
geVa
lue
<£2
00,0
0014
.3 %
13
6
£200
,000
– £
500,
000
8.8
%
84
£500
,001
– <
£1M
6.5
%
62
£1M
- <
£5M
20.3
%
193
£5M
- <
£15M
16.2
%
154
£15M
27.5
%
262
I don
’t k
now
6.5
%
62
Tota
l10
0 %
95
3
Yes
No
I don
’t kn
ow
45.2
%
11.2
%
43.6
%
21
Gra
ph 2
5: W
ho w
as r
espo
nsib
le fo
r co
ordi
natin
g th
e sa
fe d
esig
n, e
rect
ion
and
use/
load
ing
of te
mpo
rary
wor
ks?
Gra
ph 2
6:D
id y
ou fe
el th
e te
mpo
rary
w
orks
wer
e pr
oper
ly d
esig
ned?
Gra
ph 2
8:D
id y
ou h
ave
a fo
rmal
te
mpo
rary
wor
ks p
roce
dure
?
It is
ofte
n th
e ro
le o
f th
e Te
mpo
rary
Wor
ks
Coor
dina
tor t
o lo
ok a
fter t
he
desig
n, in
stal
latio
n, lo
adin
g,
mai
nten
ance
and
dism
antli
ng
of te
mpo
rary
wor
ks, h
owev
er
this
is no
t a re
quire
men
t.
It m
ay n
ot b
e pr
actic
al to
ap
poin
t a T
WC
on s
mal
ler
proj
ects
, but
it s
houl
d be
a
requ
irem
ent o
n m
ediu
m
to la
rge
sized
pro
ject
s,
whe
re te
mpo
rary
wor
ks a
re
a pr
omin
ent p
art o
f the
co
nstr
uctio
n pr
oces
s.
Alte
rnat
ive
Perc
enta
geVa
lue
Scaf
fold
er (
or t
hose
inst
allin
gth
e te
mpo
rary
wor
ks o
n si
te)
21.8
%
209
Site
bas
ed s
truc
tura
lor
civ
il en
gine
er13
.6 %
13
0
Site
/set
ting
-out
eng
inee
r 3.
3 %
32
Surv
eyor
0.8
%
8
Cha
rter
ed b
uild
er2.
0 %
19
Site
man
ager
25.1
%
240
Vis
itin
g co
ntra
cts
man
ager
2.
4 %
23
Vis
itin
g ci
vil o
rst
ruct
ural
eng
inee
r 11
.5 %
11
0
I don
’t k
now
6.2
%
59
Oth
er, p
leas
e sp
ecify
13.3
%
127
Tota
l10
0 %
95
7
Yes
No
Onl
y pa
rts
of th
e w
orks
wer
e de
signe
d w
ell
I don
't kn
ow
5.0% 8.
7%
7.9%
78.4
%
Yes
No
I don
’t kn
ow
25.0
%
10.5
%
64.5
%
22
Hea
lth a
nd S
afet
y in
the
Con
stru
ctio
n In
dust
ry 2
009
7 ww
w.c
rane
acci
dent
s.co
m/s
tats
.htm
8 The
CIO
B’s
resp
onse
to th
is co
nsul
tatio
n ca
n be
foun
d at
ww
w.c
iob.
org.
uk/a
bout
/cio
bpol
icie
s
Sinc
e 20
00, t
here
hav
e be
en e
ight
dea
ths
in th
e U
K a
s a
resu
lt of
cra
ne a
ccid
ents
, ea
ch r
ecei
ving
hig
h le
vels
of m
edia
at
tent
ion.
Glo
bally
, the
re w
ere
at le
ast
217
deat
hs r
epor
ted
in 2
0087 .
How
ever
, it
is h
arde
r fo
r th
e H
SE to
est
ablis
h th
e nu
mbe
r of
cra
ne a
ccid
ents
not
res
ultin
g in
dea
th b
ecau
se s
o m
any
rem
ain
asse
ss c
rane
acc
iden
t tre
nds.
How
ever
, it i
s cl
ear
that
ther
e ha
s be
en
tow
er c
rane
s in
use
ove
r th
e la
st te
n ye
ars,
as
the
cons
truc
tion
indu
stry
has
ex
pand
ed. B
ecau
se o
f thi
s in
crea
se, a
nd
a To
wer
Cra
ne In
tere
st G
roup
was
es
tabl
ishe
d af
ter
the
acci
dent
invo
lvin
g at
cra
ne a
t Can
ary
Wha
rf in
200
0.
In a
dditi
on, t
he H
SE la
unch
ed a
co
nsul
tatio
n ex
plor
ing
way
s to
impr
ove
cran
e sa
fety
on
cons
truc
tion
site
s (J
uly
2009
)8 .
For
this
res
earc
h, w
e as
ked
resp
onde
nts
abou
t the
ir ex
peri
ence
of w
orki
ng w
ith
cran
es o
n si
te -
and
the
resu
lts s
how
so
me
posi
tive
attit
udes
tow
ards
cr
ane
safe
ty.
Gra
ph 2
8: D
o yo
u ha
ve a
ny k
now
ledg
e or
exp
erie
nce
of c
rane
saf
ety
on s
ite?
Gra
ph 2
9: D
o yo
u ha
ve a
ny k
now
ledg
e or
exp
erie
nce
of c
rane
saf
ety
on s
ite?
CR
AN
E SA
FET
Y
Yes
No
39.8
%
60.2
%
Yes
No
I don
’t kn
ow
0.9%
2.2%
96.8
%
23
Gra
ph 3
0:ch
ecke
d ev
ery
time
a ne
w c
rane
arr
ives
on
site
?
Gra
ph 3
1: W
hen
wor
king
in a
tow
er
cran
e do
you
hav
e an
em
erge
ncy
resc
ue p
lan?
Gra
ph 3
2: W
hat d
o yo
u th
ink
is
impo
rtan
t for
tow
er c
rane
saf
ety?
(P
leas
e se
lect
all
that
are
app
licab
le)
Gra
ph 3
0 sh
ows
that
83%
of
resp
onde
nts
are
awar
e of
cra
ne
mac
hine
s ar
rive
on
site
, whi
le 9
7%hi
ghlig
ht th
e im
port
ance
of r
egul
arly
in
spec
ting
tow
er c
rane
s th
at a
re in
op
erat
ion.
(Gra
ph 2
9)
Whi
le r
egul
ar in
spec
tion
coul
d gr
eatly
im
prov
e th
e sa
fety
of c
rane
s on
sit
e, r
espo
nden
ts a
lso h
ighl
ight
the
impo
rtan
ce o
f com
pete
ncy
trai
ning
, ea
rly d
iscus
sions
abo
ut th
e lo
catio
n of
cr
anes
and
ere
ctio
n te
chni
ques
, and
the
need
to e
mpl
oy a
tow
er c
rane
spe
cial
ist.
(Gra
ph 3
2)
Alw
ays
Som
etim
es
Nev
er
I don
’t kn
ow
N/A
Oth
er, p
leas
e sp
ecify
60.1
%
6.0%
2.0%
9.9%
19.5
%2.
5%
Yes
No
I don
’t kn
ow
3.0%
13.6
%
83.4
%
Alte
rnat
ive
Perc
enta
geVa
lue
Com
pete
nce
trai
ning
92.7
%
699
Han
dboo
k fo
r cr
ane
driv
ers
52.9
%
399
Tow
er c
rane
on
F10
noti
ficat
ions
42.8
%
323
Earl
y di
scus
sion
s on
loca
tion
and
erec
tion
tec
hniq
ues
82.6
%
623
Spec
ialis
t to
wer
cra
nesu
perv
isor
77.9
%
587
Oth
er, p
leas
e sp
ecify
14.5
%
109
Tota
l10
0 %
75
4
24
Hea
lth a
nd S
afet
y in
the
Con
stru
ctio
n In
dust
ry 2
009
In th
e qu
estio
nnai
re, w
e as
ked
resp
onde
nts
to o
penl
y st
ate
how
th
ey th
ough
t hea
lth a
nd s
afet
y co
uld
be im
prov
ed in
the
indu
stry
. We
also
in
vite
d op
inio
ns o
n w
hat t
he C
IOB
coul
d do
to h
elp
this
impr
ovem
ent.
Not
sur
prisi
ngly
, the
top
resp
onse
s
trai
ning
’ and
‘bet
ter
awar
enes
s’. T
he
maj
ority
feel
that
trai
ning
is e
ssen
tial
at a
ll le
vels
of a
n or
gani
satio
n an
d th
at
it sh
ould
be
on-g
oing
. Con
tinuo
us
trai
ning
wou
ld e
nsur
e th
at a
war
enes
s is
kept
up-
to-d
ate
and
that
kno
wle
dge
is re
fres
hed.
Sev
eral
res
pond
ents
fe
el th
at th
ese
deve
lopm
ents
wou
ld
crea
te a
bet
ter
heal
th a
nd s
afet
y cu
lture
than
sim
ply
mor
e le
gisla
tion.
C
ompa
nies
mus
t ens
ure
that
all
leve
ls of
thei
r or
gani
satio
n ar
e in
volv
ed in
ra
isin
g aw
aren
ess
of h
ealth
and
saf
ety
issu
es. E
very
em
ploy
ee w
ould
then
ha
ve a
bet
ter
unde
rsta
ndin
g of
the
issu
es a
nd a
n ap
prec
iatio
n of
thei
r ow
n re
spon
sibili
ty.
Ano
ther
com
mon
res
pons
e w
as
the
call
for
mor
e H
ealth
and
Saf
ety
Exec
utiv
e in
volv
emen
t, in
term
s
of a
dvic
e, s
uppo
rt a
nd m
ore
site
insp
ectio
ns –
incl
udin
g m
ore
unan
noun
ced
visit
s. H
owev
er, i
nste
ad
of ju
st in
spec
ting,
insp
ecto
rs s
houl
d
supp
ort t
o co
mpa
nies
too.
Man
y st
ated
a p
artic
ular
con
cern
for
smal
l to
med
ium
com
pani
es, w
hich
ar
e of
ten
over
look
ed b
y th
e H
SE.
Gen
eral
ly, r
espo
nses
infe
rred
the
HSE
m
ust t
ake
a m
ore
all-e
ncom
pass
ing
appr
oach
to h
elp
impr
ove
heal
th a
nd
safe
ty in
the
indu
stry
.
As
for
the
CIO
B’s
role
in im
prov
ing
heal
th a
nd s
afet
y, tr
aini
ng w
as a
gain
th
e m
ost p
opul
ar r
espo
nse.
Man
y
sem
inar
s an
d w
orks
hops
on
the
topi
c
Man
y al
so c
ited
heal
th a
nd s
afet
y m
anag
emen
t tra
inin
g as
a w
ay to
hel
p co
mpa
nies
cre
ate
an e
ffect
ive
heal
th
and
safe
ty c
ultu
re.
Aw
aren
ess
trai
ning
was
als
o pa
rtic
ular
ly im
port
ant t
o re
spon
dent
s.
Man
y ad
vise
d th
at g
ood
and
bad
exam
ples
of h
ealth
and
saf
ety
wou
ld
help
rai
se th
is aw
aren
ess
and
prov
e
very
use
ful i
n im
prov
ing
thei
r ow
n ap
proa
ch to
hea
lth a
nd s
afet
y.
The
maj
ority
als
o ra
ised
the
impo
rtan
ce o
f wor
king
with
oth
er
prof
essi
onal
inst
itutio
ns a
nd th
e H
SE, a
s it
wou
ld e
nsur
e a
cohe
rent
ap
proa
ch a
nd a
col
labo
rativ
e st
rate
gy
of im
prov
emen
t. Jo
int p
rom
otio
n an
d sh
ared
kno
wle
dge
shou
ld fo
rm p
art o
f
of th
e is
sue
in th
e in
dust
ry.
IMP
RO
VIN
G
HE
ALT
H A
ND
SA
FET
Y
25
The
re s
houl
d be
incr
ease
d co
llabo
ratio
n be
twee
n
st
akeh
olde
rs a
nd p
rofe
ssio
nal
inst
itutio
ns, i
n un
ison
with
the
HSE
, to
dev
elop
a c
olla
bora
tive
appr
oach
to im
prov
ing
heal
th a
nd s
afet
y - R
espo
nden
ts
indi
cate
d th
e im
port
ance
of h
avin
g a
colla
bora
tive
appr
oach
to e
nsur
e th
at th
ere
is a
cohe
rent
voi
ce
on th
e is
sue.
A jo
int s
trat
egy
coul
d pr
omot
e th
e im
port
ance
of
heal
th a
nd s
afet
y an
d of
fer
advi
ce
and
guid
ance
in v
ario
us fo
rms.
Gui
danc
e on
rec
ogni
sing
and
hand
ling
stre
ss in
an
orga
nisa
tion
shou
ld b
e av
aila
ble
to m
anag
ers
– T
he m
ajor
ity o
f res
pond
ents
st
ated
that
they
wou
ld s
peak
to
thei
r lin
e m
anag
er if
they
wer
e fe
elin
g st
ress
ed; m
anag
ers
shou
ld
be a
ble
to p
rovi
de a
n ef
fect
ive
solu
tion
in th
ese
situa
tions
. In
orde
r to
ens
ure
appr
opri
ate
advi
ce
is gi
ven,
man
ager
s sh
ould
rec
eive
gu
idan
ce a
nd tr
aini
ng o
n ho
w to
re
cogn
ise
and
man
age
occu
patio
nal s
tres
s.
A m
ore
all-e
ncom
pass
ing
appr
oach
fr
om th
e H
SE is
req
uire
d -
The
HSE
nee
ds fu
rthe
r re
sour
ces
to e
nsur
e th
eir
insp
ecto
rs a
re a
ble
to g
ive
mor
e gu
idan
ce a
nd s
hare
be
st p
ract
ice.
It h
as a
lso
been
in
dica
ted
that
mor
e in
spec
tions
part
icul
arly
vis
its to
sm
all a
nd
med
ium
siz
ed c
ompa
nies
.
Con
tinuo
us h
ealth
and
saf
ety
trai
ning
sho
uld
be e
ssen
tial a
t all
leve
ls of
an
orga
nisa
tion
– En
surin
g al
l sta
ff ha
ve u
p-to
-dat
e tr
aini
ng
will
enc
oura
ge a
bet
ter
awar
enes
s of
hea
lth a
nd s
afet
y an
d is
likel
y to
res
ult i
n a
over
all i
mpr
ovem
ent
in s
afet
y in
the
indu
stry
.
Tem
pora
ry w
orks
nee
d m
ore
cons
ider
atio
n in
saf
ety
stan
dard
s –
Tem
pora
ry w
orks
are
not
giv
en
as m
uch
cons
ider
atio
n in
the
CD
M R
egul
atio
ns a
s ot
her
aspe
cts
of c
onst
ruct
ion
desp
ite th
e po
ssib
le r
isks
they
pos
e to
saf
ety.
M
ore
atte
ntio
n sh
ould
be
give
n to
th
e va
rious
ele
men
ts o
f tem
pora
ry
wor
ks to
ens
ure
thei
r sa
fety
.
Regu
latio
n is
need
ed to
pro
gres
s he
alth
and
saf
ety
impr
ovem
ent
in th
e co
nstr
uctio
n in
dust
ry –
The
in
dust
ry s
houl
d no
t be
agai
nst
mor
e re
gula
tion
if it
is ap
prop
riate
an
d w
ill c
ontr
ibut
e to
red
ucin
g th
e nu
mbe
r of
acc
iden
ts a
nd d
eath
s in
th
e in
dust
ry.
RE
CO
MM
EN
DA
TIO
NS
26
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