HSE announces that those managing health on construction sites poorly will ‘feel the full force of the law’.
As predicted this will be the year of the health section of the Health and Safety at Work Act and HSE are making a concerted effort to cover these issues. Interestingly this series of visits will be across the whole of the UK rather than just one isolated area which would have been typical of more recent construction blitzes.
What should be your next step?
If I was a construction site manager I would be checking anything related to health and this means;
- Staff taking adequate precaution with general dusts
- Dust masks being face fitted
- Dust masks being stored in bags or boxes to keep them clean when not in use
- Good hygiene before meal and natural breaks
- Health surveillance under R11 of COSHH (dermatitis / respiratory)
- Contact with an occupational health expert (like ourselves) to work with if things escalate
- Good practice when working with lead
- Appropriate impervious gloves when using chemicals
- Respirable Crystalline Silica (RCS)- make sure staff are still using FFP3 makss even if they are using water supression – this is essential.
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