A team of inspectors from Britain\u2019s workplace regulator are heading to Manchester city centre as part of its priority to tackle ill-health on construction sites.<\/p>\n
The 12 inspectors from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) will head to the city next Tuesday (21 October). They will turn up without warning at various businesses and sites to look at their management of health and safety risks, with particular emphasis on the following:<\/p>\n
Asbestos<\/a> These inspections in Manchester are part of 14,000 HSE is completing nationwide during the current financial year, with around 8,000 of those focusing on health.<\/p>\n HSE principal inspector Kevin Jones, one of those leading the team, said: \u201cWe\u2019ll be checking that businesses have the right measures in place to ensure health risks are being managed and that workers are being kept safe.<\/p>\n \u201cManchester is home to some of the biggest construction projects in the country, however all sizes of sites will be inspected.<\/p>\n \u201cBy its nature, construction is a high hazard industry. It can be noisy and dusty, with people often working at height and around heavy machinery and vehicles.\u201d<\/p>\n The construction industry has higher-than-average rates of work-related musculoskeletal disorders and injury rates. Previous HSE inspections around Great Britain have also found that three-quarters of noisy workplaces lacked essential knowledge on maintaining hearing protection equipment. Workers in skilled trades are also at particular risk of discovering and disturbing asbestos when working on properties built before 2000.<\/p>\n \u201cThese inspections are really important in HSE\u2019s mission to protect people at work,\u201d Kevin Jones added.<\/p>\n \u201cAs well as checking on companies, we want to work with them, explaining what they should be doing to get everything right.<\/p>\n \u201cWe hope that our presence in the city next week will reassure both the public and those working in the industry, that we will do all we can to ensure people go home safely at the end of the day.<\/p>\n \u201cWe need to see that there are good control measures in place and that the health and safety of workers is at the top of the agenda for everyone.<\/p>\n \u201cWe look forward to working with site managers and employers to ensure they are doing what\u2019s required.\u201d<\/p>\n More information on what employers should be doing can be found at www.hse.gov.uk<\/a>.<\/p>\n HSE\u2019s campaign site<\/a> also has simple, practical advice available for:<\/p>\n Tradespeople: Asbestos & You \u00a0<\/p>\n Further information:<\/strong><\/p>\n The Health and Safety Executive<\/a> (HSE) is Britain\u2019s national regulator for workplace health and safety. We are dedicated to protecting people and places, and helping everyone lead safer and healthier lives. A team of inspectors from Britain\u2019s workplace regulator are heading to Manchester city centre as part of its priority to tackle ill-health on construction sites. The 12 inspectors from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) will head to the city next Tuesday (21 October). They will turn up without warning at various businesses and sites…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.safetyphoto.co.uk\/safety_news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2135"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.safetyphoto.co.uk\/safety_news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.safetyphoto.co.uk\/safety_news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.safetyphoto.co.uk\/safety_news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2135"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.safetyphoto.co.uk\/safety_news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2135\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.safetyphoto.co.uk\/safety_news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2135"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.safetyphoto.co.uk\/safety_news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2135"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.safetyphoto.co.uk\/safety_news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2135"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nMusculoskeletal disorders<\/a>
\nNoise<\/a>
\nHealth surveillance<\/a>
\nDust<\/a><\/p>\n
\nThose with the duty to manage asbestos in buildings: Asbestos \u2013 Your Duty<\/p>\n
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\nFurther details on the latest HSE news releases<\/a> is available.
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