Workplace Report (April 2003)

Features: Health & Safety HSE Monitor

Inspection blitz

An HSE construction safety blitz concentrating on site plant, vehicles and lifting operations across the East and South East of England found serious risks to health and safety requiring enforcement action. Inspectors investigated over 300 contractors in March, issuing 55 prohibition notices and 20 improvement notices. Failure to secure effective separation of people and plant and inadequate maintenance and provision of driver visibility aids were the main areas of concern.


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