HEALTH & SAFETY IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY & IN OUR EVERYDAY ACTION IN LIFE

IN THIS NEW ERA HEALTH & SAFETY IS ALWAYS THE NUMBER 1 IN OUR LIFE BEGINNING AT HOME TO OUR WORK PLACE. IT IS NOT ONLY APPLICABLE IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY ITSELF BUT IT IS APPLICABLE TO US IN OUR EVERYDAY ACTION AND AS WE KNEW SAFETY IS EVERYBODY BUSINESS.

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Health and safety in the construction industry

2.2 million people work in Britain’s construction industry, making it the country’s biggest industry. It is also one of the most dangerous. In the last 25 years, over 2,800 people have died from injuries they received as a result of construction work. Many more have been injured or made ill.

HSE deals with all aspects of construction work in England, Scotland and Wales. These pages:

* explain how we are tackling key issues
* link through to information about safety in the industry[1] - for workers, employers and contractors.

Latest information

* Safety Alert - Liftlux Scissor Lifts, 24 September 2009[2]
* Safety Alert: Construction machinery - Access to cutting wheel of top cutting machines[3]
* HSE launches consultation on proposals for new regulations requiring notification of tower cranes[4]
* Inquiry into the underlying causes of construction fatal accidents[5]
* Health and safety induction pack - for smaller construction companies [2MB]pdf[6]
* Industry takes action on semi-automatic quick hitches from 1 October 2008 [7]
* HSE Chief Inspector of Construction endorses new Strategic Forum tower crane guidance[8]
* Latest scaffold checklist[9]
* Managing health risks in construction[10]
* Receive the latest construction news and information from HSE in a free regular email bulletin[11]

Latest CDM information

* New interactive electronic F10 form (EForm) now available[12]
* HSE's CDM 2007 Training presentations - for you to use to help train your workers[13]
* Free Leaflet
'Want construction work done safely?' A quick guide for clients on the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007 [PDF 166kb] PDF[14]
* CDM 2007 now in force[15]
* The Approved Code of Practice (ACoP) "Managing Health and Safety in Construction",[16] supporting the new Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007, is now available

Link URLs in this page

1. information about safety in the industry
http://www.hse.gov.uk/construction/information.htm
2. Safety Alert - Liftlux Scissor Lifts, 24 September 2009
http://www.hse.gov.uk/construction/liftlux-scissor-lifts.htm
3. Safety Alert: Construction machinery - Access to cutting wheel of top cutting machines
http://www.hse.gov.uk/construction/top-cutter.htm
4. HSE launches consultation on proposals for new regulations requiring notification of tower cranes
http://www.hse.gov.uk/consult/condocs/cd221.htm
5. Inquiry into the underlying causes of construction fatal accidents
http://www.hse.gov.uk/construction/inquiry.htm
6. Health and safety induction pack - for smaller construction companies [2MB]
http://www.hse.gov.uk/construction/induction.pdf
7. Industry takes action on semi-automatic quick hitches from 1 October 2008
http://www.hse.gov.uk/construction/safehitch.htm
8. HSE Chief Inspector of Construction endorses new Strategic Forum tower crane guidance
http://www.hse.gov.uk/construction/liveissues/chief-inspector.htm
9. Latest scaffold checklist
http://www.hse.gov.uk/construction/scaffoldinginfo.htm
10. Managing health risks in construction
http://www.hse.gov.uk/construction/healthrisks/index.htm
11. Receive the latest construction news and information from HSE in a free regular email bulletin
http://www.hse.gov.uk/construction/infonet.htm
12. New interactive electronic F10 form (EForm) now available
https://www.hse.gov.uk/forms/notification/index.htm
13. HSE's CDM 2007 Training presentations - for you to use to help train your workers
http://www.hse.gov.uk/construction/cdm/cdmppt.htm
14. Free Leaflet 'Want construction work done safely?' A quick guide for clients on the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007 [PDF 166kb]
http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg411.pdf
15. CDM 2007 now in force
http://www.hse.gov.uk/construction/cdm.htm
16. The Approved Code of Practice (ACoP) "Managing Health and Safety in Construction",
http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/books/l144.htm

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