(HSE) Work stopped at one in five Glasgow refurbishment
sites
Inspectors from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) had to
take formal action to stop work activity at one in five of the
construction sites they visited during the first week of a recent
inspection initiative.
HSE have described the results as very disappointing.
In support of its Shattered Lives and Hidden Killer campaigns,
HSE inspectors targeted principal contactors in Glasgow and the
west of Scotland to see how they are managing:
* Working at height safely;
* Good order on site; and
* The risks associated with exposure to asbestos
During the inspections, inspectors visited 47 sites, and saw 78
contractors on those sites. They issued seven Prohibition Notices -
legal documents preventing unsafe activity from taking place -for
dangerous working at height.
