Health and Safety Executive Health and Safety Executive ‘Safer Sites’ Inspection Initiative 2014 Robert Parkes Construction Strategy, Planning & Communications

‘Safer Sites’ weeks – 22 October to 17 November 1748 sites inspected 2180 contractors inspected

‘Safer Sites’ 2014 Poor standards at 40% of sites visited 691 sites 753 Notices of Contravention

‘Safer Sites’ 2014 Enforcement action taken at 360 sites (one in five): 313 Prohibition Notices 235 Improvement Notices

‘Safer Sites’ 2014 The most common issues identified: work at height and falls (42%) failure to control harmful dust (12%) insufficient welfare (12%) asbestos (10%)

‘Safer Sites’ 2014 Unsafe work at height - before

‘Safer Sites’ 2014 Unsafe work at height - after

‘Safer Sites’ % of notices were for health issues: harmful dust, noise, vibration, welfare, manual handling – 25% asbestos – 10%

‘Safer Sites’ 2014 Dust control - before

‘Safer Sites’ 2014 Dust control - after

‘Safer Sites’ 2014 Poorly fitted and maintained RPE

‘Safer Sites’ 2014 Poor welfare facilities

‘Safer Sites’ 2014

‘Safer Sites 2014’

‘Safer Sites’ 2014 Further information and images from the Initiative ‘Safer Sites’ main-page on HSE website: index.htm HSE’s ‘Safer Sites’ Pinterest Board: uk.pinterest.com/H_S_E/safersites-2014/ A short ‘video diary’ of inspections during ‘Safer Sites’