1. Neil Wallace BSc, CEng, MICE, FCIHT, CFIOSH
Update for
19/06/2018
Neil Wallace BSc, CEng, MICE, FCIHT, CFIOSH

2. ‘Site Safe Scotland’ are here:

3. SSS update Meeting on 3rd May 2018 (postponed from Autumn 2017)
SSS has HSE Secretariat and HSE Chair (Head of Operations)
Iain Brodie handed over Chair to Sarah Shore
Meeting contained various updates from HSE
Interim correspondence from HSE Construction Division regarding consultation on HSE guidance under review

4. HSE guidance under review
HSE had consulted industry groups
on revisions to 3 HSG publications:
HSG 33 ‘Health and safety in roof work’
HSG 144 ‘The safe use of vehicles on construction sites’; and
HSG 168 ‘Fire safety in construction’

5. HSE Strategy and plans Construction Division Annual Plan
HSE Annual Plan
Construction Sector Plan
Help GB Work
Well
Construction Division Annual Plan

6. Helping GB Work Well 6

7. Construction Division’s Plan 2018/19
Undertake a targeted, risk based programme of around 9000 proactive inspections throughout the year.
One major inspection campaign targeting refurbishment work in June/July 2018.
One major inspection campaign targeting health topics and reviewing controls in October 2018.
Complete 240 asbestos licence assessments.

8. Construction Division’s Plan 2018/19
Undertake around 1000 licensed asbestos inspections.
20 further inspections of architect and other practices offering principal designer services, to assess compliance with CDM2015, and in particular for timber frame projects.
Effective tracking back to clients, principal designers and designers for relevant issues identified during site-based/construction phase inspections.

9. Construction Division’s Plan 2018/19
Assisting Police Scotland & other regulators.
Updating of Construction Health and Safety Guidance documents, (HSGs 33/144/168).
Report from MSD in construction inspection programme in 2017/18, leading this year to work with stakeholders and industry, to review causation in construction
Research into potential issues arising from increase in off site construction methods

10. Investigations
90% of fatal investigations to be completed within 12 months of HSE primacy.
90% of non-fatal investigations to be completed within 12 months of the incident.
75% of concerns to be followed up within 21 days, or investigated within 4 months

11. Construction Visiting Officers
Targeted programme of 60 visits and revisits using Construction Health Risk Toolkit (CHeRT) to small and medium sized companies.
WWT Safety and Health Awareness Days (SHADs) continue across GB.
SHADs arranged in Scotland so far:
- Venue tbc in early September 2018
- Lochgilphead Campus 17th October 2018

12. Recent issues during HSE visits
Unsafe excavations
Unsafe people/plant interface
Good order
Access issues/scaffolds
Unsafe work at height
Lack of suitable welfare facilities
COSHH: powered timber/tile/stone cutting

13. CONIAC & CONIAN
CONIAC advises HSE and relevant stakeholders of emerging health and safety developments and risks in the construction industry, and sets a direction and plan for their promotion and mitigation.
We are in a new era of challenge and need to modernise
- a reconstitution proposal was put to CONIAC in 2017
The model aligns with the ‘Helping GB Work Well’ strategy and supports the Governments 2025 Construction Strategy and HSE Construction Sector Plan 13

14. ACHIEVING THROUGH WORKING TOGETHER
CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY ADVISORY NETWORK (CONIAN) 14

15. CONIAN – What it is
A community of representative organisations committed to reducing construction risks and improving worker protection
A conduit for reciprocal intelligence, information, communications to and from construction communities and CONIAC
Promulgators of good practice and behaviour within their membership communities
A sounding board for current and future risk reduction developments, communications and proposals

16. CONIAN – what it is NOT Governed or directed by HSE or CONIAC
Intended to limit or prohibit members own organisations from pursuing their own risk reduction agendas and priorities
An additional level of CONIAC governance

17. The strategy for the health and safety system17

18. CONIAN Member’s include
Governments : Scottish & Welsh, UK Dept: BEIS
IOSH / ICE / IStructE / IIRSM / RIBA / CIAT
BuildUK / CECA / CITB / CSCS / CIC / CPA
AIF / APS / BPF / CCLG
ECA / ECIA / ECITB / HAE / HBF
NFB / NFDC / NFDC / NFRC /NISG
RCHSG / SAFed / SSIP / SEC / TWf
Unite / GMB
Safety in Design
Site Safe Scotland