Health and Safety Executive (HSE) targeting Construction Sites
Construction sites across Great Britain are being targeted as part of a respiratory health initiative by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).
Inspections supported by HSE’s Dust Kills campaign will focus on respiratory risks and occupational lung disease.
A campaign that started in June 2022, site inspections have had a specific focus on dust control, checking employers and workers know the risks, plan their work and are using the right controls.
HSE’s chief inspector of construction, Sarah Jardine, said:
“Occupational lung disease is preventable. It can have a devastating impact on both the individuals affected and their family. Every year, construction workers are dying from diseases caused or made worse by their work. We are urging employers and workers to take the necessary precautions today to protect their long-term lung health.”
As part of HSE’s longer term health and work strategy to improve health within the construction industry, inspectors will be checking the control measures in place to protect workers from inhaling construction dust including Respirable Crystalline Silica (RCS) and wood dust.
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