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Pasc Ruggiero, CFIOSH, FRSH
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Surprise? These conditions are evident everywhere as one drives past construction sites.
In order to issue enforcement notices the HSE would have adequate evidence in most of the subject matters to have a high chance of success in prosecutions. Why wait until someone is killed before taking criminal action?
Contractors will not improve knowing that all they are likely to get is a warning or a suspension of the work until the inspector turns his back. We don’t need anymore warnings or initiatives. What is needed has been obvious for many years!
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Anthony Clark
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At last the HSE understands how bad are health & safety precautions on building sites (refurbishment/new build) throughout the UK, many more new inspectors are required to carry out spot checks on a regular basis. The building industry has decided that health & Safety is a low priority on sites due to lack of HSE inspection, and its a way of saving money. The Government should now invest more money in the HSE so their job can be carried out efficiently.
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Pasc Ruggiero, CFIOSH, FRSH
Member - 39 posts
I wish that I could agree that an increase in inspectors would make a differrence. Remember that inspectors carried out the reported spot checks. I recall the time when we were awash with inspectors and they were saying that the way forward was to "convert" and not to "enforce".
The HSA, Republic of Ireland tried the same approach and have gone back to enforcement because of the increase in fatalities, etc. We shouldn't have to relearn this lesson.
1 Prosecution =/> 1000 Inspections
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