HSE and council inspect 175 Bradford businesses
November 14, 2008
A joint project between a local authority and the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has involved their teams visiting 175 businesses in a fortnight.
The watchdog and Bradford council conducted the inspections between October 20th and 31st, focussing on construction efforts.
As part of the initiative, 16 prohibition notices were issued, preventing organisations from continuing business until specific problems were resolved.
Less serious improvement notices were given to 75 firms in the area, demanding action in the nearby future.
Chris Flint, principal inspector for the HSE, states this was the first joint-initiative of its type with Bradford council and described it as "effective".
"[They identified] simple matters to deal with, yet as our inspectors found them, all accidents or an ill health occurrence waiting to happen," he asserts.
Recent statistics produced by the HSE found an overall decrease of nine per cent in the number of workplace health and safety incidents since the beginning of the decade, but highlighted the construction sector as an ongoing concern.
The watchdog and Bradford council conducted the inspections between October 20th and 31st, focussing on construction efforts.
As part of the initiative, 16 prohibition notices were issued, preventing organisations from continuing business until specific problems were resolved.
Less serious improvement notices were given to 75 firms in the area, demanding action in the nearby future.
Chris Flint, principal inspector for the HSE, states this was the first joint-initiative of its type with Bradford council and described it as "effective".
"[They identified] simple matters to deal with, yet as our inspectors found them, all accidents or an ill health occurrence waiting to happen," he asserts.
Recent statistics produced by the HSE found an overall decrease of nine per cent in the number of workplace health and safety incidents since the beginning of the decade, but highlighted the construction sector as an ongoing concern.
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