The statistics are shocking. Workers on construction sites have a 1 in 10 chance of being injured at work. Each year around 150,000 construction site accidents are reported- that’s 3000 per week! 20% of workplace deaths take place on construction sites, although construction workers only account for 6% of the labor force.
What can you as an employer do to prevent accidents on your sites, and avoid the potentially devastating human and financial costs they may involve?
1. Protocols
The most fundamental step you can take is to carry out risk assessments on all aspects of the work on your site.…
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