Start saving lives with a positive safety culture

By Billy O'Brien 2022-05-11T06:00:00

Last year 39 people died on UK construction sites. Billy O’Brien explains how to make them safer and get that number down to zero

The past couple of months have seen a stream of news stories about safety issues in the construction industry. More than a hundred people were exposed to asbestos during renovation work at the Palace of Westminster and a contractor from Bradford was given a suspended jail sentence after pleading guilty to putting ground workers at risk on a site in Manchester.

It is 2022. This is not OK. When the risks are so well known, it is totally unacceptable and shows the need for constant vigilance around on-site health and safety.

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