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Building Firms Urged To Improve Safety To Prevent Work Accidents
Tue 29th Jun 10 - 10:57
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) have warned building firms in Manchester to improve their safety standards to prevent accidents at work. Nearly 180 formal warnings were issued last year to construction firms about working at height.
More than 100 roofers across Greater Manchester are now being encouraged to attend a free safety awareness event or risk an unannounced visit from an inspector. The HSE is concerned that some building companies are allowing employees to work at height without the necessary scaffolding or other safety equipment.
Falls from height are the biggest single cause of workplace fatalities in the UK.
A spokesman from the HSE commented, "Falls from height kill dozens of workers every year and seriously injure hundreds more. But the number of deaths will carry on rising if firms don't accept they're putting their workers in danger."
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