| Two million people
work in Britain’s
construction industry,
making it the country’s
biggest industry.
It is also one of the
most dangerous. In the
last 25 years, 2,800 people
have died from injuries
they received during construction
work. Many more have been
injured or made ill.
Between April 2001 and
March 2002, 79 workers
died and thousands were
injured as a result of
construction work. The
main causes were:
- falling through fragile
roofs and rooflights
- falling from ladders,
scaffolds and other
work places
- being struck by excavators,
lift trucks or dumpers
- overturning vehicles
- being crushed by collapsing
structures
- the most common form
of serious injury on
construction sites remain
‘falling through
fragile roofs &
rooflights’.
Sterling Building Systems
Ltd is absolutley committed
to providing the very
best in Health, Safety
& Welfare for employees.
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