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Health and Safety Executive
Health and Safety Executive
Current Environment?
Helena Tinton
HM Principal Inspector- Bristol
Current environment
• Political Environment
- Cost Recovery
- Triennial Review
• Latest Statistics
• Recent Prosecutions
Political Background
• HSE – NDPB of DWP
• Reduction in Government Funding
Inspector No Funding £m
2009/10 1342 240
2012/13 1241 161
• New Senior Management
Cost Recovery
• Only dutyholders found to be in material breach of H&S law will incur a cost under FFI.
‘A material breach is when, in the opinion of the HSE inspector, there is or has been a contravention of H&S law that requires them to issue notice in writing of that opinion to the dutyholder.’
Cost Recovery
Key Issues
• Multi dutyholders
• Long running investigations
• Review later 2014
• Level of income
• Understandable frustration
• Query/appeals process
Triennial Review
‘Independent review of the function, form and governance of HSE’
Are the functions of HSE necessary?
Is current delivery model efficient and effective?
Triennial Review – Delivery Model
• Funding & Income
• Pace, efficiency, effectiveness
• Commercial options
• Relationship with other regulators
HSE - Triennial Review – ill Health
• Recognises challenge of tackling ill health
• Recognises revised approaches
• New /innovative approach
• Focus on occupational cancer and respiratory disease
• Improved communication – health and safety messages
Triennial Review
• HSE correct body
• Evaluation of FFI?
• Greater commercialisation of HSE ?
• Government Response
Headline Statistics – 2012/13
• Fatalities - 148
-Fall from height – 25%
-Contact with Machinery -14%
-Struck by vehicle - 13%
-Struck by object - 10%
• Major Injuries – 19,707
Headline Statistics-Construction
• 2012/13 – fatals - 44
• 2012/13 – Major Injuries 1913
• > 72% on small sites (<15)?
• 48% on refurb
• Safety related lost days – 0.5m
• Health Related lost days – 1.7m
Statistics
Trends in fatal injury to workers, 1981-2012/13
Statistics - Causes
Fatality
%
Falls 59
Struck by object 3
Collapse/overturn 5
Hit by vehicle 10
Electricity 5
CD Work Plan Priorities 2013/14
• Asbestos - 20%
• Small Sites (<15) - 35%
• Refurbishment - 25%
• Major Client / Project - 5%
• Local Priority - 15%
- Fragile Roofs
- Larger Regional contractors
Small Sites
• Priority Topics
- Work at Height
- Good Order
- Competence
- Dust
- Asbestos
- Welfare
Falls from height
Falls from height
Falls from height
Falls from height
Electricity
Asbestos
Asbestos
Loose Blue Asbestos
Public Risk
Public Risk
Contact with Machinery
Topcutter
Investigation
• Seat switch deliberately defeated
• Training inadequate
• System of work flawed – single operator
• No monitoring of practice
Lessons
• RA more than paper exercise
• Worker involvement in RA
• Look at all company activities
• Suitable and sufficient training
• Monitoring & Review
Local Issues
Local issues
Floor Hangers- Follow manufacturers instruction
- Min 3 courses of cured blockwork
above hanger before loading
Site Transport- Safe Site – segregation, eliminate reversing
- Safe Vehicle – Suitable Visibility
- Safe Driver – competence/ training
CDM 2007 Proposed Revision
Why
• Evaluation
• Anecdotal shortcomings
• Small sites – lack of bite
• Better regulation agenda, Löfstedt
• Under-implementation
CDM – Key Changes
• Four key areas of change for consultation– ACoP– CDM co-ordinator/Principal Designer– r4/Appendix 4 requirements– domestic clients
CDM Revision
• Consequentials:– substantially simpler structure– Part 2 – Part 3 falls out– PC – PD symmetry– amended notification threshold– formal co-ordination threshold lowered– H&S plans on all projects
CDM Revision
• 3 month consultation
• analysis, amendment
• SMT/Board sign off
• Ministerial sign off
• Guidance development and publication timing
• industry publicity
Future
• CDM consultation
• Triennial Review Government Response
• New HSE Chief Executive
A little bit of knowledge…….
Any Questions?