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…….

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