Designers Can Reduce Health and Safety Risks to Workers, Says HSE
Providing employment to more than 2.2 million workers, the construction industry happens to be Britain’s biggest industry and one of its most dangerous as well. HSE wishes to reduce the risks faced by workers in this industry, for which they have invited designers to attend a designer safety awareness day in order to find out how they can contribute through their designs towards achieving this cause. The seminar will be held on 21st May at the University Hospital in North Staffordshire, and the HSE will be assisted by professional associations in organizing the event.
The HSE is of the opinion that designers play a very important part when it comes to improving the performance of the construction industry in terms of health and safety. While designing, it is critical to identify potential risks, to reduce them and if possible to nullify them, as doing all this at a later stage can be very difficult.
This way, health and safety issues faced by contractors can be addressed early on, which means that costs incurred due to changes introduced in the construction phase can also be reduced.
Cheryl Eeles, Health and Safety Awareness Officer, stresses that designers can contribute significantly in reducing injuries and ill health to workers. The aim of Working Well Together (WWT) is to improve the health and safety standards at workplace. This initiative will complete its ten years of service in May. Eeles says that along with reduction in risks faced by the workers, another key objective of sound working practices is ensuring high productivity and instilling a feeling of pride in the workers. Good designs can help attain these goals.
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