Regulation, an aid for scaffold safety
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With that attitude you would be the No1 safety officer in the country within 6 months
Charlie
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Very true and straight to the point Pedscaff, I couldn't agree more.....
Hi Gents - just out of interest this is where the fatalities have occured over the last reporting year.
This info is in the public domain - it presents quite a sobering view for just one year's fatalities - hopefully it will demonstrate how the majority of fatalities occur in any given year.
HSE records and intelligence reveals pattern of UK construction project deaths Each month we report on the deaths that occur on construction projects using the HSE in-year details of all deaths at work under their jurisdiction. The HSE information is ‘as reported’ by third parties and does not purport to be a formal statistical release.
The data for 2010/11 has now been used in conjunction with press reports etc, to establish the picture of construction project deaths during the full period 1 April 2010 to 31 March 2011. See below.
We estimate that 52 construction project related deaths occurred during the period. Our immediate observations are:
1.Falls from height remain the principal cause of deaths and the majority involve falls from roofs on smaller projects;
2.Struck by vehicles or mobile plant is the second biggest cause. These deaths tend to occur on larger projects and often involve roadworks and lorrys/vans reversing near sites;
3.Excavation deaths occur on smaller projects and four workmen died in one incident;
4.Falling or moving objects incidents often involve materials falling from vehicles; and
5.Structural collapse deaths occured on only two projects with two workers losing their lives in each incident.
The official provisional HSE data on UK fatalities at work will be published in the coming month.
Fatalities on construction projects in 2010/2011
These records are from the HSE database of in-year fatalities.
Falls from height
06/04/2010 Keith Ragan – fall through fragile rooflight
Fragile roofs and rooflights
21/06/2010 Ktysztof - fall from height
23/07/2010 Jamie Lee Duddin – fragile roof fall
05/08/2010 Trevor Dixon – fall from height
10/08/2010 Roger Jary - fall from height
21/08/2010 Amrick Singh Mann – fall from height
03/09/2010 Michael Lassen – fell from ladder in cathedral
22/10/2010 Raymond Corner – fall from height
14/12/2010 Anthony Causby - fall from height
Short term roofwork
29/12/2010 Philip Lonergan - fall from height
18/01/2011 Armand Jonathan Meguer - fall from height
08/02/2011 Tony Lawrence - fall from height
01/03/2011 Dean Martin - fall from height
17/03/2011 Graham Needham – fall from height
Struck by vehicles or mobile plant
07/05/2010 Gary Mellor struck by reversing scaffolding lorry
16/06/2010 Edward Fitzgerald – crushed by excavator
Struck by vehicles or plant
23/06/2010 Peter Brown – trapped between MEWP and structure
24/06/2010 Ryan Gregg – roadworks vehicle struck by goods vehicle
27/07/2010 Karl Green – reversing vehicle outside site
18/08/2010 Richard Pountney - struck by vehicle in roadworks
26/08/2010 Marcel Daisley - crushed by overturning dumper
20/10/2010 Mihai Hondru – struck by reversing dozer on roadworks
09/11/2010 Brian Gutteridge – struck by lorry in yard
24/11/2010 Danny Baldock - struck by site vehicle
Excavations
14/04/2010 James Sim - trapped in trench collapse
Collapse of excavations
30/09/2010 Xi Hou Ye – excavation collapse
18/10/2010 Andrew Lancaster – trapped in a collapsing trench
02/12/2010 Anghel Milosavlevici - excavation collapse
21/01/2011 Daniel Hazelton - crushed in excavation
21/01/2011 Tomas Hazelton - as above
21/01/2011 Peter Johnson - as above
21/01/2011 Adam Taylor - as above
Falling or objects
20/05/2010 Leeson Lavender struck by a falling post
Falling objects
12/05/2010 Tony Baines struck by steel beam
05/08/2010 Anton Dochev - struck by a falling object
22/09/2010 Peter Knight – struck by moving object
22/10/2010 Edward Storrie – struck by a falling load
07/01/2011 Andrew Dytiche - struck by falling bricks;
Structural collapse
21/10/2010 Kevin Ruffles - struck by a falling structure
Collapse of structures
21/10/2010 Matthew Skeet – struck by a falling structure
19/02/2011 Kalwan Singh-Dale - building collapse
19/02/2011 Jason Singh-Dale – as above
Electrocution
09/06/2010 Paul Willet – suspected electrocution
11/05/2010 Bradley Gardner MEWP hit overhead cable
10/08/2010 Peter Usher Wilson – electrocuted
16/10/2010 Martin Walton - electrocution
Carbon monoxide
13/12/2010 Matthew Nixon - CO poisoning
29/12/2010 Zoe Anderson - CO poisoning (MoP)
Crushed by installations
18/03/2011 Matthew Quigley - crushing injuries
28/06/2010 Semelia Campbell – child (6) trapped by gate
Others
16/06/2010 (Gavin Bedford) classified as manufacturing but appears to involve ‘construction work’ – struck by fall object
03/07/2010 (Karolina Golabek) child trapped in an automatic gate.
Otto
This info is in the public domain - it presents quite a sobering view for just one year's fatalities - hopefully it will demonstrate how the majority of fatalities occur in any given year.
HSE records and intelligence reveals pattern of UK construction project deaths Each month we report on the deaths that occur on construction projects using the HSE in-year details of all deaths at work under their jurisdiction. The HSE information is ‘as reported’ by third parties and does not purport to be a formal statistical release.
The data for 2010/11 has now been used in conjunction with press reports etc, to establish the picture of construction project deaths during the full period 1 April 2010 to 31 March 2011. See below.
We estimate that 52 construction project related deaths occurred during the period. Our immediate observations are:
1.Falls from height remain the principal cause of deaths and the majority involve falls from roofs on smaller projects;
2.Struck by vehicles or mobile plant is the second biggest cause. These deaths tend to occur on larger projects and often involve roadworks and lorrys/vans reversing near sites;
3.Excavation deaths occur on smaller projects and four workmen died in one incident;
4.Falling or moving objects incidents often involve materials falling from vehicles; and
5.Structural collapse deaths occured on only two projects with two workers losing their lives in each incident.
The official provisional HSE data on UK fatalities at work will be published in the coming month.
Fatalities on construction projects in 2010/2011
These records are from the HSE database of in-year fatalities.
Falls from height
06/04/2010 Keith Ragan – fall through fragile rooflight
Fragile roofs and rooflights
21/06/2010 Ktysztof - fall from height
23/07/2010 Jamie Lee Duddin – fragile roof fall
05/08/2010 Trevor Dixon – fall from height
10/08/2010 Roger Jary - fall from height
21/08/2010 Amrick Singh Mann – fall from height
03/09/2010 Michael Lassen – fell from ladder in cathedral
22/10/2010 Raymond Corner – fall from height
14/12/2010 Anthony Causby - fall from height
Short term roofwork
29/12/2010 Philip Lonergan - fall from height
18/01/2011 Armand Jonathan Meguer - fall from height
08/02/2011 Tony Lawrence - fall from height
01/03/2011 Dean Martin - fall from height
17/03/2011 Graham Needham – fall from height
Struck by vehicles or mobile plant
07/05/2010 Gary Mellor struck by reversing scaffolding lorry
16/06/2010 Edward Fitzgerald – crushed by excavator
Struck by vehicles or plant
23/06/2010 Peter Brown – trapped between MEWP and structure
24/06/2010 Ryan Gregg – roadworks vehicle struck by goods vehicle
27/07/2010 Karl Green – reversing vehicle outside site
18/08/2010 Richard Pountney - struck by vehicle in roadworks
26/08/2010 Marcel Daisley - crushed by overturning dumper
20/10/2010 Mihai Hondru – struck by reversing dozer on roadworks
09/11/2010 Brian Gutteridge – struck by lorry in yard
24/11/2010 Danny Baldock - struck by site vehicle
Excavations
14/04/2010 James Sim - trapped in trench collapse
Collapse of excavations
30/09/2010 Xi Hou Ye – excavation collapse
18/10/2010 Andrew Lancaster – trapped in a collapsing trench
02/12/2010 Anghel Milosavlevici - excavation collapse
21/01/2011 Daniel Hazelton - crushed in excavation
21/01/2011 Tomas Hazelton - as above
21/01/2011 Peter Johnson - as above
21/01/2011 Adam Taylor - as above
Falling or objects
20/05/2010 Leeson Lavender struck by a falling post
Falling objects
12/05/2010 Tony Baines struck by steel beam
05/08/2010 Anton Dochev - struck by a falling object
22/09/2010 Peter Knight – struck by moving object
22/10/2010 Edward Storrie – struck by a falling load
07/01/2011 Andrew Dytiche - struck by falling bricks;
Structural collapse
21/10/2010 Kevin Ruffles - struck by a falling structure
Collapse of structures
21/10/2010 Matthew Skeet – struck by a falling structure
19/02/2011 Kalwan Singh-Dale - building collapse
19/02/2011 Jason Singh-Dale – as above
Electrocution
09/06/2010 Paul Willet – suspected electrocution
11/05/2010 Bradley Gardner MEWP hit overhead cable
10/08/2010 Peter Usher Wilson – electrocuted
16/10/2010 Martin Walton - electrocution
Carbon monoxide
13/12/2010 Matthew Nixon - CO poisoning
29/12/2010 Zoe Anderson - CO poisoning (MoP)
Crushed by installations
18/03/2011 Matthew Quigley - crushing injuries
28/06/2010 Semelia Campbell – child (6) trapped by gate
Others
16/06/2010 (Gavin Bedford) classified as manufacturing but appears to involve ‘construction work’ – struck by fall object
03/07/2010 (Karolina Golabek) child trapped in an automatic gate.
Otto
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A fountain of knowledge as ever Otto and quite sobering when you see names in a list like that. One thing it doesn't tell us is how many scaffs have fallen and even how many falls from height there were whilst using properly erected scaffolding by trained and ticketed men. A lot of debate arises from our perception of being an easy target from lazy safety officers and even site agents who feel they have done their job by getting us to jump through their hoops but seemingly turn a blind eye to all sorts of other goings on in their sites. I realise that the stats will only ever tell us so much but until I see figures I can relate to there will always be room for debate, it would maybe be helpful for others to know so they could maybe turn their resources to more uncontrolled activities on site.
Other than that, great post.:bigsmile:
Other than that, great post.:bigsmile:
Hi AOM,
I think that you'd have to do a lot more digging to get the information that you require. It wouldn't be impossible - just very time consuming - I just don't have that kind of time at the moment - but I will see if I can find any meaningful data. Another option may be to put in a freedom of information (FOI) request to HSE.
Scaffs are also a captive audience when on the big housing sites - as despite what the perception is, these sites are "generally" well run and safe compared to small refurbs etc, which is why HSE are backing away from the big housebuilders and concentrating on the smaller developers who really don't have a clue.
The safety officers do have a soft target, and I agree it's generally just the scaffs who catch it - it's just that they are constantly exposing themselves to a real risk. The follow on trades are working in a safe environment (built by the scaffs......) which is why the perception is that they are not picked on, however sometimes scaffs really don't help themselves - not being clipped on - not building to TG20 etc. I've lost count of the amount of times that I've seen scaffs in public areas erecting scaffold not clipped on, no segregation handballing boards from 4 lifts etc.
There is also a problem within the scaffolding industry and an inbuilt resistance to change when new working procdures come out.
No one is really trying to teach scaffs how to do their job, but there seem to be a lot of them out there that don't actually know how to do it safely - it's not hard to clip on or get a twin tail harness (one restraint and one fall arrest), but there seems to be a massive resitance on these boards to want to change, not all change is bad.
I would leave this post with what I think is pertinent quote from Lord Justice Fennel's report into the King's Cross Fire:
"Managers (and supervisors and chargehands) will only recieve the standard of safety that they demonstrate they want.... (my italics)
All the best
Otto
I think that you'd have to do a lot more digging to get the information that you require. It wouldn't be impossible - just very time consuming - I just don't have that kind of time at the moment - but I will see if I can find any meaningful data. Another option may be to put in a freedom of information (FOI) request to HSE.
Scaffs are also a captive audience when on the big housing sites - as despite what the perception is, these sites are "generally" well run and safe compared to small refurbs etc, which is why HSE are backing away from the big housebuilders and concentrating on the smaller developers who really don't have a clue.
The safety officers do have a soft target, and I agree it's generally just the scaffs who catch it - it's just that they are constantly exposing themselves to a real risk. The follow on trades are working in a safe environment (built by the scaffs......) which is why the perception is that they are not picked on, however sometimes scaffs really don't help themselves - not being clipped on - not building to TG20 etc. I've lost count of the amount of times that I've seen scaffs in public areas erecting scaffold not clipped on, no segregation handballing boards from 4 lifts etc.
There is also a problem within the scaffolding industry and an inbuilt resistance to change when new working procdures come out.
No one is really trying to teach scaffs how to do their job, but there seem to be a lot of them out there that don't actually know how to do it safely - it's not hard to clip on or get a twin tail harness (one restraint and one fall arrest), but there seems to be a massive resitance on these boards to want to change, not all change is bad.
I would leave this post with what I think is pertinent quote from Lord Justice Fennel's report into the King's Cross Fire:
"Managers (and supervisors and chargehands) will only recieve the standard of safety that they demonstrate they want.... (my italics)
All the best
Otto
Flinty
Moderator
You scarily intelligent individual Otto....
Thanks Otto, not sure I agree with all but will tip my hat to your wider experience in general. I think the figures will be very low compared with excavations or vehicle accidents but understand other reasons for targeted approach.
Nice quote by the way and one I wholeheartedly agree with.
Thanks Again
Aom
Nice quote by the way and one I wholeheartedly agree with.
Thanks Again
Aom
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ragscaff
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The problem with this sort of detail in relation to falls etc is that they have never had the correct information stored.
i.e what trade & from what they fell off & how.
This has & will never be kept!
I have been told this on more than one occasion by the HSE.
Why then do we have to change a safe working practice into a nightmare. What information was used to change our working practice?
Working to SG4 05 three lifts & below is the safest way to work. Make it too slow & complicated short cuts will be taken & more accidents will happen.
Ragscaff
i.e what trade & from what they fell off & how.
This has & will never be kept!
I have been told this on more than one occasion by the HSE.
Why then do we have to change a safe working practice into a nightmare. What information was used to change our working practice?
Working to SG4 05 three lifts & below is the safest way to work. Make it too slow & complicated short cuts will be taken & more accidents will happen.
Ragscaff