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Construction companies risk facing compensation claims due to safety issues
19/05/2009
Construction firms in Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK are risking being fined or sued for compensation following news that one in five construction sites failed recent health and safety inspection checks.
According to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), which visited 1,759 refurbishment sites to see how contractors were dealing with health and safety regulations, enforcement action had to be taken on 30 per cent of the sites.
Some 384 of the sites visited were found to be operating with serious risks of injury to people, and some were forced to stop operations until improvements were made.
According to the HSE's new chief inspector of construction Phillip White, it is "very worrying" that some sites needed to be dealt with using enforcement action.
He said: "This inspection initiative was well publicised and for our inspectors to still find this level of disregard for basic health and safety standards on refurbishment sites is disappointing."
A scaffolding collapse in May left a Surrey company with a bill of £10,000 after it was found guilty of breaching health and safety regulations.
Lyn Harris, head of the litigation department at Wilson Nesbitt Solicitors commented that "health and safety on construction sites continues to be overlooked throughout the country, putting the lives of employees of construction firms at great risk.
"Injuries resulting from accidents on site are a regular occurence and can leave many unable to continue working or having to find less physical work.
"Anyone involved in an accident at work should take legal advice from a solicitor as they may be able to make a successful claim for compensation."
Ms Harris is accredited by the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers as a senior litigator and Wilson Nesbitt is an accredited practice.
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According to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), which visited 1,759 refurbishment sites to see how contractors were dealing with health and safety regulations, enforcement action had to be taken on 30 per cent of the sites.
Some 384 of the sites visited were found to be operating with serious risks of injury to people, and some were forced to stop operations until improvements were made.
According to the HSE's new chief inspector of construction Phillip White, it is "very worrying" that some sites needed to be dealt with using enforcement action.
He said: "This inspection initiative was well publicised and for our inspectors to still find this level of disregard for basic health and safety standards on refurbishment sites is disappointing."
A scaffolding collapse in May left a Surrey company with a bill of £10,000 after it was found guilty of breaching health and safety regulations.
Lyn Harris, head of the litigation department at Wilson Nesbitt Solicitors commented that "health and safety on construction sites continues to be overlooked throughout the country, putting the lives of employees of construction firms at great risk.
"Injuries resulting from accidents on site are a regular occurence and can leave many unable to continue working or having to find less physical work.
"Anyone involved in an accident at work should take legal advice from a solicitor as they may be able to make a successful claim for compensation."
Ms Harris is accredited by the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers as a senior litigator and Wilson Nesbitt is an accredited practice.
Free advice for personal injury claims
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