{"id":24300,"date":"2019-10-22T16:03:05","date_gmt":"2019-10-22T15:03:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ihbconline.co.uk\/newsachive\/?p=24300"},"modified":"2019-10-21T17:01:08","modified_gmt":"2019-10-21T16:01:08","slug":"autumn-clamp-down-on-dust-by-hse-site-visits-planned","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=24300","title":{"rendered":"Autumn clamp down on dust by HSE \u2013 site visits planned"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-21249\" src=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/house_construction_open_governent_licence_v3.png\" alt=\"house construction\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" \/>This month (October) HSE is carrying out its latest construction inspection initiative with a focus in particular on measures in place to protect workers from occupational lung disease caused by asbestos, silica, wood and other dusts when carrying out common construction tasks.<\/h3>\n<h6><em>image: Open Government Licence v3.0<\/em><\/h6>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><em>Stone Specialist<\/em> writes:<\/p>\n<p>Priority is often given to safety on site, which is certainly important but thousands more workers suffer ill-health at work than are harmed in at-work accidents. Asbestos and dust are slow killers. HSE estimates that there are around 8,000 work-related cancer deaths a year. The construction industry accounts for around 3,500 of these with asbestos and silica the major causes.<\/p>\n<p>Construction bosses and workers need to be aware of how dangerous and hazardous such substances can be. HSE Inspectors will be looking to ensure those involved with construction projects know the risks, properly plan their work and use the right controls.<\/p>\n<p>For more information see:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hse.gov.uk\/asbestos\/protect.htm#utm_source=govdelivery&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=construction-sep-19&amp;utm_term=work-asbestos&amp;utm_content=inspection-initiative\">Working with Asbestos<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hse.gov.uk\/pubns\/cis36.htm#utm_source=govdelivery&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=construction-sep-19&amp;utm_term=cis36&amp;utm_content=inspection-initiative\">Construction Dust Information sheet\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hse.gov.uk\/pubns\/cis78.pdf#utm_source=govdelivery&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=construction-sep-19&amp;utm_term=cis78&amp;utm_content=inspection-initiative\">Construction Dust Busy Builder sheet\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Where poor standards are found, enforcement action will be taken. To keep up to date with the initiative, follow HSE on Facebook (SaferSites) and on Twitter using the hashtags #Dustbusters and #WorkRight.<\/p>\n<div class=\"field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden prose\">\n<div class=\"field-items\">\n<div class=\"field-item even\">\n<p><u><em><a href=\"http:\/\/campaigns.hse.gov.uk\/resources\/dustbusters\/#utm_source=govdelivery&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=construction-sep-19&amp;utm_term=resources&amp;utm_content=inspection-initiative\">Click here for resources to help you take part and show your support.\u00a0<\/a><\/em><\/u><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"field field-name-field-website field-type-link-field field-label-hidden\">\n<div class=\"field-items\">\n<p class=\"field-item even\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hse.gov.uk\/\">http:\/\/www.hse.gov.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stonespecialist.com\/news\/health-safety-ethical-environmental\/autumn-clamp-down-dust-hse-%E2%80%93-site-visits-planned\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more&#8230;.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This month (October) HSE is carrying out its latest construction inspection initiative with a focus in particular on measures in place to protect workers from occupational lung disease caused by asbestos, silica, wood and other dusts when carrying out common &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=24300\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24300","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sector-newsblog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24300","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=24300"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24300\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24301,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24300\/revisions\/24301"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=24300"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=24300"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=24300"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}