The new guide ‘Occupational health risk management in construction’ has been written by the Construction Industry Advisory Committee (ConIAC) Health Risks Working Group and formatted with the assistance of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH).
With the emphasis mainly on the prevention of accidents at work, it is a sobering thought that figures indicate a construction worker is 100 times more likely to die as a result of a disease caused by, or made worse by their work, than they are a fatal accident.
Shelley Frost, Executive Director – Policy at IOSH, said: “There have been huge advances in improving safety in the construction sector over the last 15 years but the industry has yet to generate such advances in improving the picture in occupational health. This new guide raises awareness of the occupational health issues in construction, demystifies how to best manage them and provides information as to where firms can get help and assistance."
The guidance is available to download on HSE’s and IOSH’s website:
http://www.hse.gov.uk/aboutus/meetings/iacs/coniac/coniac-oh-guidance.pdf
http://www.iosh.co.uk/techguide
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