The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) are to have extended powers linked to the Fire Safety Bill relating to construction and inspection.  They are recruiting staff, and the inspection initiative for October reinforces their role and could be seen as proactive in light of their new role.

HSE Construction Health Inspection Initiative – October 2020

October 2020 will see HSE carrying out its latest construction health inspection initiative with health and safety inspectors targeting construction sites across Great Britain.

Details of the Initiative:

• The initiative will run from Monday 5 – Friday 30 October
• As with previous health inspection initiatives, the focus will be on respiratory risks.
• COVID-security is a critical health risk and will also be covered by the initiative.
• The purpose of this initiative is twofold:
• (i) To support HSE’s continuing strategy to improve the health of construction workers.
  (ii) To align with the wider government agenda to get people back to workplaces safely and so support economic recovery.