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targets
 CONCRETE
TARGETS
50% reduction in the Lost Time Injury
Frequency Rate (LTIFR) for direct employees and Lost Time Injuries (LTIs) for contractors, from the
2010 baseline.
SAFETY
OBJECTIVES
The following topics have been selected as examples of
the problems that arise in the precast industry and to support
the work of the Health and Safety Executive.
| Physical Safety |
Occupational Health |
Human Factors |
| Transport |
Vibration & noise |
Consultation& involvement |
| Slips & trips |
Health & absence |
Control of contractors management |
| Manual handling |
Silica / asthma problems |
Audit & inspection |
| Work at height |
Skin or stress |
Risk assessment |
| Machinery |
Musculo-skeletal disease |
Training |
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The target years are flexible and the British
Precast Health and Safety Committee will make the final decision
as to whether specific initiatives will run each year. In this way, should a situation
arise that needs rapid industry response, the scheme will still remain
valid and workable.
OCCUPATIONAL
HEALTH TARGETS
These areas of activity have significant impact on the amount of lost
time that a business incurs as a result of health-related illness.
The initiatives are designed to allow an industry-wide standard in each
of these areas to be developed. Best practice generated from the industry
will be used.
HUMAN
FACTORS
Without addressing the human factors
aspect of safety, improvement will be slow and difficult. These
initiatives are designed to allow businesses to develop systems
that address this important area of health and safety and ensure
that the entire workforce is fully engaged in the process. |
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PHYSICAL
SAFETY TARGETS
The physical safety initiatives have
been developed to reflect both the HSE ‘hot topics’ and
the issues that affect our industry. The HSE have produced
documentation for each of these initiatives and this will be
used in developing our industry best practice. These target
areas have significant impact on each business due to the potential
for serious injury. |
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