23 March 2004 - Health and safety blitz in Huntingdon
Proprietors, managers and employees of businesses and organisations in Huntingdon could be the target of the HSE inspectors this week on Wednesday 24 March 2004. Inspectors will observe workplace standards in a variety of premises but will focus particularly on the manufacturing industry. Previous exercises have produced quite a few enforcement actions being brought against many businesses where standards are not what they should be.
The programme of visits is part of a series of inspections across the East and South East which so far have reached industrial estates in Broxbourne, Watford, Dunstable, Hemel Hempstead, Welwyn Garden City, Hatfield, Bedford, Biggleswade, Sandy, Peterborough, Cambridge and Wisbech.
David Metson, acting HSE Principal Inspector for Cambridgeshire commented:
“We will be
concentrating on the two areas that cause the most serious accidents in the
workplace - operating transport and working at height. We will also be
looking at the control of occupational asthma, slips, trips and manual
handling risks.
I advise all businesses in the area to assess their health and safety
standards, not just for the risks we are targeting, but for all their
activities. Poor health and safety standards at work not only put workers at
risk of serious injury, but also can also seriously damage profits.”
