3 November 2004 - Scotbuild Adds Construction Health and Safety to SECC Event

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	3 November 2004 - Scotbuild Adds Construction Health and Safety to SECC Event
	The SECC in Glasgow is the venue for the largest Scottish construction event. Included in this years' venue is a Health and Safety Zone, organised by Site Safe Scotland, working with the Working Well Together campaign. Dramanon, a training organisation, are providing role-play and creative training, which will offer a life- like scenario, on the health and safety issues within the construction industry. The Scotbuild event commenced on Tuesday 2 November 2004, where the focus was on working at height. Today, Wednesday 3 November 2004, the focus is on mechanical handling and site transport and concludes tomorrow, Thursday 4 November 2004 with a look at occupational health, highlighting hand and arm vibration and noise. HSE Head of Construction for Scotland and the North of England, Pam Waldron commented: "The Health and Safety Commission has identified the construction industry as apriority sector due to the high number of fatal and major injury accidents. I hope that this new opportunity for us to raise awareness of the key topics - what kills, injures and makes workers ill - will help us to reach a new audience in a way which they find interesting and thought provoking." Further information can be accessed by clicking the following: ScotBuild - Scotlands national building exhibition Article by Alexandra Johnston

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