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Health and Safety Executive
Health and Safety Executive
Cancer: An occupational health
challenge for the profession
…..in construction
Ian Strudley
Head of Health Risk Management Unit
HSE Construction Sector
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What I’ll do…..
• What’s the problem ?..........
• What priorities are HSE ( and IOSH !) taking forward….
• What’s next ????
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Background
• HSE’s former Chief Inspector Heather Bryant :
“ We recognise the construction sector’s progress in reducing the number of people killed and injured by its activities. But it is clear from these figures why there is an unacceptable toll of ill-health and fatal disease in the industry. We will make sure the construction industry thinks health, as well as safety. “
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Together, we can make a difference
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THE biggest risk to construction workers
Occupational Cancer:
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Burden of occupational cancer
Lesley Rushton et al
Imperial College
London:
http://www.nature.com/
bjc/journal/v107/n1s/index.html
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What’s the problem … ?
• Occupational cancers = 5.3% of total– 2005 deaths 8010– 2004 registrations 13598– 56% registrations in construction
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Top 10 causes of cancer registrations attributable to occupational carcinogens (Rushton/HSE)
Rank Agent/activity Number of Registrations/year
1 Asbestos 4216
2 Shiftwork 1957
3 Mineral oils 1730
4 Solar radiation 1541
5 Silica 907
6 Diesel engine exhaust 801
7 Coal tars and pitches 545
8 Painters 359
9 Tertachlorodibenzodioxin 316
10 Tobacco 284
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Where’s the problem…?
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Where’s the problem ? – in construction
• Asbestos
• Solar radiation
• Silica
• Painters
• Diesel engine exhaust emissions
• PAHs – Coal tars / pitches
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What’s HSE been doing…..
HSE Inspection initiatives:• ‘Health initiative’
• Refurbishment initiative
– What are we looking at…..– What aren’t we looking at…..
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Health initiative
– 2 week focus on health interventions– 500 inspections– Operational guidance detailing enforcement
expectations to be issued on leading health risk issues
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Health initiative
• Focus on :– Respiratory risks from silica / dusts– (other) Hazardous substances– Manual handling– Noise– Vibration
• Whilst maintaining push on :– Asbestos risks– Welfare
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HSE plan of work
Thereafter, have been focusing a consolidated effort on :
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HSE plan of work
• Silica
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HSE plan of work
• Other hazardous substances
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HSE plan of work
• Manual handling
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HSE plan of work
• Noise and vibration
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HSE plan of work
• Welfare
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HSE plan of work
• Asbestos
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Is there still a problem ?
2014 Health initiative ??:
• 570 site visits
• 13 Prohibition Notices
• 108 Improvement Notices
• 267 Notices of Contravention
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2014 Health initiative
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Is there still a problem ?
2014 refurbishment initiative:
• Commonest health issues :– Dust – 12%– Welfare – 12%– Asbestos – 10%
• Health related enforcement action carried out:– 46 PNs were served out of a total of 314 – 92 INs were served out of a total of 221
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2014 (Health in ) Refurbishment Inspection Initiative - Enforcement
• Asbestos : PNs 24, INs 24
• Dust : PNs 21, INs 31
• Manual handling : PN 1
• Welfare : 33 Ins
• Vibration : 3 Ins
• Noise : 1 IN
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2014 Health Initiative
• 13 Prohibition Notices;
• 108 Improvement Notices
• 267 Notices of Contravention issued at 146 sites
Notices of Contravention
Dust
Welfare
MSD
Vibration
Other Substances
Noise
Improvement Notices
Dust
Welfare
MSD
Vibration
Other Substances
Noise
Other (Management)
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2014 Refurbishment Initiative
• Health and Safety Inspection of smaller refurb sites:– 537 Notices (including 2 ELCI)– 314 PNs (including 46 on health)– 221 INs (including 92 on health)
52%46%
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Prohibition Notices
Asbestos Dust Manual Handling
26%
34%
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36%
Improvement Notices
Asbestos Dust Noise Vibration Welfare
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2014 Health Inspection Initiatives - Conclusions : dusts
• Most significant enforcement area but still an improving picture:
• Contractors starting to look more at removing risk or improving available controls.
• Risk awareness amongst larger contractors is generally high but let down by application.
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2014 Health Inspection Initiatives- Conclusions : dusts
• Focus has moved on from silica to include other dusts.
• Much greater appreciation / use of extraction systems but not always to the correct standard and dry sweeping remains an issue.
• Reliance on RPE
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What to do .….?
Occupational Risks v Lifestyle Issues
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What to do …..?
Surveillance/Monitoring? Risk Control?
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What to do …..?
• ‘Control the risk not the symptoms’– Monitoring and health surveillance are not enough
on their own. The first priority is to stop people being harmed
• ‘Manage risk, not lifestyle’– Helping workers tackle lifestyle issues may be
beneficial but is not a substitute for preventing work-related ill health.
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http://www.hse.gov.uk/construction/healthrisks/index.htm
HSE website guidance :How healthy is your business?
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IOSH : campaign on occupational cancer
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IOSH - No time to lose ….
• 50+ work-related carcinogens – focusing on :– Diesel engine exhaust– Solar radiation– Silica– Shiftwork– Asbestos
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What’s next ?
Think Health!
–Greater focus on health, not just by HSE…
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Thank you for listening
any questions ?
Ian Strudley
HM Principal Inspector
Head of Health Risk Management Unit
Construction Division
HSE
01256 404085