News 27/11/2014 Health and Safety Executive
Poor standards/dangerous practices at 40% of sites visited (691 of 1748)
On 360 (one in five) sites, practices so poor that enforcement action was required.
313 prohibition notices issued
235 improvement notices issued
The most common issues identified related to work at height and falls (42%), failure to control dust (12%), insufficient welfare (12%) and asbestos (10%).
In total 35% of notices were served for health issues (asbestos, dust, noise, vibration, welfare and manual handling).