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Autumn 2018

Leaving the RAF

In 2018, fatal accidents rosesharply in the construction sector

Who’s responsible for the sunprotection of outdoor workers?

Male site workers in construction arethree times more likely to commitsuicide than the average UK male. More than 1,400 construction workers tooktheir own lives between 2011 and 2015.Troubling data from the Office of National Statisticsfound that between 2011 and 2015, of the 13,232in-work suicides recorded, those within the skilledconstruction and building trades made up 13.2%– despite construction accounting for little over7% of the UK workforce. This fact revealed thatthe number of suicides among those working inconstruction trades was the highest of anyprofession over that period.

Train your people to the highest levelsThe CITB Site Management Safety TrainingScheme informs managers and supervisors oftheir responsibility and accountability for healthand safety, their legal duties towards those eitherdirectly or indirectly under their charge, andtowards those who may be affected by their actsor omissions. It also sets out the good principlesof relevant legislation, and provides informationon where more specific guidance can be found.

With the summer heat wave came the reminders thatthe employers of outside workers have a duty of careto provide them with adequate sun protection. High levels of UV exposure increases the risk of all three types ofskin cancerToo much sunlight is harmful and can cause skin damage including sunburn,blistering and skin ageing and in the long term can lead to an increased risk ofskin cancer. Skin cancer is one of the most common forms of cancer in theUK with over 50,000 new cases every year.

It’s the employer’s duty of care to promote the following protective measures:• If possible, plan outdoor work in sunny weather to limit duration and

intensity of employee exposure to direct sunlight (11.00am – 15.00pm)• Provide shade if possible and limit duration of exposure if possible when UV

index is high (3 or above), do indoor work if possible• Provide sun glasses and sun screen, SPF of at least 30 and UVA label on bottle

Why is the construction industry fourtimes more dangerous than the nationalaverage for other industries?The Health and Safety Executive annual figures for work-relatedfatal injuries for 2017/18, and construction sector fatal accidentsrose sharply. The HSE revealed that 144 workers were fatallyinjured between April 2017 and March 2018 (a rate of 0.45 per100,000 workers). This provisional annual data represents anincrease of nine fatalities from 2016/17.

Fatal accident risk factorsThe three most common causes of fatal injuries continue to bedown to: workers falling from height (35), being struck by a movingvehicle (26) and being struck by a moving object (23), accountingfor nearly 60 per cent of fatal injuries in 2017/18. 40% of the fatalinjuries in 2017/18 were to workers aged 60 or over, even thoughsuch workers made up only around 10% of the workforce.

Health & Safety in Construction Qualifications and CoursesRISK are able to provide various IOSH and NEBOSH courses toindividuals and businesses to ensure those working under yourinstruction are operating safely.

After leaving the RAF after 38years service, one of RISKsmost successful health andsafety trainers, David Pettitt,explains his journey to ‘civvy’street and becoming a healthand safety professional.

I served until compulsory retirementkicked inMy penultimate tour in the Royal Air Forcewas a 3-year stint with NATO at JHQStavanger in Norway and on completion ofthis posting I would only have 18-months leftto serve on my return to the UK.

NEBOSH, IOSH and ConstructionIndustry Training Board coursesWhilst attending a CV writing and JobInterview workshop the resettlementorganisation running the event put me incontact with a company that were looking forself-employed health and safety trainers toteach NEBOSH, IOSH and ConstructionIndustry Training Board courses.

I discussed with RISK other qualificationsthat would help me with job prospects andwas advised that some construction healthand safety qualifications would be useful. Aswell as delivering training, which I enjoy, thescope of work I am now involved in alsoencompasses the development of newcourses and associate delegate handoutsand undertaking consultancy work for RISKacross a broad range of industries.

After leaving the RAF after 38

Mental Health in the Construction IndustryCONSTRUCTION AND

BUILDING TRADESSUPERVISORS BUILDING

FINISHINGTRADES

CONSTRUCTION ANDCONSTRUCTION ANDBUILDING TRADES

BREAKDOWN OF SUICIDES INCONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING

FATAL INJURIESTO WORKERS BYMAIN INDUSTRY

35OTHER 38

CONSTRUCTION

15MANUFACTURING

15TRANSPORT& STORAGE

12WASTE

29AGRICULTURE

FATAL INJURIESTO WORKERS

BY AGE86

AGED 16-59

55AGED 60+

3AGE NOT KNOWN

2011 to 2015Of 1,050 suicides among those working in construction and building trades, 357 were within the building finishingtrades and 12 by those employed as construction andbuilding trades supervisors.

Source: Office of National Statistics

the employers of outside workers have a duty of care

High levels of UV exposure increases the risk of all three types of

Too much sunlight is harmful and can cause skin damage including sunburn,blistering and skin ageing and in the long term can lead to an increased risk ofskin cancer. Skin cancer is one of the most common forms of cancer in the

It’s the employer’s duty of care to promote the following protective measures:If possible, plan outdoor work in sunny weather to limit duration andintensity of employee exposure to direct sunlight (11.00am – 15.00pm)Provide shade if possible and limit duration of exposure if possible when UV

Provide sun glasses and sun screen, SPF of at least 30 and UVA label on bottle

www.riskhealthandsafety.com

www.riskhealthandsafety.com www.riskhealthandsafety.com

NEBOSH Results2018

Did you know suicide kills more construction workers than falls? Health and Safety Courses ELCAS

Do you know your Health and SafetyResponsibilities as a company director?

Site Manager SafetyResponsibilities

Why do so many ex-military personnel gointo health and safety?

The NEBOSH results RISKhave achieved since theintroduction of the NEBOSHFast Track programme in 2015have been outstanding – andthe NEBOSH Results for 2018continue to out-perform theNational Average.

RISK have out-performed the nationalaverage NEBOSH Certificates pass ratefor 4 years runningRISK’s NEBOSH exam pass rates are evenmore remarkable when you understand thereis ‘no pre-qualification criteria’ – a factcommented upon by the NEBOSH assessorwhen reviewing RISKs’ incredibleperformance in getting delegates throughwhat is regarded as one of the mostchallenging health and safety qualifications.

Even though NEBOSH stronglyrecommended previous experience of healthand safety, and many course providers insiston pre-qualification criteria – RISK remainsone of the leaders in transferring theknowledge required for the delegate to passthis challenging exam. If you are looking tostart your career in health and safety andneed the NEBOSH Certificate for your chosencareer path – then you should take a look athow the NEBOSH Fast Track programmeworks or watch some of the videos of pastdelegates – who explain their experience.

Find out how NEBOSH Fast Trackprogramme works at www.risktraining.co.uk/fasttrack

Health and safety profession dull?If you’ve worked for an employer – in this casethe Ministry of Defence (MOD) – who essentiallyhas to put their employees in danger for a living,then the requirement to keep them safe withoutcompromising their ability or willingness to dowhat they have to do, becomes ingrained andinstinctive. To those who knock the health andsafety profession for its dullness, it probablyseems a strange choice for ex-military peoplemore used to adrenaline fuelled experiences.

Ex-military are less risk averse but morerisk awarePerhaps a good way to sum up those whosejob it is, or was, to go into dangerous situationsto defend others is that they are less riskaverse but more risk aware than the averageworker. Probably because they are exposed tosuch high levels of risk, and certainly becausethey are trained to such a high level to copewith it, members of the military are, overall,safer at work than many other professions.

ELCAS and Armed Forces ResettlementEntitlementThe MOD’s Enhanced Learning Credits Scheme(ELC) promotes lifelong learning amongstserving members or those who have the serviceto assist in their retraining to ‘civvy’ street.

The scheme provides financial support in theform of a single up-front payment for up to amaximum of three separate financial years.ELCAS (Enhanced Learning CreditsAdministration Service) provides administrativesupport and regulates service providers for theELC scheme.

RISK Health & Safety is proud to be anapproved and registered provider of ELCAScourses. (Centre No:1879)

Why do employers like ex-militarymanaging their health and safety?Health and safety law places duties onorganisations and employers, and directorscan be personally liable when these duties arebreached: members of the board have bothcollective and individual responsibility for healthand safety. Companies that need strongenforcement of health and safety are lookingfor the personal qualities that ex-forcesemployees tend to have. Armed forces leaversare skilled, disciplined, hardworking and havethe ability to make a positive contribution toany business. All of that means recruiting ex-military personnel is a cost-effective andimmediate way to boost capabilities, efficiencyand productivity.

Legal responsibilities of employers makesdirectors and senior executives accountableFailure to include health and safety as a keybusiness risk in board decisions can havecatastrophic results. Many high-profile safetycases over the years have been rooted infailures of leadership. Health and safety lawplaces duties on organisations and employers,and directors can be personally liable whenthese duties are breached members of theboard have both collective and individualresponsibility for health and safety. Protectingthe health and safety of employees ormembers of the public who may be affected byyour activities is an essential part of riskmanagement and must be led by the board.

Health and safety law states thatemployers must: • assess risks to employees, customers,

partners and any other people who could beaffected by their activities;

• arrange for the effective planning,organisation, control, monitoring and reviewof preventative and protective measures;

• have a written health and safety policy if theyhave five or more employees;

• ensure they have access to competenthealth and safety advice;

• consult employees about their risks at work andcurrent preventive and protective measures.

Failure to comply with these requirements canhave serious consequences – for bothorganisations and individuals. Sanctions includefines, imprisonment and disqualification.

IOSH Safety for Executives & DirectorsProvides the knowledge to demonstrate goodsafety leadership. The course enables BoardMembers, Directors and Senior Managementto understand current health and safetylegislation and the accountability for theorganisation and individuals.

Delegates will understand how health andsafety is an essential part of organisationalstrategy, decision-making processes andsupply chain management.

Or you could go the DIY route and read upon....Health and Safety at Work etc, Act 1974Larger public and private sector organisationsneed to have formal procedures for auditingand reporting health and safety performance.

If a health and safety offence is committedwith the consent or connivance of, or isattributable to any neglect on the part of, anydirector, manager, secretary or other similarofficer of the organisation, then that person(as well as the organisation) can beprosecuted under section 37 of the Healthand Safety at Work etc Act 1974.

What can health and safety managers doto prevent this?The industry has taken steps to reduce the stigmaaround mental health and to improve support butthere is more that each and every one of us cando just by being aware of the signs andencouraging people to talk. Do not underestimatethe impact you can make just by talking tosomeone. You could change someone’s life.

The cost of mental health is commercial tooEmployers need to prioritise mental health inthe workplace for commercial reasons too.Unrecognised and unsupported mental healthissues can have a massive impact on acompany’s revenue. Mental health issuesaccount for people taking almost 70 milliondays off sick per year costing the UK economybetween £70bn and £100bn a year.

At a time where suicide kills more people in the construction industry than falls fromheight, it is only right that mental health and safety is given the same level ofthought, time and investment as other site hazards to ensure that the workers in theindustry are truly protected.

What’s the best way to go after jobopportunities in health & safety postmilitary?Health and safety is generally a good area tolook for job opportunities when leaving themilitary. Depending on your length of serviceand experience you could look at differentlevels, specialisms and pay rates. The mostcommon questions RISK get asked by those

leaving the military and seeking to retrain withELCAS funding support, include: ‘What is thebest health and safety qualification?’ and‘What skills are required for a health andsafety job?’. The answer is always, itdepends on you. The qualifications youchoose to undertake will depend on yourcurrent situation and experience.

RISK is an Approved Learning Provider for the ELCAS Scheme, and specialise in Health& Safety Training Courses. Health and safety provides a great platform for those leavingthe military as there are very clear guidelines to follow which transcend any business.

Britain’s construction industryis one of the biggest workplacekillers. It’s worth rememberingthe reason behind the SMSTSand SSSTS qualifications is toprevent accidents and reducerisk on a construction site.

Site management is a vital role in theconstruction industry Safety on site is a key issue, because if youwork in construction you are four times morelikely to die (on average) than in any otherindustry. The client and the Site Managershare responsibility for safety within theworking place.

What sort of health & safety duties willthe Site Manager be involved in?The Site Manager needs to work hand-in-handwith the client, the architect, the maincontractor and any sub-contractors to ensurethat communication on health and safetyissues is maintained at all times. Being suitablytrained and qualified, they have to ensure thathe/she is totally up-to-date with all health andsafety practices. The site manager’s main roleis to ensure a safe, secure and cleanenvironment whilst ensuring that the project isdelivered within the contractual obligations.

To get the best training with freeongoing support ‘on tap’ from the highlyexperienced RISK team, take yourSMSTS training courses with one of theUK’s best providers.

Training for situations where risking life is the norm, is what the armedforces do. They understand danger and how to minimise the riskwithout compromising performance. No other employer is that upfrontabout the harm that could potentially impact on its workers.

Health and safety at work responsibility and accountability falls upondirectors, board members and the business owners for anyorganisation no matter what the size.

View the full video at www.sitemanagementtraining.co.uk/video

www.riskhealthandsafety.com

leaving the military and seeking to retrain withELCAS funding support, include: ‘What is the

RISK is an Approved Learning Provider for the ELCAS Scheme, and specialise in Health

www.riskhealthandsafety.com www.riskhealthandsafety.com

NEBOSH Results2018

Did you know suicide kills more construction workers than falls? Health and Safety Courses ELCAS

Do you know your Health and SafetyResponsibilities as a company director?

Site Manager SafetyResponsibilities

Why do so many ex-military personnel gointo health and safety?

The NEBOSH results RISKhave achieved since theintroduction of the NEBOSHFast Track programme in 2015have been outstanding – andthe NEBOSH Results for 2018continue to out-perform theNational Average.

RISK have out-performed the nationalaverage NEBOSH Certificates pass ratefor 4 years runningRISK’s NEBOSH exam pass rates are evenmore remarkable when you understand thereis ‘no pre-qualification criteria’ – a factcommented upon by the NEBOSH assessorwhen reviewing RISKs’ incredibleperformance in getting delegates throughwhat is regarded as one of the mostchallenging health and safety qualifications.

Even though NEBOSH stronglyrecommended previous experience of healthand safety, and many course providers insiston pre-qualification criteria – RISK remainsone of the leaders in transferring theknowledge required for the delegate to passthis challenging exam. If you are looking tostart your career in health and safety andneed the NEBOSH Certificate for your chosencareer path – then you should take a look athow the NEBOSH Fast Track programmeworks or watch some of the videos of pastdelegates – who explain their experience.

Find out how NEBOSH Fast Trackprogramme works at www.risktraining.co.uk/fasttrack

Health and safety profession dull?If you’ve worked for an employer – in this casethe Ministry of Defence (MOD) – who essentiallyhas to put their employees in danger for a living,then the requirement to keep them safe withoutcompromising their ability or willingness to dowhat they have to do, becomes ingrained andinstinctive. To those who knock the health andsafety profession for its dullness, it probablyseems a strange choice for ex-military peoplemore used to adrenaline fuelled experiences.

Ex-military are less risk averse but morerisk awarePerhaps a good way to sum up those whosejob it is, or was, to go into dangerous situationsto defend others is that they are less riskaverse but more risk aware than the averageworker. Probably because they are exposed tosuch high levels of risk, and certainly becausethey are trained to such a high level to copewith it, members of the military are, overall,safer at work than many other professions.

ELCAS and Armed Forces ResettlementEntitlementThe MOD’s Enhanced Learning Credits Scheme(ELC) promotes lifelong learning amongstserving members or those who have the serviceto assist in their retraining to ‘civvy’ street.

The scheme provides financial support in theform of a single up-front payment for up to amaximum of three separate financial years.ELCAS (Enhanced Learning CreditsAdministration Service) provides administrativesupport and regulates service providers for theELC scheme.

RISK Health & Safety is proud to be anapproved and registered provider of ELCAScourses. (Centre No:1879)

Why do employers like ex-militarymanaging their health and safety?Health and safety law places duties onorganisations and employers, and directorscan be personally liable when these duties arebreached: members of the board have bothcollective and individual responsibility for healthand safety. Companies that need strongenforcement of health and safety are lookingfor the personal qualities that ex-forcesemployees tend to have. Armed forces leaversare skilled, disciplined, hardworking and havethe ability to make a positive contribution toany business. All of that means recruiting ex-military personnel is a cost-effective andimmediate way to boost capabilities, efficiencyand productivity.

Legal responsibilities of employers makesdirectors and senior executives accountableFailure to include health and safety as a keybusiness risk in board decisions can havecatastrophic results. Many high-profile safetycases over the years have been rooted infailures of leadership. Health and safety lawplaces duties on organisations and employers,and directors can be personally liable whenthese duties are breached members of theboard have both collective and individualresponsibility for health and safety. Protectingthe health and safety of employees ormembers of the public who may be affected byyour activities is an essential part of riskmanagement and must be led by the board.

Health and safety law states thatemployers must: • assess risks to employees, customers,

partners and any other people who could beaffected by their activities;

• arrange for the effective planning,organisation, control, monitoring and reviewof preventative and protective measures;

• have a written health and safety policy if theyhave five or more employees;

• ensure they have access to competenthealth and safety advice;

• consult employees about their risks at work andcurrent preventive and protective measures.

Failure to comply with these requirements canhave serious consequences – for bothorganisations and individuals. Sanctions includefines, imprisonment and disqualification.

IOSH Safety for Executives & DirectorsProvides the knowledge to demonstrate goodsafety leadership. The course enables BoardMembers, Directors and Senior Managementto understand current health and safetylegislation and the accountability for theorganisation and individuals.

Delegates will understand how health andsafety is an essential part of organisationalstrategy, decision-making processes andsupply chain management.

Or you could go the DIY route and read upon....Health and Safety at Work etc, Act 1974Larger public and private sector organisationsneed to have formal procedures for auditingand reporting health and safety performance.

If a health and safety offence is committedwith the consent or connivance of, or isattributable to any neglect on the part of, anydirector, manager, secretary or other similarofficer of the organisation, then that person(as well as the organisation) can beprosecuted under section 37 of the Healthand Safety at Work etc Act 1974.

What can health and safety managers doto prevent this?The industry has taken steps to reduce the stigmaaround mental health and to improve support butthere is more that each and every one of us cando just by being aware of the signs andencouraging people to talk. Do not underestimatethe impact you can make just by talking tosomeone. You could change someone’s life.

The cost of mental health is commercial tooEmployers need to prioritise mental health inthe workplace for commercial reasons too.Unrecognised and unsupported mental healthissues can have a massive impact on acompany’s revenue. Mental health issuesaccount for people taking almost 70 milliondays off sick per year costing the UK economybetween £70bn and £100bn a year.

At a time where suicide kills more people in the construction industry than falls fromheight, it is only right that mental health and safety is given the same level ofthought, time and investment as other site hazards to ensure that the workers in theindustry are truly protected.

What’s the best way to go after jobopportunities in health & safety postmilitary?Health and safety is generally a good area tolook for job opportunities when leaving themilitary. Depending on your length of serviceand experience you could look at differentlevels, specialisms and pay rates. The mostcommon questions RISK get asked by those

leaving the military and seeking to retrain withELCAS funding support, include: ‘What is thebest health and safety qualification?’ and‘What skills are required for a health andsafety job?’. The answer is always, itdepends on you. The qualifications youchoose to undertake will depend on yourcurrent situation and experience.

RISK is an Approved Learning Provider for the ELCAS Scheme, and specialise in Health& Safety Training Courses. Health and safety provides a great platform for those leavingthe military as there are very clear guidelines to follow which transcend any business.

Britain’s construction industryis one of the biggest workplacekillers. It’s worth rememberingthe reason behind the SMSTSand SSSTS qualifications is toprevent accidents and reducerisk on a construction site.

Site management is a vital role in theconstruction industry Safety on site is a key issue, because if youwork in construction you are four times morelikely to die (on average) than in any otherindustry. The client and the Site Managershare responsibility for safety within theworking place.

What sort of health & safety duties willthe Site Manager be involved in?The Site Manager needs to work hand-in-handwith the client, the architect, the maincontractor and any sub-contractors to ensurethat communication on health and safetyissues is maintained at all times. Being suitablytrained and qualified, they have to ensure thathe/she is totally up-to-date with all health andsafety practices. The site manager’s main roleis to ensure a safe, secure and cleanenvironment whilst ensuring that the project isdelivered within the contractual obligations.

To get the best training with freeongoing support ‘on tap’ from the highlyexperienced RISK team, take yourSMSTS training courses with one of theUK’s best providers.

Training for situations where risking life is the norm, is what the armedforces do. They understand danger and how to minimise the riskwithout compromising performance. No other employer is that upfrontabout the harm that could potentially impact on its workers.

Health and safety at work responsibility and accountability falls upondirectors, board members and the business owners for anyorganisation no matter what the size.

View the full video at www.sitemanagementtraining.co.uk/video

www.riskhealthandsafety.com

leaving the military and seeking to retrain withELCAS funding support, include: ‘What is the

RISK is an Approved Learning Provider for the ELCAS Scheme, and specialise in Health

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NEBOSH CoursesNEBOSH Construction Certificate

NEBOSH Environmental Certificate

NEBOSH Fire Certificate

NEBOSH General Certificate

IOSH CoursesIOSH Managing Safely

IOSH Managing Safely in Construction

IOSH Safety for Executives and Directors

CITB CoursesCITB Achieving Behavioural Change (ABC)

CITB Site Safety Awareness

CITB SMSTS Courses

CITB SMSTS Refresher Courses

CITB SSSTS Courses

CITB SSSTS Refresher Courses

For the latest Health & Safety Training Coursesvisit www.riskhealthandsafety.com

Autumn 2018

Leaving the RAF

In 2018, fatal accidents rosesharply in the construction sector

Who’s responsible for the sunprotection of outdoor workers?

Male site workers in construction arethree times more likely to commitsuicide than the average UK male. More than 1,400 construction workers tooktheir own lives between 2011 and 2015.Troubling data from the Office of National Statisticsfound that between 2011 and 2015, of the 13,232in-work suicides recorded, those within the skilledconstruction and building trades made up 13.2%– despite construction accounting for little over7% of the UK workforce. This fact revealed thatthe number of suicides among those working inconstruction trades was the highest of anyprofession over that period.

Train your people to the highest levelsThe CITB Site Management Safety TrainingScheme informs managers and supervisors oftheir responsibility and accountability for healthand safety, their legal duties towards those eitherdirectly or indirectly under their charge, andtowards those who may be affected by their actsor omissions. It also sets out the good principlesof relevant legislation, and provides informationon where more specific guidance can be found.

With the summer heat wave came the reminders thatthe employers of outside workers have a duty of careto provide them with adequate sun protection. High levels of UV exposure increases the risk of all three types ofskin cancerToo much sunlight is harmful and can cause skin damage including sunburn,blistering and skin ageing and in the long term can lead to an increased risk ofskin cancer. Skin cancer is one of the most common forms of cancer in theUK with over 50,000 new cases every year.

It’s the employer’s duty of care to promote the following protective measures:• If possible, plan outdoor work in sunny weather to limit duration and

intensity of employee exposure to direct sunlight (11.00am – 15.00pm)• Provide shade if possible and limit duration of exposure if possible when UV

index is high (3 or above), do indoor work if possible• Provide sun glasses and sun screen, SPF of at least 30 and UVA label on bottle

Why is the construction industry fourtimes more dangerous than the nationalaverage for other industries?The Health and Safety Executive annual figures for work-relatedfatal injuries for 2017/18, and construction sector fatal accidentsrose sharply. The HSE revealed that 144 workers were fatallyinjured between April 2017 and March 2018 (a rate of 0.45 per100,000 workers). This provisional annual data represents anincrease of nine fatalities from 2016/17.

Fatal accident risk factorsThe three most common causes of fatal injuries continue to bedown to: workers falling from height (35), being struck by a movingvehicle (26) and being struck by a moving object (23), accountingfor nearly 60 per cent of fatal injuries in 2017/18. 40% of the fatalinjuries in 2017/18 were to workers aged 60 or over, even thoughsuch workers made up only around 10% of the workforce.

Health & Safety in Construction Qualifications and CoursesRISK are able to provide various IOSH and NEBOSH courses toindividuals and businesses to ensure those working under yourinstruction are operating safely.

After leaving the RAF after 38years service, one of RISKsmost successful health andsafety trainers, David Pettitt,explains his journey to ‘civvy’street and becoming a healthand safety professional.

I served until compulsory retirementkicked inMy penultimate tour in the Royal Air Forcewas a 3-year stint with NATO at JHQStavanger in Norway and on completion ofthis posting I would only have 18-months leftto serve on my return to the UK.

NEBOSH, IOSH and ConstructionIndustry Training Board coursesWhilst attending a CV writing and JobInterview workshop the resettlementorganisation running the event put me incontact with a company that were looking forself-employed health and safety trainers toteach NEBOSH, IOSH and ConstructionIndustry Training Board courses.

I discussed with RISK other qualificationsthat would help me with job prospects andwas advised that some construction healthand safety qualifications would be useful. Aswell as delivering training, which I enjoy, thescope of work I am now involved in alsoencompasses the development of newcourses and associate delegate handoutsand undertaking consultancy work for RISKacross a broad range of industries.

After leaving the RAF after 38

Mental Health in the Construction IndustryCONSTRUCTION AND

BUILDING TRADESSUPERVISORS BUILDING

FINISHINGTRADES

CONSTRUCTION ANDCONSTRUCTION ANDBUILDING TRADES

BREAKDOWN OF SUICIDES INCONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING

FATAL INJURIESTO WORKERS BYMAIN INDUSTRY

35OTHER 38

CONSTRUCTION

15MANUFACTURING

15TRANSPORT& STORAGE

12WASTE

29AGRICULTURE

FATAL INJURIESTO WORKERS

BY AGE86

AGED 16-59

55AGED 60+

3AGE NOT KNOWN

2011 to 2015Of 1,050 suicides among those working in construction and building trades, 357 were within the building finishingtrades and 12 by those employed as construction andbuilding trades supervisors.

Source: Office of National Statistics

the employers of outside workers have a duty of care

High levels of UV exposure increases the risk of all three types of

Too much sunlight is harmful and can cause skin damage including sunburn,blistering and skin ageing and in the long term can lead to an increased risk ofskin cancer. Skin cancer is one of the most common forms of cancer in the

It’s the employer’s duty of care to promote the following protective measures:If possible, plan outdoor work in sunny weather to limit duration andintensity of employee exposure to direct sunlight (11.00am – 15.00pm)Provide shade if possible and limit duration of exposure if possible when UV

Provide sun glasses and sun screen, SPF of at least 30 and UVA label on bottle

www.riskhealthandsafety.com