Tony O'Brien of the Construction Safety Campaign confronts Chris Grayling Minister at DWP, Workers Memorial Day 2011 .
The construction industry has a high rate of occupational ill health because of the nature of the jobs/tasks. The Health and Safety Executive reports that there were 50 construction deaths in 2010/11, 18 were self-employed, and it was a 22% increase on the previous 12 months. There were 2298 reported major injuries and 2.3 million working days were lost through work related ill health. There are over 5,000 occupational cancer cases each year from past exposures in construction and 36,000 cases of work related musculo-skeletal illness. To know more about the health risks and how to manage/prevent them,click this link: Construction Health Risks
CONSTRUCTION SAFETY CAMPAIGN
This is a grassroots campaign of building workers and relatives that has been fighting for workers health and safety in the construction industry for over 20 years. London Hazards Centre has worked with them supplying information about deaths in the Greater London Area. We campaigned jointly for the UK ban on asbestos and continue to provide information for the worldwide ban on asbestos.
Contact Construction Safety campaign at:
PO Box 23844
London SE15 3EA
E-mail the secretary at: construction.safetycampaign@cane.fsnet Or phone: 07747 795 954.
The Construction Safety Campaign has produced a history of its activities over the last 20 years, written by Tony O’Brien, and available for £10 plus £2 postage from the above address.
Download a summary of their activities here: CSC Achievements & Objectives December2010
Download the affiliation form: CSC Affiliation form You can also buy the T-shirt, price £8.
Read a summary of Construction Safety Campaign policies here: CSC POLICY
Find out more about the theme of the 2011 Workers Memorial Day events here: 2011 WMD Leaflet
CONSTRUCTION SAFETY IN EUROPE
CLR is the European Institute for Construction Labour Research. They report on research on occupational health and demolition, article by Rolf Gehring, and working conditions for migrant workers, article by Bernd Eisenach/Rolf Gehring, download the journal here CLR News 4-2010. Find out aout CLR here www.clr.news.org
BATTERSEA CRANE DISASTER ACTION GROUP
- An Anniversary Ceremony at Thessaly Road. Angela Bedy, Michael Alexa’s partner, is in the middle holding their son.
On 26 September 2006 a 165 foot Falcon crane collapsed in
Thessaly Road, Battersea onto a block of flats killing Drago-Michael Alexa, 23,
and the crane driver, Jonathan Cloke, 37.
Michael was changing a wheel on his car in the street outside his mum’s
home – his body was trapped under the collapsed crane and was left there for
five days until the he could be moved safely.
Michael’s mum Liliana Alexa has subsequently campaigned remorselessly
for better protection for workers and the public from such crane collapses. Read Liliana’s story on London Council’s
website at this link:
http://www.londoncouncils.gov.uk/services/grants/casestudies/casestudy_londonhazards.htm
