Tuesday 31 January
6.30pm Bertrand Russell Room, Conway Hall, Holborn
Workers Memorial Day is on Saturday 28th April.
This meeting called by Construction Safety Campaign is to plan events in London.
All welcome.
- deaths in London doubled last year from 9 to 17
- the Lofstedt review is recommending scrapping the Notification of Tower Crane Regulations 2010 and the Notification of Conventional Tower Cranes (Amendment) Regulations 2010 - a slap in the face to those who campaigned for the register with the Battersea Crane Disaster Action Group. It also suggests the Work at Height Regulations be reviewed with the strong possibility they be weakened.
- asbestos deaths continue to rise
- the deaths not included in HSE figures include an estimated 1,000 who are killed in road traffic incidents involving ‘at work’ vehicles and an estimated 30 killed in coastal waters or in aircraft incidents.
- The number of deaths from occupational illnesses could be as many as 50,000: including 12 per cent of all cancer deaths (18,000 deaths); 15-20 per cent of obstructive lung disease deaths (6,000 deaths); 20 per cent of heart disease deaths (about 20,000)
workers need strong regulation & enforcement
Some good pictures from 2010 here: Workers Memorial Day at the Olympics Stratford 2010
