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Under Construction II

Under Construction II. Malta, 2 October 2009 Angelo Xuereb Chairman FOBC. H&S in Construction. Construction sector has one of the worst occupational H&S records in Europe. For every 100,000 workers in construction: Malta: 23 fatalities Europe: 13 fatalities. Cost of Health & Safety.

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Under Construction II

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  1. Under Construction II Malta, 2 October 2009 Angelo Xuereb Chairman FOBC

  2. H&S in Construction Construction sector has one of the worst occupational H&S records in Europe. For every 100,000 workers in construction: • Malta: 23 fatalities • Europe: 13 fatalities

  3. Cost of Health & Safety • Low H&S standards in construction cost €75 billion every year. • ILO estimates cost of occupational accidents at 4% of GDP

  4. Accidents at work - 2008 • Total Malta – 3,960 • Construction – 635. Construction accidents = 16% of all occupational accidents

  5. Fatal Accidents • Construction accounts for 62% of all fatal accidents at work. • Average of 3 construction fatalities every year.

  6. Health & Safety issues Implementation depends on: • Employer’s and employees’ attitude • Dissemination of proper information.

  7. H&S responsibilities • Individual has to keep himself healthy, motivated and capable of working. • Employers to ensure safe working conditions • Society to provide legislation for healthy and profitable working conditions. Employees’ well-being means cost-saving for employer.

  8. FOBC’s role • Limited resources • Collaboration with OHSA and BICC to disseminate information • Striving for management systems to ensure high standards of health and safety • Difficulty to get message through to contractors

  9. Hurdles • Desperate need for classification of building contractors • Lack of classification of contractors in different categories • Tendering shortcomings leading to unfair competition

  10. Physical dangers • Physical catastrophies could be caused by outdated construction laws. • FOBC has been insisting on laws to be updated.

  11. The future • FOBC seeks new initiatives to promote occupational health and safety. • This seminar should assist by generating new ideas and initiatives.

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