000			01473cam a2200253 4500
001			ABS65681
008			020801n2002 000 0 eng u
035			_a(Sirsi) u119137
100			_aEdwards, D.J.
245		4	_aThe state of health and safety in the UK construction industry with a focus on plant operators
260			_c2002
490			_aStructural Survey _v20(2) 2002, 78-87(10)
520			_aCompares and assesses Health and Safety Executive (HSE) accident statistics to demonstrate that the construction industry is arguably the UK's most hazardous industry. Focuses on the considerable contribution of off-highway plant and equipment to this accident record and in particular on operator fault as the main factor. Training programmes have been attempted but there are no mandatory training and certification requirements in respect of this category of plant and equipment. Proposes the development of a psychometric test for assessing the health and safety aptitude of construction plant operatives which would allow the selection of optimum new candidates for training. References. [Taken from journal abstract].
590			_aABS
650			_aCONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY
650			_aACCIDENTS
650			_aPSYCHOMETRIC TESTS
650			_aHEALTH AND SAFETY EXECUTIVE
650			_aHSE
650			_aPROVISION AND USE OF WORK EQUIPMENT REGULATIONS 1998
690			_aBUILT ENVIRONMENT-BUILDING STANDARDS
700			_aNicholas, J.
942			_n0
999			_c70867 _d70867