Engineering firm questions crane health and safety plans
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15 March 2010
Health and safety schemes for workers using tower cranes have been welcomed, but one engineering firm has questioned how effective they could be.
Allianz Engineering stated that any initiatives to promote health and safety are a good thing, but the statutory registration scheme from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has not convinced the firm.
Chief engineer at the firm Phil Wright said: "We are not convinced that these laws will make a substantial difference to safety figures in the sector."
Under the plans, cranes can be tracked and their location discovered, but problems in installation are not necessarily addressed.
Mr Wright added that the HSE is helping to raise the profile of tower crane safety, but that brokers should make sure their clients are aware of responsibilities that the legislation reveals.
Health and safety minister Lord McKenzie recently dubbed it "unacceptable" that unsafe tower cranes put lives at risk.
Registering the devices is just one way to promote health and safety, he added.
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Posted by Liam Lawrence
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