Health and Safety at Work Act

Health and Safety at Work Act

Introduction

The principle or purpose of Work Place Health and Safety Act is to ensure both the health and safety of each and every employee by implementing precautionary safety procedures to reduce the number of construction occupational health hazards.

Health And Safety For The Construction Industry

The main causes of accidents in the construction industry are, falls from buildings or scaffolds, being struck by plant or vehicles and falling objects (www.woolworths.com).

The health and safety executives say that between 80 and 90% of all accidents could be prevented by the applications of ...