ABSTRACT
Every year many construction site workers are killed or injured as a result of their work; others suffer ill health, such as dermatitis, occupational deafness or asbestosis. However, the hazards are not restricted to those working on sites. Children and other members of the public are also killed or injured because construction activities have not been adequately controlled. Property adjacent to construction sites can also be damaged and occupants put at risk, for example, if there is a site fi re and it is large enough to spread off-site. The construction industry’s performance has improved over the past decade, but the rates of death, serious injury and ill health are still too high.
