Construction Health and Safety

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) enforces health and safety in the construction industry.

Advice and Resources

Advice and resources available from the HSE include:

• a dedicated website for construction health and safety

• Free leaflets and guidance to download, including the Absolutely Essential Health and Safety Toolkit for Smaller Contractors

• Shattered Lives - slips, trips and falls in the construction industry

• Worksmart construction safety videos to view online

• Better Backs in Construction campaign - musculoskeletal disorders

• Watch Your Step in the Construction Industry - slips and trips

• Healthy Handling campaign - lifting, carrying, vibration and dermatitis

• Fit Out campaign - falls when working at height and scaffolding

Further Information

For further advice if you work in the construction industry, or are worried about safety at a building site, contact the HSE Infoline on 0845 345 0055.

Working Well Together is the website for an industry awareness campaign to improve health and safety, with news, roadshows, seminars, advice and guidance.

Other safety resources include Building in Safety Factsheets in a wide range of languages, available to download from the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work.

For information about local help and support for the construction industry, go to Construction in Eastbourne, in our Economic Development section.