Builders
With house prices so high that many people are
adding to their existing property or buying and renovating, times are good
for the small jobbing builder.
However, not everything is as rosy as it seems. With all the recent bad
publicity about cowboy builders and rogue traders, good builders have to
sell themselves to the customer by countering their fears. We've given you
some ideas on improving your image here.
With the construction industries health and safety record still as
abysmal as ever, the HSE (health & Safety Executive) is planning a
major clamp down this summer. The HSE's research has shown that sites of
10 or less workers account for 45% of fatalities in the trade.
This presumably means that while improved legislation, publicity, more site visits etc. is
reaching the large sites, the small builder adding the extension to the
house down the road is either not getting the message or is not listening!
Expect a visit this summer.
Health and Safety has its own section within this site. It is not heavy
going and is written with the small builder in mind. It is not meant as a
comprehensive document stating what you should and shouldn't be doing but
rather its purpose is to explain the basics and hopefully convince you to
start using good working practices. The
health safety section starts here.
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