Delays in construction health and safety rules
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Construction industry bosses say the Government is dragging its heels in finalising health and safety regulations drafted four years ago.
The complaints centre around the Plant, Structures and Hazardous Work regulations, part of the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015.
Scaffolding Access and Rigging Association Chief Executive, Tina Wieczorek, says the existing regulations are years out of date, creating significant risks to anyone working in the crane, scaffolding, roofing and elevated work platform sectors.
She spoke to Corin Dann.