12 of the biggest health and safety risks in construction

12 of the biggest health and safety risks in construction What are the main causes of injury, illness and death in the construction industry and how can we avoid them? According to HSE, within the UK there are 80,000 construction workers who suffer from workrelated bad health each year and 64,000 who suffer nonfatal injuries. In the 20162017 reporting year alone, there were 30 constructionrelated deaths. In this article we count down some of the main causes of injury, illness and death.