Safety conditions at almost one in five construction sites failed to satisfy inspectors during a national initiative of checks carried our across the sector.Of the 50 fatalities in construction in 2010/11, 27 were in the maintenance and repair sector. In response to these statistics and the risks associated with this type of building work, the annual safety inspection blitz - now in its fifth year - specifically targeted sites where repair work was being carried out.Over the course of a month, HSE inspectors visited a total of 3237 sites - significantly more than last year's total of 2128 - and saw 4092 contractors. The focus was on high-risk jobs, including working at height, and ensuring sites were clean and tidy. Overall, practices at 581 sites were deemed to be unsafe, leading to 870 enforcement notices issued; in 603 instances, work had to stop immediately.
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