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    :: Friday, October 22, 2004 ::

    Worker safety 'being put at risk' BBC NEWS | UK | Scotland
    Worker and public safety is being put at risk, claims the STUC

    Employees are being put at risk by a lack of workplace visits from safety inspectors, a report has claimed.

    The Scottish Trade Union Congress (STUC) - whose report coincides with National Inspection Day - is urging employers to check for hazards.

    It found 39% of workplaces with union safety reps had never been inspected by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) or an environmental health officer.

    Only 42% of companies had involved reps - despite a legal requirement to do so.

    The STUC also found that 11% of workplaces surveyed had not been inspected for more than three years.

    Nearly 40% of safety reps were aware an inspector had visited their place of work but had not been spoken to during the visit.
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