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Several construction sites in the areas of Lowestoft, Norwich and Great Yarmouth will be inspected and investigated by the Health and Safety Department as a part of the new campaign launched by them in a bid to alleviate the number of health and safety related hazards on these sites.

This campaign shall commence on March 9th, after the HSE realized that more than 55 percent of fatalities in Great Britain last year happened on renovation, construction and repair sites.

Close to a thousand sites will be visited across Britain for a detailed investigation for the betterment of the health and safety practices.

Nicola Survey, the Chief Construction Inspector at HSE for the Suffolk and Norfolk divisions, has said that they shall continue their campaign to target contractors, investors on sites which have been ignoring health and safety laws and have promised to take the strictest of actions against offenders.

All construction sites which are subject to work at height needs shall be properly investigated to figure out any lack of precautions being taken. The HSE has strongly warned all construction properties and sites last month asking them to particularly assess risks while working with asbestos.

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