Canary Wharf center of HSE attention

Posted on March 10^th 2010

Canary Wharf, the UK's tallest building towering at a massive 700ft and covered in glass windows is every window cleaners nightmare. But there a few that brave the elements and take the time to clean every single pane of glass. This week however they have found themselves the centre of a new safety campaign to prevent accidents at work. The operation is part of the Health and Safety Executives campaign aimed at helping to prevent slips, trips and falls at work.

Managing director for the Canary Wharfs management, Peter Kyte said: "We do all we can through training to make sure workers are aware of hazards. Many accidents in the workplace can be directly related to slips, trips and falls."

Last year around 5,000 accidents where recorded in the Greater London area, three of which resulted in the death of a worker.

Richard Boland from the HSE said: "The combined financial cost of accidents in the workplace to society as a whole is around £800 million a year, at a time when both businesses and individuals are struggling financially following the recession."

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