The BBK Free Speech Podcast

Building safer sites: Why construction safety standards must improve

• Bolt Burdon Kemp • Season 1 • Episode 63

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In this week’s episode of the BBK Free Speech Podcast, Lucy Wakeley, Senior Public Affairs Executive, sits down with Charlotte Dowson, an Associate in our Personal Injury team, to explore one of the key themes from BBK’s Manifesto for Injured People: raising standards in construction safety.

They also discuss:

  • The impact on workers when employers fail to take out employers’ liability insurance
  • The dangers of silica dust exposure and what is being done to protect workers
  • What reforms are needed to reduce preventable injuries and improve accountability in construction