Rollalong Leads the Way in Health and Safety

26th February 2020 New figures revealed last week show that we are leading the way when it comes to health and safety in the contruction sector. At Rollalong in 2019 the average number of days lost per worker was zero, and the number of accidents per 100,000 workers reported under RIDDOR* regulations was also zero. This compares to the national average for the entire construction sector, where 366 accidents per 100,000 workers were reported under RIDDOR regulations in 2019 and the average number of days lost per worker was 0.17**. Our workers and contractors have worked over 500,000 hours since the last Lost Time Incident in October 2018 and almost 1.5 million hours since the last RIDDOR incident in July 2017. Accident statistics at Rollalong over the past three years (2017 to 2019) are also significantly better than the national construction sector average:

• RIDDOR: 133 per 100,000 workers (2.75 times better than industry average)
• Average days lost per worker: 0.04 (4.25 times better than industry average)

 Our Safety, Health Environment and Quality Manager Daniel Newcombe is delighted with the figures. “As a company we are committed to health and safety at every level,” he said. “We don’t just do the minimum of what is required; all our staff and contractors are encouraged to go above and beyond to ensure the safety of everyone involved. “As a result we have an exemplary record for health and safety and it’s pleasing that this latest set of industry data confirms that.” Last year Rollalong won seven monthly contractor health and safety awards for being the highest performing contractor on the £1.1bn Army Basing Programme, providing housing for British Army personnel returning to the UK from Germany. * RIDDOR is the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013: https://www.hse.gov.uk/riddor/ ** Statistics come from the Health & Safety Executive: https://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/tables/index.htm