The Cost of Getting it Wrong In August 1987, John Tattum fell to his death on a building site in London. He was a victim of the boom in the construction industry which, according to the Health and Safety Executive, killed 140 people and seriously injured another 3,500 last year.
The HSE launched a major campaign to try to combat the problem but, with only 12 inspectors and more than
100,000 sites in London alone, what can they hope to achieve? Reporter Jackie Spreckley follows an inspector raiding sites in London to find out why the industry has such a poor safety record and asks who should be held responsible? Researchers
LOUISE HIBBINS. PAUL LARKIN Producer STEVE HEWLETT Editor COLIN CAMERON BBC North West