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UCATT Wales To Have Presence On International Workers Memorial Day

UCATT will be taking part in a Workers Memorial Day Event organised by the Wales TUC. As part of the proceedings a plaque will be unveiled in memory of Daniel Dennis a 17 year old who fell to his death while working on a roof in Cwmbran. Nick Blundell, UCATT’s Regional Secretary for the Wales and South West Region, will be in attendance.

Tuesday 28^th April

Bridgend Trade Union Studies Centre

Queens Road South

Bridgend Industrial Estate

Bridgend

CF31 3UT

11.30am-1pm

Construction is the most dangerous industry in Britain. Last year 72 construction workers were killed. Four construction workers were killed in Wales last year.

Nick Blundell, Regional Secretary of UCATT’s Wales and South West Region, said: “Everyone in construction knows of colleagues and friends who have been maimed or killed while at work. International Workers Memorial Day is an opportunity to come together and remember these people. But it is also an opportunity to demand far higher levels of safety on construction sites. Every death is preventable.”

UCATT are asking workers who are unable to attend any of the above events to hold a two minute silence at 12pm in memory of their fellow workers. Many of the main construction contractors in Wales have agreed to this request.

UCATT are campaigning to dramatically increase the resources spent on frontline construction inspectors, following a prolonged erosion of inspector numbers. Increased inspector numbers should be supported by a zero tolerance approach to safety breaches, with much greater use of the powers of enforcement and prosecution.

In particular UCATT is calling for greater resources being spent on policing small and medium companies. The majority of construction workers are killed whilst working for companies with fewer than 50 workers.

For further information contact Barckley Sumner on 0780 2329235.