Construction: Equipment
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that workers injured through contact with construction equipment have a legal right to access service, maintenance, and operational records relating to that equipment, where such access is currently denied on the basis of contractual arrangements between suppliers and contractors.
Answered by Chris McDonald
The Department for Business and Trade recognises the importance of ensuring that workers injured through contact with construction equipment are able to access relevant support.
The Construction Leadership Council (CLC) launched its Health Safety and Wellbeing Strategy in July 2025 at an industry event attended by over 150 leaders including the then Minister for Industry. The CLC will be publishing its Health, Safety and Wellbeing Action Plan in November 2026.
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