The report is based on 4,400 independent site inspections carried out between 1st June and 31st August.

The drop in breaches has been attributed to more companies successfully adapting to new working practices on construction sites, in light of the pandemic.

It is expected that the number of Covid-19 breaches will continue to decrease.

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The most common types of Covid-19 ‘non compliances’ reported by BSG Safety Advisers over the past three months include:

• management and operatives not following social distancing guidelines
• inadequate welfare facilities on site with insufficient cleaning regimes
• too many people in the canteen area with insufficient segregation
• not enough hand sanitising stations on site
• PPE not available when required
• outdated site operating procedures found on site.

Stephen Bell, managing director at BSG, commented: “We are pleased to see that Covid-19 breaches have fallen since we began risk assessing companies’ prevention measures to counter coronavirus. 

“Although we expect this downward shift to continue, now is not the time to become complacent, so it is vital that our industry remains vigilant and continues to follow government site operating procedure guidelines.”