COUNTY Durham industrial estates are to be the focus of an intensive week of inspections by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).
The inspections, which will also involve Durham County Council, will take place on estates in Derwentside and Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, from Monday.
Inspectors will focus on several key topics, including how businesses are managing asbestos and managing the traffic on site.
HSE inspector Cain Mitchell said: “Industrial estates are a hive of activity and if health and safety is not managed properly, an accident could halt that work, resulting in lost productivity or, even worse, maybe a death of a worker.”
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