Skills gaps can challenge worker safety, UK report shows

A UK safety agency report warns that skills gaps in the workforce create serious workplace safety and health risks on job sites. Construction professionals need stronger training and competency standards to prevent accidents and injuries.

Birmingham, England — A workforce with growing skills gaps can make workplaces less safe and healthy, according to a recently published report from a British safety agency. The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents’ eight-member expert Occupational Safety and Health Skills Commission panel…

This story was originally published by Safety+Health Magazine.