So far this year, work on 577 construction sites has been stopped because safety is not good enough.
Lack of railings, use of poor equipment and unsecured ladders are mistakes that recur, writes NRK. But excavation and groundwork also pose a danger.
– It is potentially deadly. There are several who die in ditches that collapse and are buried, says department director Stein Magnar Løvå in the department for supervision in the Norwegian Labor Inspection Authority to the channel.
Last year, a shutdown was decided by the Norwegian Labor Inspection Authority at 758 companies in the construction industry. So far this year, the number has risen to 577.
Most orders to stop the work are given in Viken. Last year, the Norwegian Labor Inspection Authority stopped work 116 times in the county, compared with 131 this year.
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