Pressure to reduce UK plant downtime risks H&S

Posted on 10 Jan 2013 by Tim Brown

The pressure to reduce UK plant downtime is threatening health and safety during maintenance according to 34% of maintenance professionals in a new study.

The research by Maintec, the industrial maintenance and asset management show which takes place at the Birmingham NEC from 5-7 March, collated the experiences of 176 maintenance engineers and managers. Key findings: health and safety is a big priority for 85% of organisations 23% of respondents reported that the pressure to reduce plant downtime compromises health and safety…

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