The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has welcomed a report in business insurance holders' workplace health and safety.
Recently, the Work and Pensions Select Committee, led by Rita Donaghy, examined the causes of deaths in the construction industry and recommended ways that government and business insurance holders can reduce these.
Included in the report were suggestions for the legal system, training and competence, health and safety representatives and building control regulations, among others.
TUC general secretary Brendan Barber said the organisation gives a "strong endorsement" to the findings of the report.
"'The government must ensure that funding for both the Health and Safety Executive [HSE] and for local authority health and safety enforcement is increased to make sure that employers do not risk the health or lives of their workforce," he explained.
In addition, Mr Barber pointed out that the TUC welcomes the recommendation for business insurance holders' directors to have a new health and safety legal duty applied to them.
Earlier this month, Judith Hackitt, chair of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), told the International Institute of Risk and Safety Management reception that an accreditation system needs to be introduced to ensure health and safety advisers meet standards.
