Staffing remains one of the biggest systemic risks we see in construction cases. Agency reliance, inconsistent training and high turnover mean automated compliance tools can become a tick-box exercise rather than a genuine record of what is happening on the ground. When records don’t reflect reality, it can significantly widen the scope of regulatory investigations. The real risk isn’t just paying lip service to compliance; it’s what happens when something goes wrong in a system already operating under pressure.
For construction businesses, this means checking that everyone on site – including agency workers, has the training, supervision and competence their role requires, and that compliance records reflect what actually happens in practice
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