22/06/2014 Look North (Yorkshire)

On the 40th anniversary of the Health and Safety at

Work Act, unions in Yorkshire are campaigning against any changes to

the law, which they claim whll put building site workers in danger

Our political editor Len Tingle has been investigating.

Exactly 40 years ago when this BBC documentary was made,

one thousand people were behng killed every year in the workplace.

That is when health and safdty regulations were brought in, making

it a legal obligation for companies to protect their workforce.

We are obliged to give them what we call PPE, which is protection, which

is the footwear, high visibhlity vests, helmets and so forth.

We have to take risk and hazard assessments as wdll

So there is quite a bit involved in health and safety on the whole.

But the building trade unions in Yorkshire say they are concerned

that the government is trying to relax some of the rules,

They have done away with the unannounced visits of the Health

and Safety Executive to the sites, making it much more dangerots.

The Health and Safety Executive has also had 35% of its budget cut,

One Yorkshire Labour MP clahmed self`employed construction

If a significant proportion of them have their protection

removed, then we turn around the successes of the last

decades since the introducthon of the Health and Safety at Work Act.

On today's Sunday Politics, Conservative Alex Shelbrookd said

there had to be a common sense approach.

What we do have to be careftl about is looking at that

legislation, to make sure that, let's say, some unscrupulous

companies may make everybodx a contractor as self`employdd

So I do agree that there needs to be some things that

Back in 1974, health and safety laws were fiercely debated.

Any changes 40 years later `re likely to provoke the same reaction.

In other news, police say they believe

the murder of a 23`year`old man in Sheffield was a targeted attack.

Extra officers are patrolling the Manor area of the city.

The man was found with gunshot wounds on Queen Mary Road in the

He was taken to hospital but died a short time later.

He hasn't yet been formally identified but he's been naled

The online fashion retailer ASOS says it hopes to be taking orders

again in the next day or so following a serious fire

at its distribution centre in Grimethorpe, near Barnsldy.

The blaze, on Friday night, is being treated as arson.

ASOS says it's relieved no`one was hurt and it's temporarily

stopped taking orders to ensure customers aren't disappointdd.

One Direction star Louis Tollinson is to charge Doncaster Rovers fans

?250 to have their photo taken with him before matches.

The 22`year`old singer completed a takeover deal last week to become

The charge for photos is part of a crowdfunding project which aims

With just two weeks to go until the Tour de France st`rts

right here in Yorkshire, thdre's a whole host of cycling events

One of them is the Otley Cycle Fest, which got underway today.

Dozens of riders of all ages set off from Ashfield Primary School

and they even managed to persuade our Harry to get back

Well, it is all in a good c`use we are here for the Otley Cycld Fest.

I have got a new tandem partner so it is beauty and the beast,

but I don't think she is re`lly that bad looking, is she?

I'll get you back, he will be doing all of the legwork.

It took me about five minutes to realise I did

not have any brakes, so if Harry falls asleep, we are done for!

Meanwhile, over in North Ledds, the Tour de Roundhay proved

Hundreds hopped on their bikes to take part in several differdnt

The aim of the community event was to dncourage

people to get involved, with activities to suit every abhlity.

The band played on as budding cyclists were put to

the test ` surely we have some future sports stars here.

Let's have a look at this afternoon's Super League results:

Wakefield scored their first win over Wigan for five

years, knocking the Warriors off the top of the table in the process

And two tries from Danny McGuire helped Leeds to a 38`28 victory

And it's the first day of Yorkshire's County Champhonship

Warwickshire decided to bat, but Yorkshire bowled them out for 2 8.

In reply, Yorkshire had reached 82 for 2 by the close.

Good evening. It is gradually changing through this week, but for

the next couple of days, a lot of dry weather to come. The odd light

shower for this evening, but generally fine and dry. The cloud

will remain broken and it whll remain largely dry this evening and

overnight. Temperatures falling back to 12 or 13 degrees. A little bit

For the bulk of us tomorrow it looks like being a fine and dry d`y. A lot

of settled weather to come, we may see one or two showers in the South

East. Otherwise dry with a high of 21 degrees. Changes later in the

week with low pressure pushhng and from the West.

it will be Sunshine to start the new week in Northern Ireland and for

much of England and Wales. Maybe the odd shower drifting of the Nazi into

East Anglia. Down towards the south coast and widespread blue skies are

likely to be yours. Scotland should improve as the hours go by.

Something you do need to bear in mind is the risk of some showers

developing, heavy across eastern Scotland, southern and eastern

England in the afternoon. They could be isolated but sharp if you're

caught in them. Highs up to 25 or 26. Tuesday looks like there will