Posts Tagged ‘CDM 2007’
31/01/2012
REFURBISHMENT INSPECTION INITIATIVE!!
HSE Construction inspectors will be carrying out an intensive inspection initiative during February and March 2012. These inspections will focus on the refurbishment/building site risks that make construction one of Britain’s most dangerous industries – working at height safely, good order on site, and the risks associated with the removal of asbestos. Falls from height [...]
29/11/2011
Bags of asbestos and large sheets have been illegally dumped in two areas of Leicester.
The waste was found on Freeman Road North in early November and a week later more was discovered at Thurnby Lodge Boys Club on Thurncourt Road. In both cases, corrugated asbestos waste was found in large sheets or smashed up and sealed in plastic bags. Leicester City Council’s environmental crime team said it was investigating. [...]
08/11/2011
UK fatalities rise !
Last week, the HSE released its annual figures for workplace deaths – with an increase of 24 fatalities compared to the previous year. IOSH voiced its concerns over these statistics, suggesting the figure could be a delayed effect of the recession and‘belt-tightening’.
10/10/2011
CSCS Card Audits
Members of the UKCG www.ukcg.org.uk, CECA www.ceca.co.uk and the HBF’s www.hbf.co.ukMajor Home Builders Group (MHBG) will all be conducting CSCS card audits during the Autumn to check that all workers on their sites hold CSCS cards appropriate to the jobs they are undertaking. So if you are working on any of their sites ensure you are carrying your [...]
06/09/2011
Are you a Principal Contractor?
The law requires that principal contractors (PC) must undertake the following actions: Project management – plan, manage and monitor the construction phase so that it is carried out safely and without risks to health; Contractor engagement – provide information and directions whilst facilitating co-operation and co-ordination between contractors; Workforce engagement – make sure the workforce [...]
04/09/2011
Illegal dumping of Asbestos costs £50k
A Cornwall haulage and skip hire boss has been handed a 12-month prison sentence suspended for two years, for illegally tipping asbestos waste in an area of “outstanding natural beauty”. In an Environment Agency (EA) prosecution at Truro Crown Court, the Director of the Company (which has gone into liquidation) – was also ordered to pay £50,000 under [...]
25/08/2011
Asbestos dumped near children’s play area
Residents were horrified when they spotted the corrugated metal covered in asbestos – a material proven to cause serious illness like lung cancer – abandoned in Newland Road, Hornsey, at the back of Campsbourne Primary School, on Wednesday, August 17. The fly tippers, branded “irresponsible” by neighbours who feared children would not know [...]
09/08/2011
Wall-collapse director to face manslaughter charge
A director of a construction firm has been accused of causing, through gross negligence, the death of a child who was killed when a wall he designed collapsed on her. Three-year-old Meg Burgess was killed when a wall designed by the director and constructed by his company collapsed on to a public footpath where she [...]
04/08/2011
HSE’s Plan of Work 2011/12 – Part 2
The Construction Plan of Work 2011/2012 (Part 2) As well as considering the five generic issues (see previous post), they will also tackle: Management of health risks – they will promote awareness and knowledge of health risks in construction to achieve improved management and a corresponding reduction in occupational disease. Leadership – they will examine [...]
