August 24, 2010
A crane firm has been fined after the hook broke off a tower crane and a 4 tonne load crashed 36 metres to the ground, narrowly missing a footpath.
The load came down heavily beside part of the campus regularly used by students; the impact also demolished the site boundary fence and damaged a college building.
The company, which [...]
August 23, 2010
We are pleased to announce a one-day training course, at Doncaster, on how to write an effective risk assessment and method statement.
The course is intended for anyone who carries out risk assessments and writes method statements and will be run by Mr Nigel Deane, a well know and respected health & safety trainer and preferred [...]
August 23, 2010
A building company has been fined for carrying out unlicensed asbestos removal at a property in Wales.
The company had been hired to replace a central heating boiler at the property. Carpenters were taking off a cupboard door clad with asbestos insulation board (AIB) so they could access the boiler when they were approached by a [...]
August 10, 2010
The CHAS application form has changed……
CHAS have been reviewing the application form and have updated it to make the application process easier; however, it now requires much more evidence that you have the relevant systems in place so be warned
The new application requires extra information to be provided on:
Management arrangements (such as manual handling ,work [...]
August 9, 2010
An architect’s practice and a construction company involved in a development have been fined a total of £195,000 following a fatality on site.
The construction company pleaded guilty to breaching Section 3(1) of the Health &Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 for failing to safely manage subcontractors working for it; they were fined £75,000 and ordered to [...]
August 5, 2010
A total of 93 sites involving 95 contractors were visited by HSE Inspectors issuing 17 prohibition notices at 17 sites during the month-long campaign in the West Midlands
A prohibition notice is issued when, in the inspectors opinion, activities present an immediate danger of serious personal injury. The prohibition notices were issued due to activities such as a [...]
July 26, 2010
Architects are doing something creative and positive every working day by supporting the building of new homes, schools and hospitals. They are the core of construction and in a position to improve the performance of health and safety on site and for end users even before the construction has begun.
By consideration of health and safety, [...]
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