September 8, 2010
Installers, designers, maintenance firms and manufacturers of electric gates, are being urged to seriously consider new safety advice issued by the HSE following the recent deaths of two children.
The safety alert points out that limiting the closing forces of gates alone will not provide sufficient protection to meet the relevant standards, and installers must fit [...]
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 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 [...]
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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