Posts Tagged ‘Legal obligations under CDM 2007’
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 [...]
15/08/2011
Two companies and contractor fined for releasing asbestos
Two Worcestershire companies and a contractor from have been prosecuted for releasing asbestos fibres during an office refurbishment project in Birmingham city centre. Inspectors from the HSE uncovered a series of failings during the refurbishment work that included upgrading a lift containing asbestos insulating board. Birmingham Magistrates’ Court heard how the building owners and the [...]
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 [...]
02/08/2011
HSE’s Plan of Work 2011/12 – Part 1
The Plan of Work sets out the work of the Construction Division for 2011/12 and outlines the direction of their work over a longer three-year period. The plan is designed to improve the health and safety performance of the construction industry; it builds on work carried out previously and continues their mission to deliver sustainable [...]
25/07/2011
Consultation on cost recovery scheme for safety interventions
The Health and Safety Executive has opened a three-month consultation on how cost recovery for intervention will operate, having already agreed the underlying principle with Government. The new scheme could apply from as early as April 2012. The HSE’s programme director, said: “The Government has agreed that it is right that those who break the [...]
02/06/2011
Preventing harm from falling tools
HSE is publishing this series of short case studies to promote some of the new and practical solutions used to manage health, safety and welfare during construction of the London 2012 projects, to help others working in construction and inspire further ideas to deal with hazards and manage risk. Background Danger from falling objects is always present [...]
20/05/2011
Construction deaths rising during recession
The HSE has issued several comments recently indicating that client demands and corner cutting has led to an increase in deaths within the construction industry. HSE fatality figures, due to be released, are expected to reveal that there is an increase in the amount of deaths of people working in construction during 2010-11,based on the [...]
06/05/2011
Asbestos Awareness Training……….coming this month
FACT – It is a legal requirement to provide construction / construction workers with asbestos awareness training* ANNUALLY CHAS Assessors are also increasingly looking for full compliance as part of the application process These construction trades include: Maintenance Staff Electricians Plumbers Gas Fitters Painters & Decorators Joiners Plasters Demolition Workers Construction Workers Roofers Heating & [...]
20/04/2011
Builder sent to prison for putting profit before safety
A builder has been jailed for four months for carrying out illegal gas repairs and leaving electric work in a state that posed a risk of death. The builder was contracted to build a granny flat at the rear of a house; he started work consistently failed to turn up to finish the job. The [...]
