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New guidance launched to manage occupational risk

New guidance has been launched to prevent and reduce the number of construction workers contracting occupational diseases… The Construction Industry Advisory Committee (ConIAC) Health Risks...

Contractor fined for unsafe excavations

A Manchester-based building contractor has been fined for putting workers and members of the public at risk… Brierstone Limited has been prosecuted for failing to...

First notices given under new CDM 2015 rules

Health and Safety Executive inspectors have handed out the first set of notices following changes to CDM 2015 regulations… In April this year changes to...

Ladder injury sees Nottingham subcontractor prosecuted

A Nottingham subcontractor has been prosecuted after a worker fell from an unsafe ladder and sustained injuries… Subcontractor Hardev Gutheran Singh was prosecuted after 57-year-old...

Contractor sentenced for ignoring enforcement notices

A building contractor who ignored enforcement notices from the Health and Safety Executive has prosecuted… Meadowdale Homes failed to heed the warning of two Improvement...

Scaffold collapse sees three companies in court

Three companies have been sentenced after scaffolding collapsed during the construction of residential apartments… Workers narrowly avoided injury after scaffold collapsed on a project in...

Much ado about CDM

Andrew Dixon, Policy Advisor at the Federation of Master Builders provides an easy to understand breakdown of what the new regulations mean, and the...

Construction firm prosecuted over dumper truck injury

A construction firm has been sentenced following an incident that led to a dumper truck overturning and injuring a worker… Turner Construction (Midlands) Ltd has...

BM TRADA launches scaffold board safety scheme

A new inspection scheme for scaffold boards will promote construction site safety and prevent avoidable deaths… Construction is a dangerous field. Working at height is...

Asbestos removal and CDM 2015: Clients legal responsibilities

Steve Sadley, Chief Executive at ARCA details the legal responsibilities of Clients when appointing asbestos contractors under the CDM 2015 regulations… The human cost of...

Plans to remove asbestos from buildings put forward

A new report from MPs has called for asbestos to be removed from buildings by 2035… Asbestos can cause a number of fatal respiratory diseases...

Piling contractor given £16k fine for safety failings

A contractor has been fined for operating a piling rig without a safety guard around the rotating auger… A case was brought against Southern Piling...

The challenging risks of asbestos in brownfield sites

Alec Hales, contaminated land specialist at Lucion Environmental, examines the responsibilities associated with reducing asbestos risk on brownfield sites… The detection of asbestos in soil...

Construction firm fined for employee death

A construction and joinery firm has been fined following the fatal accident of one of its employees… A firm has been fined £10,000, with costs...

Who did you say could be the Principal Designer?

Andrew Leslie, Technical and Standards Manager at The Association for Project Safety provides clear guidelines as to who can be the Principal Designer to...

The Fire Industry Association – meeting the challenges

The Fire Industry Association outline how their new CEO, Ian Moore, will deliver the strategy set by the Association’s Board of Directors… The Fire Industry...

Landlords required by law to protect tenants

From today, landlords will be required by law to install smoke and carbon monoxide alarms in their properties, under new government measures that have...

CDM2015 & the homeowner

Louise Hosking, Director at Hosking Associates Ltd sheds light on how CDM2015 affects the homeowner and what they need to do to remain compliant… The...

Heating engineer guilty of asbestos failings

A self-employed heating engineer has been fined for failing to protect homeowners from the risk of asbestos… Karl Locher, a self-employed heating engineer, has been...

Cheshire building contractor fined for serious breaches

A building contractor has been fined for failing to implement sufficient welfare facilities on a building site in Culcheth, Warrington… Following an investigation by the...

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