Construction News June 2013

Construction News June 2013 Holders of phoney competence cards arrested Two more arrests have been made in the crackdown on illegal Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) card activity. The arrests were the result of close working between the local neighborhood policing teams, immigration officers, environmental health officers and corporate investigators from... Read More...

Construction News May 2013

Construction News May 2013 One in four London construction sites fail safety inspections More than 400 sites were visited by Health and Safety Executive Inspectors as part of a national HSE clampdown. The building sector features consistently in the top three high-risk industries for deaths and injuries. A Dangerous working platform... Read More...

Construction News April 2013

Construction News April 2013 NEW ONLINE GUIDANCE MAKES IT EASIER TO UNDERSTAND HEALTH SURVEILLANCE New online guidance has been launched to make it easier for employers to understand what they need to do to check and protect their workers' health.   The Health and Safety Executive has published new guidelines on health surveillance, which may be needed if ... Read More...

Construction News March 2013

Construction News March 2013 IOSH 2013 - MATERIAL BREACHES FOUND IN UP TO A THIRD OF INSPECTIONS SINCE FFI Between a quarter and a third of inspections carried out by the HSE since its cost-recovery scheme came into force found a material breach of health and safety law, resulting in a fee for intervention (FFI) on the duty-holders involved. This was revealed at the ... Read More...

Construction News February 2013

Construction News February 2013 CITB - CONSTRUCTIONSKILLS DOUBLES FUNDING TO BOOST INDUSTRY SKILLS BASE CITB - ConstructionSkills has announced it will more than double the rate of grant available to employers for Training Plan and Short Duration training courses for one year only in a bid to boost the industry's skills base. The increases will benefit around ... Read More...

Construction News January 2013

Construction News January 2013 WE WOULD LIKE TO WISH ALL OUR CUSTOMERS A HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR  The CITB is urging contractors to order their copy of the 2013 edition of the GE 700 Construction site safety... Read More...

Construction News December 2012

Construction News December 2012 Construction Rules of Nature As winter approaches, Fredrik Blomberg provides a brief overview of some of the weather-related hazards and solutions that can be employed to keep building workers safe. Temporary protection For both contractor and... Read More...

Construction News November 2012

Construction News November 2012 60,000 engineers needed in the next decade David Edwards, chief executive of the Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB) has stated that in order to keep up with demand, the industry needs to recruit 60,000 more skilled workers over the next ten years. Speaking at the WorldSkills event in Birmingham, the expert commented that ... Read More...

Construction News October 2012

Directors Site Safety Plus Health and Safety Course This one-day interactive course has been designed for company directors with the aim of recognising the human and financial implications of health and safety legislation non-compliance. The course provides a summary of how to promote a positive organisational culture for health and safety. Workshop exercises throughout the da... Read More...

More Construction News September 2012

Electricity at work - Simple precautions Overhead power lines What you need to know Accidental contact with live overhead power lines kills people and causes many serious injuries every year. People are also harmed when a person or object gets too close to a line and a flashover occurs. Work involving high vehicles or long equipment is particularly high risk, such ... Read More...

Construction News September 2012

Electricity at work - Simple precautions Excavation and underground services What you need to know When underground cables are damaged, people can be killed and injured by electric shock, electrical arcs (causing an explosion), and flames. This often results in severe burns to hands, face and body, even if protective clothing is being worn.Damage can be cause... Read More...

Construction News August 2012

Changes to approved methods of roof tile cutting to protect against silica dust From 1st October 2012, contractors will no longer have the option of using a cut-off saw to dry cut valley tiles. In a bid to reduce the risks from silica dust, industry has supported changes to working methods which mean that, should a cut-off saw be used for cutting valley tiles, water suppression as wel... Read More...

Construction News July 2012

October start for HSE cost-recovery confirmed The HSE's cost-recovery scheme, known as Fee for Intervention (FFI), will begin on 1 October 2012, subject to Parliamentary approval, the regulator has announced.   Click here do download the full story   ... Read More...