Tag: safety
Occupational H&S
Fall protection training: 10 top tips for success
Phil Rashbrook, European Training Manager for Fall Protection at MSA Safety shares his 10 top tips to refer to when considering fall protection training. MSA …
Occupational H&S
HSE INSPECTIONS TO TARGET CONSTRUCTION FIRM DUST CONTROL PRACTICE
Firms across Great Britain are to be targeted in a new series of inspections focusing on dust control by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), …
Awards, Accreditations & Events
Considerate Constructors Scheme expands to offer registration to professional services
Professional service organisations can now demonstrate their considerate credentials. The Considerate Constructors Scheme – the organisation established to improve the image of construction – has …
Occupational H&S
Safety Smart – Health & Safety training, but not as you know it!
The words ‘health & safety training’ do not fill bosses or staff with excitement, and why should they? The thought of sitting in a quiet …
Occupational H&S
Fall protection cost-cutting: a step too far?
Any work at height carries risk. Preventing accidents from falls relies on all stakeholders using an informed, joined-up approach to practices and systems. Specifiers, contractors, …
Health, Safety & Environmental
Lincolnshire Welcomes Beach Management Scheme
Coastal flood risk in Lincolnshire is due to be managed by a £7 million Beach Management scheme, which will benefit around 20,000 homes and businesses. …
Health, Safety & Environmental
Building Safety Group reports 33% increase in Hand Arm Vibration breaches on construction sites
BSG (Building Safety Group), the UK’s largest construction safety group, has reported a 33% year on year rise in the number of ‘Hand Arm Vibration’ …
Health, Safety & Environmental
Safety Measures When Hiring Contractors
The use of contractors across the construction industry is commonplace as they are hired to complete specialist tasks or seasonal work. However as part of …
Health, Safety & Environmental
Why Construction Site Worker Must Have Protective Clothing?
The work involved in a construction site is extremely challenging and risky as the work demands exposure to various hazardous chemicals, acids, flames, heat, bricks, …
Fixtures & Fittings
Safety first for busy school’s new flooring
A new flooring finish was required for a school atrium which hundreds of children use or pass through each day. Because the atrium floods this …
