Managing Trees Safely
February 14, 2023Two employers recently received significant fines after children were killed or seriously injured by falling trees on their property. In the first case Newcastle City Council were fined £280,...
Safety Alert Issued Regarding Diacetyl in Coffee and Food Flavour Manufacture
February 14, 2023The HSE recently issued a safety alert regarding the dangers of exposure to diacetyl vapour in food and drink manufacture. Diacetyl is an organic chemical occurring naturally in alcoholic beve...
Consultation Launched on Mandatory Sprinklers in Care Homes and Second Staircases in Residential Buildings
February 14, 2023The Government has launched an open consultation on proposed amendments to Approved Document B: Fire Safety of the building regulations as they apply in England. The main topics of the consult...
Highway Code Now Available in Welsh
February 14, 2023The Department for Transport has announced that a Welsh language edition of the Highway Code is now available to read online. It is understood that a hard copy version is due to be published e...
New Guidance For Installing Tower Crane Camera Systems
February 14, 2023The Tower Crane Interest Group of the Construction Plant Hire Association (CPA) recently published a new technical information note regarding the installation of camera systems on tower cranes...
New Fire Safety Guidance for Residential Premises in England
February 14, 2023With the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 due to come into force on 23rd January 2023, the Home Office has published new guidance regarding the responsibilities of individuals under the ...
Construction Design and Management Case Studies
February 14, 2023The Construction Leadership Council (CLC) has released free guidance document containing a series of case studies to help small construction businesses and trades with understanding and applyi...
DVSA Guidance On Part-Worn Tyres
February 14, 2023The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) recently published an article regarding the use and sale of part-worn tyres. Part-worn tyres are tyres that have been used on a previous vehicle ...
Major CITB Grant Changes for Limited Time Only
February 8, 2023From the 1st of April 2023 CITB grants for Supervisor NVQs will increase from £600 to £1250 and Management/Project Managers will increase from £600 to £1500. This means that PIB Risk Man...
New Guidance for Supporting Employees with Disabilities and Long-term Health Issues
January 5, 2023Statistics show that despite record high levels of employment in the UK currently there is still a significant disability employment gap and disabled people are twice as likely to fall out of ...
Change to Permitted uses of Creosote in Northern Ireland
January 5, 2023Creosote, in particular coal tar creosote, has been used for many years as a wood preservative, however following concerns about health effects EU wide restrictions were put on the use of creo...
Working Minds Campaign Anniversary
January 5, 2023The HSE launched their Working Minds campaign in November 2021 in response to a worsening of employee’s health during the pandemic. To mark the first anniversary of the campaign the HSE have...
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