You’ll have to forgive us for a title which doesn’t seem that descriptive but you either know about this issue or you don’t! The green labourers card for gaining access to construction sites requires that you have “a qualification equivalent to a Level 1 Award in health and safety in a construction environment”. The…
Read more
Safety inspectors have pledged “robust” action as part of a crackdown on poor standards and unsafe working practices on Britain’s building sites. A month-long campaign has just been launched by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) aimed at reducing the number of accidents on smaller construction sites. Philip White, the HSE’s chief inspector of construction,…
Read more
As CDM Coordinators / Principal Designer Consultants we have been watching developments on CDM 2015 with interest. To make a very quick summary we don’t think too much will change in the next 12 months and the regs may take even longer to come into force. One thing which does seem likely is that the…
Read more
We are working for more and more PV solar installers and have supported them in improving their safety management systems but there are still a huge number of firms out there using poor methods and not giving safety the attention it deserves as the accident below shows. If you are working in renewables including biomass,…
Read more
Introduction You may have noticed these documents floating in on top of a box of items which arrive at your premises or you may be familiar with them from past risk assessments. The truth as to why they’re there is that they’re required by law. They are the information on which any COSHH risk assessment…
Read more
HSE announces that those managing health on construction sites poorly will ‘feel the full force of the law’. As predicted this will be the year of the health section of the Health and Safety at Work Act and HSE are making a concerted effort to cover these issues. Interestingly this series of visits will be…
Read more
Noise exposure terminology – Take a look at our explanatory video below and check below that for our glossary: Exposure action values (EAV): Levels of noise exposure to noise at which certain actions need to be taken. The values are: Lower exposure action values (LEAV): daily or weekly exposure of 80 dB: peak sound pressure…
Read more
Grants & Funding, Through MAS you could access a grant of between £300-£3000 towards your next improvement project… with only a single form At a recent meeting with the local MAS Advisor we discovered that many of our Safety~net members may be eligible for funding for business development programmes. Projects in scope include:- Lean, 5S,…
Read more
Please be aware that employers have a legal duty under the Health and Safety Information for Employees Regulations (HSIER) to display the approved poster in a prominent position in each workplace or to provide each worker with a copy of the approved leaflet that outlines British health and safety law. The 2009 poster displayed opposite…
Read more
This guidance is aimed at all those involved in commissioning, planning, managing and carrying out work on or near underground services. It will also be of use to the owners and operators of such services. Download a free copy It outlines the potential dangers of working near underground services and gives advice on how to…
Read more