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We all have a digital life today; IT is in everything we use. There has been a physical change to the way we operate with things like EPOS, emails, online shopping, music, cameras, games, mobile phones, tablets, laptops - to mention a few - are all integral to the way we function.
[Read on about Digital Life / Digital Construction]

Ai Solutions visited the recent OFFSITE EXPO and share their experiences and the information they gained from the visit.
[Read on about Off Site Expo 2019]

The HSE has lots of useful information available to those that have to work with or remove asbestos. These resources are freely available to download, or you can purchase hard copies if you prefer.
[Read on about Asbestos Essentials]

Once again, contractors have ended up with a heavy fine after being prosecuted under the CAR12 (Asbestos) Regulations. In the court case two contractors were found guilty of not suitably managing the removal of some ceiling tiles at a school in Derby, they were fined over £100,000 plus ordered to pay a further £9,559 in costs. Asbestos is still being found in many of our refurbishment projects in older buildings as it was a cheap solution in the past. Yet still contractors are failing...
[Read on about Asbestos Court Case Delivers Heavy Fine]

So, we start another year and yet our challenges are the same within Health and Safety. Asbestos is still being found in many of our refurbishment projects and the CDM regulations are still there to help and guide us to protect our workers.
[Read on about Happy New Year 2019 - Lets Make It A Safe One]

There is a new white paper available from Lucion Services written by Charles Pickles MSc, BSc, CPP (Asbestos).  As we all know there is the 'duty to manage asbestos', this is the law. But how far have we come and, more importantly, how big is the current danger? Asbestos was used in construction as it was, before we knew any better, the new wonder material that allowed us to build fire-proofing into our buildings and in other construction assets.  It was particularly common during the...
[Read on about Recommendation for Tighter Asbestos Controls]

As you know Ai Solutions love technology and we recently read a super article in SHP worth a deep look. We have all used technology in one way or another in our business environments, well now you can take this further by using Virtual Reality (often referred to as 'VR') in your design. The use of virtual reality headsets is becoming more widespread, you can now use them to walk around your detailed 3D models. This will aid in getting feedback from potential customers, plus it allows you to reconsider...
[Read on about Design Out Risk With Virtual Reality]

We note that there is a new 'game based' Health and Safety Tool that has been launched by EEF (The Manufacturers Organisation). This innovative tool will help support training programmes within organisations as well as making them 'entertaining and interactive' for participants. We believe that blended learning is the best way to ensure that your staff/employees get the most of their training. Making the training more interesting facilitates a better learning environment for learners and increases...
[Read on about Launch of a new Health & Safety Game-Based Tool]

For those of you that are interested the SHP has issued a downloadable booklet on ISO 45001 which is the latest help and guidance. ISO 45001 is an ISO standard for management systems of occupational health and safety, published in March 2018. The goal of ISO 45001 is the reduction of occupational injuries and diseases The SHP guidance provides practical guidance for employers and health and safety professionals. David Parr, who is the British Safety Councils head of audit sates that "we should not...
[Read on about ISO 45001 Legislation Update]

It has made the news recently that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in United States of America are proposing a new framework to manage new uses for toxic chemicals in manufacturing. Whilst the EPA clarified it's position with a press release stating "the press reports on this issue are inaccurate. Without the proposed Significant New Use Rule (SNUR) EPA would not have a regulatory basis to restrict manufacturing and processing for the new asbestos uses covered by the rule. The EPA action...
[Read on about Environmental Protection Agency and Asbestos in the USA]