Archive December 2006

Construction Awareness

We are continuing to support HSE, by publicising their Health & Safety in the Construction Industry pages. This is part of our remit to improve health & safety in the construction industry with audited management information systems. Summary of Proposed Changes May 2006 Callsafe Services have provided the following summary of the proposed changes to the CDM Regulations for you to download.  Summary of Proposed Changes to the CDM Regulations (53KB) Principal Changes The main changes...
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CDM 2007 Seminar Slide Sets

The Powerpoint slide sets from our 12th December seminar are now available to download. See CDM 2007 Powerpoint Slides.
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HSE Action Too Late

The action to improve electrical safety on the borough's sites came two months after the electrocution of scaffolder Ralph Kennedy on a Camden construction job. Mr Kennedy's relatives welcomed the HSE intervention but said it was 'a little bit too late'. An HSE spokesperson told local paper the Camden New Journal last week: 'The investigation is ongoing but this action is to make sure that nothing similar happens while we are investigating.' June Loughran, the aunt of Mr Kennedy, who was 24 when...
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