31 May 2017
The Women in Health and Safety network was established in 2015 in order to provide a space for women in the health and safety profession to network, engage with one another and share best practice. After launching with one event at Safety & Health Expo, SHP realised there was a real appetite in the health and safety profession for this network. The following year they ran a number of smaller, regional events across the country, in Edinburgh, London, Leicester and Birmingham. When is the...
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31 May 2017
Exciting times are ahead within construction as many of the premier league clubs are finding funds for new stadiums and upgrading stadium development. With the trend being more the 'American Model', football clubs are focusing on hospitality areas as this seems to be where the money is at. With fine dining and large lounges where you can meet and eat before a match, plus built in high specification hotels, the aim is to further expand and develop the sites to become more hospitality orientated. SHP...
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22 May 2017
Ai Solutions have been out and about recently. One of the team visited the States of Jersey last week to train their staff in CDM ToolKit CS. The States of Jersey take compliance very seriously and their Infrastructure team have recently purchased ToolKit CS to help them better manage their CDM projects. Jersey has its own set of regulations, CDM 2016 and ToolKit has been designed around them. Additionally the knowledge base that is part of what Ai Solutions delivers, has also been updated to include...
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15 May 2017
So the first quarter is over and Spring is in the air within the construction industry. According to two of the latest surveys from Markit and CIPS, infrastructure and housebuilding projects are driving overall growth within the industry. So is this good news? We would like to think so, however there are still concerns over the skills shortage. With prime minister Theresa May this week committing to HS2 and work on Hinkley Point C well under way, there remains plenty of opportunity in the infrastructure...
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11 May 2017
The SHP has reported that 40 workers were put at risk by being exposed to Asbestos. A hearing was carried out at Canterbury Crown Court and a fine of £750,000 was ordered plus payment of costs totalling £14,874.68. "The company's failings in this case has put many workers at risk to the exposure of asbestos", commented HSE inspector Melvyn Stancliffe. "It was clear there was an endemic failure to effectively manage the construction work on the site in a way which ensured that asbestos...
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10 May 2017
May is mental health month and we have seen a lot in the news about the effects, short and long term, to those who suffer with mental health problems. The construction industry has its own issues. Construction News posted the results of their 'Mind Matters' survey and the results were shocking. Over 55% of those that responded have experienced mental issues in their lives. Even more alarming is that 1 in 4 respondents has considered taking their own life. That is a quarter of our construction...
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