28 February 2018
Are you initiating a new program of works? Where work is proposed and it will disturb paintwork, then you, employers and all workers on site must comply with The Control of Lead at Work Regulations 2002 (CLAW). If the construction work undertaken is with a pre-1970 building be that demolition, refurbishment, maintenance, simple retro fitting or building repair the exposure risks of lead paint will be high. It may be disturbing old paint beneath that has never been stripped properly. ...
[Read on about Lead Paint Awareness for Program of Works]
27 February 2018
We are pleased to say that Milton Keynes Chamber decided to do an article on the Managing Director of Ai Solutions, Simon Hanks! The article, published in their February/March issue, was written for their member zone and can be found below. If you would like to view the magazine on line and the article visit MK Chamber News What is your background? Software development, banking, health and safety What does your company do? Ai Solutions creates software to assist users in managing their...
[Read on about Milton Keynes Chamber, Member Profile - Simon Hanks]
22 February 2018
Most Lead Based Paint was banned from sale in the United Kingdom to the general public in 1992, apart from for specialist uses. Prior to this lead compounds had been used as the pigment and drying agent in different types of paint, for example brick and some tile paints. Source – Wikipedia. Health effects of lead poisoning on children. Lead can have serious consequences for the health of children. At high levels of exposure, lead attacks the brain and central...
[Read on about Old Lead Paint - HSE Guidance]
22 February 2018
The International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) states that 'over 7600 people die each day from work related accidents or diseases which equates to 2.78 million each year. This burden of occupational injuries is significant to both employers and the wider economy, resulting in losses from early retirements, staff absence and rising insurance premiums'. To combat the problem ISO is developing a new standard, ISO 45001, Occupational health and safety management systems Requirements. They...
[Read on about ISO 45001 - Occupational Health & Safety]
1 February 2018
PAS 1192-6, Specification for collaborative sharing and use of structured Health and Safety information using BIM, is likely to be published early in February 2018. For obvious reasons, this article is based on the latest draft of the PAS, but it is likely that there will not be significant changes within the final version. The increased use of 'Building Information Modelling' (BIM) for both building and infrastructure projects provides greater opportunities to identify 'foreseeable risk'...
[Read on about PAS 1192-6 is imminent]