18 June 2018
We had a recent enquiry regarding Asbestos Management and thought it may be useful to others to remind you of the things you need to be aware of when working with Asbestos. As we know, in Great Britain, we have a lot of older buildings that in the past were built using asbestos containing materials (ACM's). Some of these ACM's are perfectly safe as long as you do not disturb them. What do we mean by 'disturb'? When you do refurbishment work in a building or perhaps you wish to demolish it....
[Read on about Asbestos Guidance from HSE]
12 June 2018
We read an interesting article from SHP recently about a new view on Safety and Health. They are trying a new campaign in conjunction with Safety and Health Expo to try and change perceptions and to inspire the next generation. As they put it, "Health and safety professionals are still often viewed negatively within organisations, as discovered in a recent poll on SHP which found that 90% of industry professionals believe that health and safety has an image problem". New Safety and Health is: Holistic &nd...
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12 June 2018
It may seem obvious to many but collaboration within the construction industry is still not as common place as you would like to think. The benefits are obvious as has been demonstrated by some of the larger well known projects like the Olympics. Sharing of information is just a start, all parties singing from the same hymn sheet means that all are working towards the same goal with the same information. This is a sure fire way of saving money and time! Aside from that, collaborating has other benefits,...
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11 June 2018
At Ai Solutions we have spent many years in building our CDM knowledge-base and Asbestos knowledge-base. Originally they were only delivered as part of our CDM and Asbestos software packages. Many of you know that these packages are specifically aimed at those who need to comply with the CDM and Asbestos management regulations. However, the feedback we have received from customers is that they have found the knowledge-base very useful as an information/compliance tool which is great news. Over time...
[Read on about Knowledge-base - A Useful Tool for Compliance]