The following are posts from June 2013:
26 June 2013
The BBC ran a story recently regarding asbestos in schools and how the evidence, provided by a special committee, showed that our Asbestos risk to children is 'greater over lifetime'. The committee stated that a five-year-old is five times more likely than an adult of 30 to develop mesothelioma, a type of cancer linked to asbestos, if they are exposed to it at the same time. This is because a chi...
[Read on about Asbestos Risk Greater For Children]
26 June 2013
We heard on the radio this morning that the planned Forth crossing name, as announced by Scotland's first minister Alex Salmond, is to be Queensferry Crossing. This is after a public vote from a list of suggested names. The construction of the new Forth Replacement Crossing is due to be completed in 2016 and this project is one of the largest Scotland has undertaken; costing £800m it is intended...
[Read on about Scotland - New Firth of Forth Bridge]
26 June 2013
The Construction Enquirer reports that a consortium led by Liverpool City Council with the support of Your Housing Group, Liverpool Football Club and Keepmoat has unveiled £260m proposals to transform the Anfield area of the city. The plans are being hailed as 'exciting' and the hope is that this project will deliver a step-change in quality of life for many thousands of people and be of major be...
[Read on about Liverpool FC Development/Regeneration]
26 June 2013
The HSE has published their annual report. Interestingly it identifies several plans and challenges that lie ahead for them for the rest of 2013 and going forward into 2014; these include:- implementation of the National Code for local authority inspections complete our programme of work to reform the health and safety system make it easier for people to understand and do what is required en...
[Read on about HSE - The Challenges Ahead]
24 June 2013
Food retailer Morrisons has appointed Altius Vendor Assessment to manage contractor assessment, compliance and accreditation on behalf of the group. With 500 stores, 7 major distribution centres and 19 production facilities, Morrisons required a central system for monitoring the health and safety credentials and competences of hundreds of contractors undertaking work across its national estate....
[Read on about Morrisons appoints Altius to assure supply chain compliance]
21 June 2013
For those Health and Safety professionals that live in Wales the HSE will be speaking at an event at Bangor University on 13th September 2013. The HSE want you to listen and engage with the speakers, who are all very experienced and experts in their fields, to learn how changing behaviours and attitudes in ourselves and others: from Leaders to shop floor makes good safety sense. The event is ope...
[Read on about Health & Safety Event in Bangor]
20 June 2013
The Northwest Evening Mail reports that a new state-of-the-art facility centre has been built in Cumbria that aims to equip youngsters with the skills they need for a career in construction. Work on the centre began in May last year and was completed by contractor Esh Construction on budget and ahead of schedule this March. It will become fully operational when the new academic year starts in Sep...
[Read on about New £7m Construction Skills Centre in Cumbria]
13 June 2013
The mayor of London, Boris Jonson, is reportedly backing proposals for an iconic new "garden" bridge across the Thames, similar to New York's High Line elevated park. The plans for the new bridge include an elaborate, widening and narrowing along its span and it will support a park containing plants from London and across Britain. The new structure will cross the river from Victoria Embankment o...
[Read on about Boris supports new "Garden" Bridge over Thames]
12 June 2013
The HSE has a useful web site regarding health surveillance. Health surveillance allows for early identification of ill health and corrective actions can be implemented. If your staff are exposed to noise, vibration, solvents, fumes, dust, biological agents and other substances hazardous to health or work in compressed air you need to be aware of the hazards involved. For further information vis...
[Read on about Health Surveillance Guidance from the HSE]
12 June 2013
Following on from the industry summit in February 2013 the Waste Industry Health and Safety (WISH) Forum has launched its blueprint for actions - written by the industry, for the industry. Your industry needs you - check out the Blueprint [PDF], review early progress and get involved. For more information about the work of the Waste Industry Health & Safety visit WISH
[Read on about Waste Industry Health & Safety (WISH)]
12 June 2013
The Ai Solutions Application Development Forum (ADF) was held on June 11th 2013. Some new and refreshing ideas have come forward from our clients, thank you. As ever, whether it is CDM or Asbestos related, we want to ensure that our customers get the most out of their ToolKitCS™ software. With new technologies imminent we want to utilise them and take the product forward into the future. We will...
[Read on about Ai Solutions Application Development Forum (ADF) June 2013]
11 June 2013
The HSE are offering a FREE working at heights seminar in Bradford on 25th June. The event will provide information on working at height, it offers employers and workers advice and guidance to comply with the law and work safely at height. It is very important that all work at height is planned, organised and carried out by competent persons and the correct equipment used. For more information a...
[Read on about Free 'Working At Heights Seminar - Bradford']
10 June 2013
10 June 2013
A scientific advisory committee to the Government has concluded that children are more vulnerable to asbestos exposure than adults. The Committee on Carcinogenicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment (CoC) was asked for advice on the relative vulnerability of children to asbestos to inform discussions of the Department for Education's Asbestos in Schools Steering Group....
[Read on about Asbestos - Children at greater risk]
7 June 2013
A house in Wolverhampton partially collapsed after design and build contractors ignored the recognised procedures regarding party walls. The HSE said that the event could have been easily prevented and that "as an experienced builder they should have known better in the first place". Will we be seeing more of these types of incident when the new CDM regulations come into force? There are rumours...
[Read on about Wolverhampton House Collapse]
6 June 2013
1 June 2013
It seems to be the 'hot topic' at the moment, in just a few short years BIM has changed from being something you had heard about, to something you knew about, to something you absolutely need to be implementing in your business. The issue here though is that many of us have no idea what it is and how it will affect us on our delivery. The drivers couldn't be simpler. Unless you are doing Level 2...
[Read on about BIM - Building Information Modelling]
