All Health & safety articles – Page 60
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NewsFancy foot work
Anybody wading through cement bare footed risks both lime burns and dermatitis. Not recommended.
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Dangerous dust ignored by workers
Workers are ignoring the dangers inhaling work-related dust according to a new survey
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NewsFire report throws future of timber-frame into doubt
As flames engulf another timber development, fire agencies publish Colindale blaze findings
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NewsHSE warns of 15% rise in accidents this year
The head of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has warned of a possible 10-15% rise in fatal accidents in the construction industry this year.
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NewsScaffold soloist
Using the scaffold as a giant ladder is not the recommended method of moving around on site
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NewsFire destroys former cinema site in Newcastle
The four-storey building was being turned into student flats by RM Accommodation
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NewsBuilding's gallery of scaffolding shame
Across the world people are still putting their faith in their balance alone
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The Lotus esprit
Henry Lamb sent in this photo, taken by a friend at the Baha’i Lotus Temple in New Delhi, India. Inspired by the holy surroundings, a lot of faith is being placed in that rope ...
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NHBC launches new course on risk assessment
Course will cover health and safety aspects when assessing risks and preparing method statements
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... and do the right thing
Gillian Birkby, who assisted the HSE team that revised the regulations, outlines the role of the CDM co-ordinator and the duties of clients
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FeaturesRight second time
Regulations Forget the dreary paperwork of old. The new CDM regulations are bigger, better and far more practical.
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Let’s stick together ...
The new CDM regulations come into force tomorrow. In this special, Christopher Pedder explains how the new rules will promote partnering ...
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Client fears remain as CDM regs come into force
The revised CDM regulations will come into force as planned tomorrow in spite of client concerns.
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NewsScaffold scrimpers
An awkward pitched roof and penny pinching on the scaffold have combined to bring us this blooper
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NewsAre you sitting comfortably?
Thanks to Carl Stevenson of Amber Valley council for this photo of a Prague workman – not his best angle admittedly – tackling some roof work on a five-storey building
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