Articles tagged with "health and safety"
FFI and construction safety – what does it mean for you?
At the time of writing, October 2012, the new Fee for Intervention (FFI) has been in effect for a few days, for dutyholders who are regulated by the HSE. (FFI does not yet apply to HSE...
Asbestos – why confuse NNLW with new Regulations?
The Health & Safety Executive’s Communities, for health and safety consultants and other professionals in the safety industry, include a very enlightening It is often the case with construction safety issues that come to light in the press, that a contractor fails to take the right advice or does not follow the accepted codes of practice. In a tragic accident, highlighted in a court case in recent days, a worker was killed when his machine fell into an unprotected factory pit, whilst he was involved in fitting wall and ceiling...
One of the best ways of assessing the mood of people in an industry these days is to visit their sector-specific online forums and see what the ‘hot buttons’ are. One such example can...
Double asbestos lapse proves costly
Tragic death due to construction safety lapse
The biggest issues in construction safety