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Public consultations on RIDDOR and CLAW regulations launched

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HSE has recently launched 2 public consultations relevant to those working in construction. Both consultations invite stakeholder views on proposed changes to key health and safety regulations. Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013 (RIDDOR) consultation Relevant across all sectors, including construction, this consultation covers the reporting of work‑related injuries, ill health and dangerous occurrences.…

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Asbestos – it’s still a problem that needs managing

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Asbestos: know your building, know your duty This Global Asbestos Awareness Week (1 to 7 April) HSE is calling on businesses, building managers and tradespeople across Great Britain to make sure they’re compliant with law – providing practical support and guidance to help. Facing the consequences: Two companies and site manager prosecuted A site manager received a suspended prison sentence and a 5-year director disqualification after failing to ensure a safe asbestos clear-up at a demolition site.…

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HSE News

Business Compliance, Construction, Health & Safety /
Worcester waste company fined after worker suffers life-changing crush injuries A Worcester-based waste and recycling company has been fined £160,000 after a loading shovel bucket fell onto a maintenance worker. Blackpole Recycling Limited was prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) following the incident at its site on Blackpole Trading Estate West in Worcester.…

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Ladders and Stepladder

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Ladders and stepladders are not banned under health and safety law. The law calls for a sensible, proportionate approach to managing risk, and ladders can be a sensible and practical option for low-risk, short-duration tasks, although they should not automatically be your first choice. There are simple, sensible precautions you should take to stay safe when using portable leaning ladders and stepladders in the workplace.…

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BSR governance changes

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Reforms to the Building Safety Regulator bring new leadership, investment and process to accelerate housebuilding New Fast Track Process to enhance the review of newbuild applications, unblock delays and boost sector confidence    Measures will help delivery of 1.5 million safe, high-quality homes and speed up remediation   Reforms pave the way for the creation of a single construction regulator, as recommended by the Grenfell Tower Inquiry Delays to building new high-rise homes will be unblocked through a new package of reforms to the Building Safety Regulator (BSR) announced today. …

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News and Prosecutions

Business Compliance, Case Study, Construction, Health & Safety /
HSE News Wales: New partner joins HSE campaign to tackle stress in workplaces across Wales The Health and Safety Executive’s (HSE) campaign aimed at preventing or combatting stress in the workplace has welcomed a new partner ahead of stress awareness month in April.  Healthy Working Wales has become the 36th organisation to join Working Minds as part of its mission to improve the health of employees across Wales. …

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Construction firm fined as HSE inspection identifies catalogue of failures

Business Compliance, Case Study, Construction, Health & Safety /
A renovation company in South Wales has been sentenced after defying enforcement notices from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). Inspectors say Greenlife Property Developments Ltd failed to heed their warnings about the dangers posed to workers by a two-and-a-half metre deep excavation of the entire back garden of a house in Pit Place, Cwmbach, Aberdare.…

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Company fined for unsafe scaffolding

Business Compliance, Case Study, Construction, Health & Safety /
In May 2021, the workplace regulator identified serious issues with the construction of the scaffold and the assembly instructions had not been followed while the scaffold tower was being built on Rice Hey Road. No ladder was used access the scaffold. Instead, workers climbed the rungs of the scaffold itself as opposed to a proprietary ladder.

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Release of a video on the FaceFit Respirator Demonstrator model (FFRED)

Construction, Health & Safety /
Video on the Face Fit Respirator Demonstrator Model (FFRED) This video demonstrates the importance of: fitting your respirator correctly conducting face fit testing of tight-fitting RPE to individual wearers ensuring a proper seal to the face considering other personal protective equipment (PPE) worn in conjunction with the respirator It is important that your respirator is adequate and suitable for the work being carried out.…

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25 years on from the UK’s final asbestos ban, the material remains the biggest cause of work-related deaths

Construction, Education, Health & Safety, Management, Uncategorized /
This month marks the 25th anniversary since legislation came into force across Great Britain and in Northern Ireland (the UK) making it illegal for anyone to buy, sell, import or export any materials containing asbestos. Laid before parliament in August 1999, but brought into force on 24 November of that year, the Asbestos (Prohibitions) (Amendment) Regulations 1999 extended existing controls to include all remaining asbestos containing materials, notably Chrysotile (white) asbestos; legislation in 1985 had banned the importation of Amosite (brown) asbestos and Crocidolite (blue) asbestos, which are more hazardous to human health.…

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Prosecutions – Construction

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Builder avoids immediate prison sentence after failing to protect workers 7th August 2024 A builder has been given a suspended prison sentence after he put the lives of workers at risk on a construction site in London. David Beadle, trading as Beadle the Builders, failed to comply with a prohibition notice issued by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) in relation to unsafe working at height at the site on Woodyates Road in South East London.…

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HSE News

Construction, Fire, Health & Safety, Uncategorized /
Building Safety ebulletin: August 2024 HSE ebulletin service sent this bulletin at 29-08-2024 02:05 PM BST Having trouble viewing this email? View the content as a web page.Building Safety ebulletin Welcome to the Building Safety Regulator ebulletinIssued: 29 August 2024 This ebulletin is for anyone who wants to keep up-to-date with the work of the Building Safety Regulator (BSR) which is part of HSE. …

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