Drones
What do you think when you hear the word ‘drone’? Annoying ‘toys’ that invade privacy and shut down airports? Or a tool to enable safer working at height?
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Response to the Government’s rejection of menopause leave
In Jane Hartman-Jennett CFIOSH's recent article in IOSH magazine, ‘The Forgotten Risk’, she discussed the potential consequences of not recognising menopause as part of the risk assessment process.
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HSE Bulletin – February
News from the Health & Safety Executive - World Cancer Day, Safety alert issued by HSE and more.
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Wine company fined £800k after HGV driver killed at Salford depot, tragic and avoidable.
A wine and drinks supplier has been fined after a visiting HGV driver was killed after being hit by a forklift truck at its depot in Salford.
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Building firm fined for multiple failings that included workers being lifted by a raised excavator bucket
A building firm has been fined for a catalogue of health and safety failings that included two builders being lifted into the air by a raised excavator bucket.
SG4:22 Preventing falls in scaffolding operations
December 2022 saw the launch of the NASC (National Access and Scaffolding Confederation) SG4:22: Preventing falls in scaffolding operations guidance.
This long awaited, core NASC document replaces SG4:15, providing industry best practice for fall prevention when erecting tube and fitting and now also includes system scaffolding.
It features detailed scaffolding sector analysis and safety guidance, with key figures and illustrations, to bring it to life.…
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Recent News and Insights
Portable Appliance Testing a useful brief guide
There is no legal definition of portable equipment.
The Electricity at Work Regulations 1989, under the requirement for electrical systems to be maintained leads us to Portable Appliance Testing.
The Regulations do not specify what needs to be done, by whom or how frequently (for example, they do not make it a legal requirement to test all portable electrical appliances every year).…
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Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022
The Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 introduce new duties under the Fire Safety Order for building owners or managers (responsible persons).
Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 (brief factsheet)
The Government has introduced these regulations under article 24 of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (Fire Safety Order) to implement the majority of those recommendations made to government in the Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 1 report which require a change in the law.…
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Get “competent” Health & Safety advice
As an employer, you must appoint someone competent to help you meet your health and safety duties. A competent person is someone with the necessary skills, knowledge and experience to manage health and safety.
You could appoint (one or a combination of):
yourself
one or more of your workers
someone from outside your business
If you are not confident of your ability to manage all health and safety in-house, you may need some external help or advice and this is where Complisafe can help.…
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The Golden Thread
Storing your building’s information – the golden thread
This guidance is for anyone responsible for a building’s information throughout its life-cycle. This includes, building companies, principal designers and principal contractors, and local authorities.
The information you will need to manage
Your building’s information must be:
kept digitally
kept securely
a building’s single source of truth
available to people who need the information to do a job
available when the person needs the information
presented in a way that person can use
The information you will need to keep
The information you keep must be proportionate and will depend on what stage the building is at in its life.…
Update from Dame Judith Hackitt
2023 is going to be a big year for Building safety
It is clear as I continue to meet with various stakeholders that the level of activity is rising in preparation for the new requirements and responsibilities under the Building Safety Act.
Consultation on secondary legislation is moving at pace bringing the clarity required for many who will have new responsibilities.…
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Health and Safety, Construction and CDM News
HSE releases annual health and safety statistics 2021/22
The estimated number of workers in Great Britain suffering a work-related illness is 1.8 million with stress, depression, and anxiety making up around half of cases, new figures show.
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has published its annual statistics on work-related ill health and workplace injuries.…
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