Could Crumbling Concrete Cause a Collapse?
April 26, 2023A new form of lightweight concrete, known as Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC), was used in buildings from the 1950s to the mid-1990s. Planks of this material were pre-cast off sit...
LPG FLT Safety Alert
April 26, 2023The UK Material Handling Association (UKMHA) recently published a safety alert regarding possible fire risks associated with LPG forklifts. This alert is to raise awareness of problems startin...
HSE Launch Asbestos and You Campaign
April 26, 2023Work Right is a campaign initiative launched by the HSE which aims to help smaller businesses and workers. This provides guidance on a number of work related health and safety matters includin...
Consultation Launched on Charges to Driver CPC
April 26, 2023Driver CPC, or Certificate of Professional Competence, training was introduced in 2007 in the EU for professional drivers of lorries, buses and coaches. Professional drivers are required to c...
Mechanics Warned of the Life-threatening Dangers of Working Under Vehicles
March 27, 2023There have been over 7000 injuries and 33 deaths in the motor vehicle repair industry over the last 5 years*. Of these, 13 workers in the motor vehicle repair industry were killed when wor...
New Guidance for the Production of ‘Blue’ Hydrogen
March 20, 2023On 3rd February 2023 the Environment Agency published new guidance on the production of hydrogen from methane with carbon capture. The guidance is intended to help potential producers with per...
HSE Initial Silica Inspection Campaign Results
March 20, 2023Since October 2022 the HSE have been running a targeted inspection campaign focussing on manufacturing industries that use materials containing silica. In particular sone working, brick and ti...
Emery Cloth Safety Alert
March 20, 2023Following investigations into a series of accidents related to the use of emery cloth while using rotating machinery HSE Northern Ireland (HSENI) have issued a safety alert. Emery cloth is a f...
Updated Guidance on Managing Occupational Cancer Risks
March 17, 2023IOSH (the Institute of Occupational Safety and Health) have updated their No Time to Lose Campaign webpages with new information regarding occupational cancer from asbestos, diesel fumes, sili...
Updated Scaffolding Guidance Launched
March 17, 2023The National Access and Scaffolding Confederation (NASC) recently released new guidance ‘SG4:22: Preventing falls in scaffolding operations’ to replace the previous SG4:15 of the same name...
Fire Protection Guidance for Batteries and Electric Vehicle Charging
March 17, 2023A selection of new and updated guidance documents have recently been made available by the Fire Protection Association (FPA) covering charging electric vehicles and battery installations, thes...
Updated Guidance on Construction Site Fire Safety
March 17, 2023A tenth edition of the “Joint Code of Practice on the Protection from Fire of Construction Sites and Buildings Undergoing Renovation” has recently been published. The aim of the code is to...
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