Highway Code Now Available in Welsh
February 14, 2023The Department for Transport has announced that a Welsh language edition of the Highway Code is now available to read online. It is understood that a hard copy version is due to be published e...
New Guidance For Installing Tower Crane Camera Systems
February 14, 2023The Tower Crane Interest Group of the Construction Plant Hire Association (CPA) recently published a new technical information note regarding the installation of camera systems on tower cranes...
New Fire Safety Guidance for Residential Premises in England
February 14, 2023With the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 due to come into force on 23rd January 2023, the Home Office has published new guidance regarding the responsibilities of individuals under the ...
Construction Design and Management Case Studies
February 14, 2023The Construction Leadership Council (CLC) has released free guidance document containing a series of case studies to help small construction businesses and trades with understanding and applyi...
DVSA Guidance On Part-Worn Tyres
February 14, 2023The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) recently published an article regarding the use and sale of part-worn tyres. Part-worn tyres are tyres that have been used on a previous vehicle ...
Major CITB Grant Changes for Limited Time Only
February 8, 2023From the 1st of April 2023 CITB grants for Supervisor NVQs will increase from £600 to £1250 and Management/Project Managers will increase from £600 to £1500. This means that PIB Risk Man...
New Guidance for Supporting Employees with Disabilities and Long-term Health Issues
January 5, 2023Statistics show that despite record high levels of employment in the UK currently there is still a significant disability employment gap and disabled people are twice as likely to fall out of ...
Change to Permitted uses of Creosote in Northern Ireland
January 5, 2023Creosote, in particular coal tar creosote, has been used for many years as a wood preservative, however following concerns about health effects EU wide restrictions were put on the use of creo...
Working Minds Campaign Anniversary
January 5, 2023The HSE launched their Working Minds campaign in November 2021 in response to a worsening of employee’s health during the pandemic. To mark the first anniversary of the campaign the HSE have...
HSE Launch Manual Handling in Construction Podcast
January 5, 2023At the end of September the HSE launched a campaign, the Work Right Construction: Your Health. Your Future campaign, to combat serious aches, pains, and strains in construction, paying particu...
Free Rolling Tyres and Changes to HGV and PSV Tests
January 5, 2023The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) have stated, coming into effect from April 2023, that if they find tyres marked FRT fitted to the front steering axles of vehicles at annual vehi...
HSE Inspection Initiative on Machinery Safety in Waste and Recycling
December 8, 2022The HSE have identified the waste and recycling industry as a ‘high risk sector’ due to high numbers of fatal and serious injuries. Indeed HSE statistics show that over the past five years...
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