REVISED GUIDANCE FOR WORKING ON ROOFS
October 5, 2020Falls from height are a frequent cause of death and serious injury. Working on roofs presents a number of risks including falls from unprotected edges and falls through fragile materials. Thes...
PAVEMENT PARKING BAN CONSULTATION
October 5, 2020Parking on pavements can cause real problems for pedestrians, especially for wheelchair users, people with visual impairments and those with prams or buggies. However in many narrow streets pa...
NEW FIRE SAFETY GUIDANCE FOR HOLES IN WALLS etc
October 5, 2020Walls, floors and ceilings play an important role in containing and slowing the spread of fire in buildings and are an important factor in managing risk and allowing people to escape safely in...
UPDATED GUIDANCE FOR CONTROLLING EXPOSURE TO METALWORKING FLUIDS
October 5, 2020Various fluids can be used to provide lubrication and cooling when machining or shaping metal objects they may be applied in a number of ways including continuous jets or sprays of fluid or by...
HIGHWAY CODE CONSULTATION LAUNCHED
October 5, 2020The Department for Transport has launched a consultation on proposed changes to the Highway Code which are intended to make roads safer for pedestrians, cyclists, horse riders and other vulner...
HAND ARM VIBRATION: AN INSPECTOR CALLS
October 5, 2020Power tools and work processes are a common source of exposure to hand arm vibration in many industries. Regular and prolonged exposure can lead to long term serious disabling health effects f...
FIRE SAFETY CONSULTATION LAUNCHED
October 5, 2020In July the Government launched a consultation on proposals to enhance the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 and implement recommendations from the Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 1 Repo...
DRAFT BUILDING SAFETY BILL PUBLISHED
October 5, 2020The Government published a draft Building Safety Bill on 20th July. This is a large and complex document and has been published as a draft in order to allow initial scrutiny before it is intro...
CHANGES TO DRIVERS’ HOURS AND TACHOGRAPH RULES
October 5, 2020Some changes to the EU drivers’ hours and tachographs rules came into force on 20th August 2020. These changes include: • a requirement for drivers to ‘return home’ every 4 weeks, that...
TYRED OUT
August 3, 2020The department for Transport has announced that it will soon be made illegal to fit tyres aged 10 years or older to the front wheels of lorries, buses and coaches and to any wheels of minibuse...
RECORD LOW FOR FATAL WORKPLACE ACCIDENTS IN THE UK
August 3, 2020The latest statistics just released by the HSE show that in the year April 2019 to March 2020, 111 workers were killed as a result of accidents at work. This compares to 149 deaths the previou...
Building Regulation Approved Document B Fire Safety Updated
August 3, 2020An update to Approved Document B of the building regulations has been published including increased fire safety measures in high-rise residential buildings, including the provision of...
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