Articles tagged with "hse"
Demolition building safety breach causes injury
The lack of new building projects in many parts of the country has led to an increasing focus on renovation and refurbishment contracts. These inevitably bring with them the need to demolish...
Building firm ignored its own safety consultants’ asbestos surveys
When principal contractors carry out a refurbishment project, they must obtain an asbestos survey from safety consultants. This is of no use if they then ignore its findings – which is what...
Simplified Construction Safety Instructions for Working at Height
The reform of health and safety regulations, that was launched by Government in 2013 as part of its Red Tape Challenge, has had one more effect at the beginning of 2014 with the launch of...
Lift shaft injury blamed on low guard rail
Whenever there is a construction safety court case, attention is thrown on the contractors concerned, and whether they obeyed the letter of the law precisely. If they did not, then regardless o...
FFI Under Fire
It was often predicted, not least in these columns, that Fees For Intervention (FFI) would be controversial and might set HSE Inspectors against the very health and safety consultants and...