Work At Height – Hard Lessons to Learn
Work at height accidents will not stop, the numbers killed, injured and paralysed will never reduce unless and until people choose to make safe choices and develop safe habits. Experienced work at height professionals need to bear in mind their example to apprentices and the inexperienced. If you are a role model, will what you practice become a good habit for others or a dangerous example which might lead directly to death or a wheelchair existence? Check out the video in the featured videos section to hear and see some hard hitting footage from Matt ...
Does Safe Design Cost More, and How Can We Strike the Right Balance?
The cost of safety in design... Here's an interesting debate on design safety and cost that was recently discussed at this year's Safety Expo - this relates to work at height in particular. The exchange was made into a youtube video by the AIF and I have attached that video in the featured videos section. Some very good points are made about whether considering safety at the design stage does in fact cost more. Important issues such as buildability and maintainability can have major effects on the design and if these happen at a late stage then costs to re-design and get ...
Health and Safety.. Do We Need It?
I can hear the collective shuddering groan, and picture the eye rolling at these 3 dreaded words.. but what exactly is it about the concept of health and or safety that triggers this antagonism? In fact what is "health & safety" in this day and age? Is it a UK wide ban on playing conkers unless every kid is issued with goggles? Is it the banning of pancake races? or is it bans on cheese rolling competitions, knitting in hospitals and even toothpicks?! To read certain newspapers or watch certain tv personalities, anyone might be caught up and enjoy the humour aimed at this frequent ...
HSE Construction – Is Your Website Evidence for Prosecution?
HSE Construction Principal Inspector Tells All! February - HSE Construction Review Meeting As always the HSE Construction Review was a riveting meeting producing a few revelations and some interesting and hair raising tales of the cowboys and villains who are still a common facet of the wild wild west construction industry. February is an important month in the diary for anyone involved in Construction safety in the south west. Why? because it's when the annual Construction Review meeting happens. This is a meeting organised by two safety institutions The Institution of Safety and Health (IOSH) and the local smaller cousin Avon Occupational Safety ...
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Work At Height – Hard Lessons to Learn
Work at height accidents will not stop, the numbers killed, injured and paralysed will never reduce unless and until...
Does Safe Design Cost More, and How Can We Strike the Right Balance?
The cost of safety in design… Here’s an interesting debate on design safety and cost that was recently discussed...
Health and Safety.. Do We Need It?
I can hear the collective shuddering groan, and picture the eye rolling at these 3 dreaded words.. but what exactly is it...
HSE Construction – Is Your Website Evidence for Prosecution?
HSE Construction Principal Inspector Tells All! February – HSE Construction Review Meeting As always the HSE Construction...
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