When is a Principal Designer required? October 2015 saw the CDM2015 transition period expire, along with the legal duties of the CDM Coordinator. Regulations are now captured under the Health & Safety at Work Act 1974 and the Principal Designer duties now apply to all projects where there is more than one contractor. Under the…
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Asbestos – the hidden killer
In the UK asbestos causes around 5,000 deaths every year, a figure that has doubled since 1992 this is more than the number of people killed on the UK roads each year. Around 20 tradesmen die each week as a result of past exposure to asbestos. Approximately 10 teachers per year die from asbestos related…
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Fire risk assessments – When is the best time to review?
Fire risk assessments replace property fire certificates. The introduction of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 was a big change for fire management. Introduced in 2006 the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (RRO) removed the responsibility from the Fire and Rescue service to issue a fire certificate for a premises and placed the responsibility for…
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Has health and safety gone too far?
[mp_row] [mp_span col="12"] Why has health and safety gained such a bad reputation? [caption id="attachment_2336" align="alignright" width="300"] Wear PPE when playing conkers![/caption] Health and safety is frequently the subject of scathing media coverage but what could really be the problem? Certainly the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) enforce health and safety legislation however there are…
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