Tag: health and safety
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Fire safety standards: what’s coming next for construction?
Aman Sharma MBE is the new chair of BSI’s strategic fire safety committee for the built environment. He tells Will Mann what new standards construction should look out for. Image: Dreamstime Will Mann: Tell us about your work as chair of the FSH/0 committee. What changes can the construction industry expect in fire safety standards…
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BSI publishes ‘landmark’ inclusive PPE standard
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in #PPEthatfits, BSI, CIOB, diversity, Equality, Featured, health and safety, inclusion, People, PPEThe British Standards Institution (BSI) has announced the launch of a new standard for inclusive PPE. The standard – Provision of Inclusive PPE (BS 30417:2025) – aims to help support organisations or individuals involved in the purchase, provision or use of PPE. Earlier this year, BSI opened a public consultation to allow all stakeholders, including end users…
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In pictures | Mental health campaign calls for ‘more openness’ on site
Ark Fire Protection and Bowmer + Kirkland have joined forces to help raise awareness of mental health issues in construction. Coinciding with World Suicide Prevention Day, Ark Fire Protection has rolled out high-visibility jackets across its sites featuring messages such as “struggling doesn’t make you weak”. The initiative aims to highlight the importance of creating open conversations…
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Nationwide Platforms unveils safety system for scissor lifts
Nationwide Platforms has launched SkySiren PCS for scissor lifts – a secondary guarding system designed to reduce the risk of entrapment for operators. SkySiren was originally developed for boom lifts in 2011. The system was designed as a conventional secondary guarding system that alerted others when an entrapment incident had occurred. The system evolved into…
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HSE issues plant safety warning
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has issued a warning about the risk of people being struck by an excavator or a load if the operator does not use the isolation device correctly. HSE published a safety notice after a slinger was fatally crushed between the quick hitch and a fixed structure during a lifting…
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Prisoners primed for construction careers
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A new training programme is helping to prepare prisoners for careers in the construction industry. Plias Resettlement is offering industry-approved health and safety training, funded by Ealing Council, for people currently serving a sentence at HMP Wormwood Scrubs. As part of the programme, Plias provides candidates with help to prepare for the Construction Skills Certification…
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#PPEthatfits: new BSI report backs the need for inclusive PPE
The British Standards Institution (BSI) has published a white paper backing the need for inclusive PPE as a basic requirement for safe and compliant workplaces, and the milestones achieved to date in this area. The report, titled Enabling the provision of inclusive PPE, sets out the issues that still need addressing when it comes to…
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Joinery firm fined £10,000 after surprise inspection
Abbey Joinery and Manufacture Ltd, of Whorlton Road in Middlesbrough, pleaded guilty to breaching Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974. It was fined £10,000 and ordered to pay £4,428 in costs by Teesside Magistrates’ Court. View the original article and our Inspiration here
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#PPEthatfits: AtkinsRéalis introduces inclusive hard hat
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in #PPEthatfits, AtkinsRéalis, CIOB, diversity, Featured, Hard hats, health and safety, inclusion, MSA, People, PPE, safetyJames Butler, managing director for project and programme services at AtkinsRéalis, said: “If we want to create construction sites that welcome all people, we have to remove as many barriers as we can to attract more people from all backgrounds into the sector, and make it as easy as possible for everyone to perform their…
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Share your story to ‘turn pain into purpose’
“We remember stories in a way that we do not remember data,” he says. “You can give someone hundreds of safety stats, but if they hear one story that makes them feel, they carry that lesson with them. It is the difference between compliance and conviction. View the original article and our Inspiration here