Tag: Safety
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Safety campaign aims to stop MEWP overturns
IPAF has launched its 2025 safety campaign to help reduce injuries and fatalities across the powered access sector. At the recent IPAF Summit in Dublin, the title for this year’s campaign was revealed as Stop Overturns – Safety Starts on the Ground. Using data from its global Accident Reporting Portal, IPAF’s annual campaign aims to highlight an…
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Galliford Try awarded £56m fire safety upgrade contract for Category C prison
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) project includes upgrades to essential fire safety systems across the Category C prison, such as fire alarms, emergency lighting, fire compartmentalisation, smoke extraction, roof vents, high-pressure misting units and fire doors. View the original article and our Inspiration here
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Milwaukee Tool Enhances Jobsite Safety with Bump Caps
Designed to meet the needs of service contractors, Milwaukee® expands its personal protective equipment lineup introducing two new protective Bump Cap solutions that offer enhanced head protection while maintaining a stylish, baseball cap-like appearance. Delivering a protective solution before transitioning to a hard hat, these Bump Caps are designed for environments where hard hats or…
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How is building safety impacting insurance premiums in construction?
Overall, the limits to cover are at more viable levels, although, given the cost of premiums, higher limits may remain out of reach for some. However, the exclusions and/or restrictions for cladding and/or fire safety related claims still remain. There is also the difficulty that certain professions, such as managing agents, have in obtaining cover. …
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How Dumpster Rentals Improve Safety and Efficiency on Job Sites
Construction projects generate a significant amount of waste, from broken materials and excess debris to discarded packaging and hazardous scraps. Without an effective waste management plan, job sites can quickly become cluttered, leading to safety hazards, delays, and inefficiencies. A construction dumpster rental is one of the best solutions for keeping a worksite organized while…
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Creating safer jobsites: Understanding how human factors and performance impact construction safety
Human factors and human performance are crucial for workplace safety in most industries, but few are more dire than in the construction industry. These concepts focus on how certain factors correlate with individual behaviors and interactions in the workplace. Understanding these elements can help leaders improve productivity, safety and decision-making, and create a supportive environment…
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How Custom eLearning Is Transforming Construction Safety Training
The construction industry is one of the most high-risk sectors, with workers constantly exposed to potential hazards. Ensuring safety on construction sites is not just about compliance with regulations it’s about protecting lives, reducing accidents, and improving overall productivity. Traditional safety training methods, such as in-person sessions and printed manuals, often fail to engage workers…
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Improving Daylight and Enhancing Student Safety
Project Name: The New London Educational Learning Center (ELC) Client: Southwest West Central Service Cooperative Challenge: Introducing natural daylight into the central recreation area, which also serves as a storm shelter, posed a significant challenge. Traditional windows and skylights were not feasible due to the need to comply with strict ICC 500 and FEMA P-361…
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NCCCO and NSC Release New Online Safety Tool for the Crane Industry
The National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators (NCCCO) Foundation and the National Safety Council (NSC) partnered to develop a free online tool that offers a list to assist companies and individuals using cranes and other load-handling equipment to improve jobsite safety. The list of controls, tailored to address the most significant hazardous situations that contribute to serious incidents and…
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Construction firm fined after ignoring deep excavation safety warnings
Greenlife Property Developments Ltd, of Gurnos Estate, Brynmawr, Ebbw Vale, Gwent, Wales, was found guilty of breaching Section 33(1)(c) and two breaches of Section 33(1)(g) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974. It was fined £40,000 and ordered to pay £5,812.57 in costs at Merthyr Tydfil Magistrates’ Court on 20 January 2025.…