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Managing dust and vibration on site
|Date: 14 April, 2025

Managing dust and vibration on site
The risks of dust and vibration on site should not be underestimated. Here, Kevin Brannigan, Marketing Ma ...
The risks of dust and vibration on site should not be underestimated. Here, Kevin Brannigan, Marketing Manager at Makita explains the issues and how choosing the right tools and equipment can make all ...
14 April, 2025
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HSE targets construction workers’ lung health with nationwide inspection campaign
|Date: 18 May, 2023

HSE targets construction workers’ lung health with nationwide inspection campaign
Failure to prevent life-threatening diseases caused by dust at work is unacceptable, says the Health and ...
Failure to prevent life-threatening diseases caused by dust at work is unacceptable, says the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), as it gears up for a summer targeting construction sites across Great B ...
18 May, 2023
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Dust breaches up 23% on construction sites
|Date: 1 January, 2021

Dust breaches up 23% on construction sites
The Building Safety Group (BSG) has reported a 23% rise in the number of dust breaches occurring on const ...
The Building Safety Group (BSG) has reported a 23% rise in the number of dust breaches occurring on construction sites. BSG’s report was based on 9000 independent site inspections conducted over a 6 m ...
1 January, 2021
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Health and Safety Executive cracks down on dust
|Date: 5 October, 2020

Health and Safety Executive cracks down on dust
Health and safety inspectors across Great Britain will be targeting construction firms to check that thei ...
Health and safety inspectors across Great Britain will be targeting construction firms to check that their health standards are up to scratch during a month-long inspection initiative, starting on Mon ...
5 October, 2020
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Tech Talk: dust management
|Date: 10 December, 2019

Tech Talk: dust management
In the latest instalment of the Makita Tech Talk series, Charles Shaw, hire and construction division man ...
In the latest instalment of the Makita Tech Talk series, Charles Shaw, hire and construction division manager, explains how the company’s new generation of dust management solutions are helping to kee ...
10 December, 2019
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Dust-free drilling from Heller Tools
|Date: 1 May, 2019

Dust-free drilling from Heller Tools
With the Duster Expert hammer drill, Heller Tools offers the trades a solution to dust. It is a suction d ...
With the Duster Expert hammer drill, Heller Tools offers the trades a solution to dust. It is a suction drill and around 98 per cent of the drilling dust is sucked off at its place of origin: the dril ...
1 May, 2019
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Step-by-Step: Erecting a Dust Barrier
|Date: 24 October, 2017

Step-by-Step: Erecting a Dust Barrier
Jeff Whittemore, of ZipWall, offers a step-by-step guide on setting up a professional dust barrier. Grind ...
Jeff Whittemore, of ZipWall, offers a step-by-step guide on setting up a professional dust barrier. Grinding, sanding, sawing and cutting all result in fine dust that will find its way into the smalle ...
24 October, 2017
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