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Accidents in UK construction

|Date: 25 May, 2022

Accidents in UK construction

With an equal measure of both mild amusement and self-righteous smugness, it has been known for us, on oc ...

With an equal measure of both mild amusement and self-righteous smugness, it has been known for us, on occasion, to revel in the misfortune of all those hapless DIYers whose botched attempts to improv ...

25 May, 2022
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Health and Safety training

|Date: 3 May, 2022

Health and Safety training

Nick Higginson, CEO of Phoenix Health and Safety explains the importance of health and safety training in ...

Nick Higginson, CEO of Phoenix Health and Safety explains the importance of health and safety training in the construction industry. Many people working in the construction industry have years of expe ...

3 May, 2022
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The latest health and safety law change

|Date: 2 May, 2022

The latest health and safety law change

You’re likely well aware of the obvious reasons for observing health & safety rules and regulations a ...

You’re likely well aware of the obvious reasons for observing health & safety rules and regulations and you’ll know there’s a financial implication for non-compliance. You’ll have nothing to worry ...

2 May, 2022
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Builders urged to stay safe around live cables

|Date: 13 April, 2022

Builders urged to stay safe around live cables

Builders are being urged to prioritise electrical safety after the trade was involved in the highest numb ...

Builders are being urged to prioritise electrical safety after the trade was involved in the highest number of cable damage incidents during the past year. UK Power Networks which distributes electric ...

13 April, 2022
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Martindale Electric has safety all locked up

|Date: 30 March, 2022

Martindale Electric has safety all locked up

Martindale Electric’s range of comprehensive lock out kits have been designed to suit the needs of mainte ...

Martindale Electric’s range of comprehensive lock out kits have been designed to suit the needs of maintenance and installation teams working in a range of environments. The lock out kits make it easy ...

30 March, 2022
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Six steps to happier feet in the workplace

|Date: 11 March, 2022

Six steps to happier feet in the workplace

To coincide with National Feet Week (7th-13th March), Alex Minett, Head of Products & Markets at CHAS ...

To coincide with National Feet Week (7th-13th March), Alex Minett, Head of Products & Markets at CHAS, looks at what employers and employees need to consider to protect feet at work. You could say ...

11 March, 2022
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CHAS celebrates 25 years of making Britain safer

|Date: 28 February, 2022

CHAS celebrates 25 years of making Britain safer

In 2022, CHAS turns 25, marking a quarter of a century of simplifying health and safety prequalification ...

In 2022, CHAS turns 25, marking a quarter of a century of simplifying health and safety prequalification and raising standards of risk management in the UK. CHAS was launched as the Contractors Health ...

28 February, 2022
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Fires in construction & hot work fires: this year’s UK figures released

|Date: 14 February, 2022

Fires in construction & hot work fires: this year’s UK figures released

CE Safety have collected data which reveals the number of fires in buildings under construction, as well ...

CE Safety have collected data which reveals the number of fires in buildings under construction, as well as how many fires were caused by hot work in the UK in the past year. They questioned all 45 o ...

14 February, 2022
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Health and safety products – February 2022

|Date: 2 February, 2022

Health and safety products – February 2022

WORKWEAR British manufacturer Wearwell will become the exclusive UK and Ireland distributor of Herock p ...

WORKWEAR British manufacturer Wearwell will become the exclusive UK and Ireland distributor of Herock products. The Belgian brand benefits from modern designs, strong technical and scientific creden ...

2 February, 2022
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From BS to EN Standards: British Gypsum Makes the Move to Put Safety First

|Date: 7 January, 2022

From BS to EN Standards: British Gypsum Makes the Move to Put Safety First

Dave Robinson, Head of Technical Support at British Gypsum, discusses the urgent need for a change in cul ...

Dave Robinson, Head of Technical Support at British Gypsum, discusses the urgent need for a change in culture around safety and testing in the construction industry. It's been over 20 years since the ...

7 January, 2022
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