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Fire Door Safety Ignored Despite Grenfell Tragedy
|Date: 18 September, 2018

Fire Door Safety Ignored Despite Grenfell Tragedy
A survey by IronmongeryDirect raises concern over fire door awareness Despite the shocking tragedy of the ...
A survey by IronmongeryDirect raises concern over fire door awareness Despite the shocking tragedy of the Grenfell fire in London last summer, an online poll has revealed that 50% of tradespeople don’ ...
18 September, 2018
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Here’s Why Van Drivers MUST Check Their Weights!
|Date: 17 September, 2018

Here’s Why Van Drivers MUST Check Their Weights!
Younger builders are being urged to make sure they don’t overload their vehicles and make their driving l ...
Younger builders are being urged to make sure they don’t overload their vehicles and make their driving licence invalid. Experts from LeaseVan.co.uk say many younger van drivers may not be aware that ...
17 September, 2018
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Britain 1st in the Commonwealth for Workplace Safety
|Date: 13 September, 2018

Britain 1st in the Commonwealth for Workplace Safety
The United Kingdom sets the benchmark among first world Commonwealth countries when it comes to workplace ...
The United Kingdom sets the benchmark among first world Commonwealth countries when it comes to workplace safety, with the chances of an Australian being fatally injured in the workplace three times h ...
13 September, 2018
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Ladder Safety With WernerCo
|Date: 12 September, 2018

Ladder Safety With WernerCo
Professional Builder’s Kieran Nee spent a day with Werner learning about ladder safety, courtesy of the L ...
Professional Builder’s Kieran Nee spent a day with Werner learning about ladder safety, courtesy of the Ladder Association. With a radical overhaul of the standards governing the production and use of ...
12 September, 2018
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41% of Businesses Admit Outdated Equipment Hinders Their Working Ability
|Date: 11 September, 2018

41% of Businesses Admit Outdated Equipment Hinders Their Working Ability
New research conducted by Atomik Research on behalf of Shire Leasing has found that, for UK businesses, m ...
New research conducted by Atomik Research on behalf of Shire Leasing has found that, for UK businesses, many hours of work each week are being lost due to equipment-related inefficiency, with 41% of w ...
11 September, 2018
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NFB Welcomes Royal Foundation’s Mental Health Initiative
|Date: 11 September, 2018

NFB Welcomes Royal Foundation’s Mental Health Initiative
The National Federation of Builders (NFB) applauds the Duke of Cambridge’s work on trying to break the st ...
The National Federation of Builders (NFB) applauds the Duke of Cambridge’s work on trying to break the stigma surrounding mental health Prince William will launch a new website, called Mental Health a ...
11 September, 2018
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Anti-Asbestos Campaign to Present at Image of Construction Event
|Date: 11 September, 2018

Anti-Asbestos Campaign to Present at Image of Construction Event
The number of tradespeople in the UK who die each week from work-related asbestos exposure now stands at ...
The number of tradespeople in the UK who die each week from work-related asbestos exposure now stands at twenty, far more than those who die through accidents at work. Asbestos-related diseases claim ...
11 September, 2018
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Construction Industry Only .01% More Dangerous Than Retail, According to New Online Tool
|Date: 14 August, 2018

Construction Industry Only .01% More Dangerous Than Retail, According to New Online Tool
How Dangerous Is Your Life?, a new tool which calculates risk based on data from the Office for National ...
How Dangerous Is Your Life?, a new tool which calculates risk based on data from the Office for National Statistics, Department for Transport, Health and Safety Executive and the CIA, suggests that co ...
14 August, 2018
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Construction Workers Warned: Stay Out of the Sun!
|Date: 30 July, 2018

Construction Workers Warned: Stay Out of the Sun!
Kelly Davidson and Chris Hoile from Womble Bond Dickinson are reminding Britons ...
Kelly Davidson and Chris Hoile from Womble Bond Dickinson are reminding Britons to “stay out of the sun”. With the heatwave set to return to parts of the UK at the end of this ...
30 July, 2018
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NFB and CHAS Announce H&S Standards
|Date: 5 February, 2018

NFB and CHAS Announce H&S Standards
The National Federation of Builders (NFB) and The Contractors Health and Safety Assessment Scheme (CHAS) ...
The National Federation of Builders (NFB) and The Contractors Health and Safety Assessment Scheme (CHAS) are pleased to announce their new partnership to raise health and safety standards in the UK an ...
5 February, 2018
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Gap-Bar: Raising Safety Standards
|Date: 18 September, 2017

Gap-Bar: Raising Safety Standards
When Keith Dymond was assessing some window fitters for NVQs he spotted a gap in the market that could ra ...
When Keith Dymond was assessing some window fitters for NVQs he spotted a gap in the market that could raise the bar on safety standards – and so the Gap-Bar was born. When windows are removed during ...
18 September, 2017
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More Mesothelioma Awareness Needed
|Date: 8 September, 2017

More Mesothelioma Awareness Needed
Mavis Nye, from Seasalter, Kent, is fighting to raise awareness of mesothelioma after contracting cancer ...
Mavis Nye, from Seasalter, Kent, is fighting to raise awareness of mesothelioma after contracting cancer – thought to be from contact with asbestos on her husband’s work clothes. Mavis says: “I was di ...
8 September, 2017
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Sun Safety Warning
|Date: 15 June, 2017

Sun Safety Warning
Marley Eternit has issued a sun safety warning for all construction workers The advice follows new resear ...
Marley Eternit has issued a sun safety warning for all construction workers The advice follows new research which shows they have a greater risk of skin cancer than any other occupation. The latest st ...
15 June, 2017
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British Safety Council Promotes Sharing Good Health and Safety Practices
|Date: 20 January, 2016

British Safety Council Promotes Sharing Good Health and Safety Practices
The British Safety Council is highlighting how sharing good health and safety practices can empower const ...
The British Safety Council is highlighting how sharing good health and safety practices can empower construction sector employers in an upcoming half-day conference in Manchester The construction sect ...
20 January, 2016
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