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Ladder Association raises concerns about unsafe ladders sold online
|Date: 17 October, 2023

Ladder Association raises concerns about unsafe ladders sold online
Latest research commissioned by the Ladder Association has again raised serious concerns that unsafe and ...
Latest research commissioned by the Ladder Association has again raised serious concerns that unsafe and potentially dangerous ladders continue to be sold via online platforms to unsuspecting consumer ...
17 October, 2023
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A fifth of tradespeople injured when breaking health and safety rules
|Date: 17 October, 2023

A fifth of tradespeople injured when breaking health and safety rules
New research from Direct Line business insurance reveals almost one in five (19 per cent) tradespeople ha ...
New research from Direct Line business insurance reveals almost one in five (19 per cent) tradespeople have been injured as a result of breaking health and safety rules on site. The scale of health an ...
17 October, 2023
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Asbestos cement products – a low risk material?
|Date: 16 October, 2023

Asbestos cement products – a low risk material?
SOCOTEC UK discusses deteriorating asbestos cement products, whether they really are low risk and the imp ...
SOCOTEC UK discusses deteriorating asbestos cement products, whether they really are low risk and the impact they are having on the wider environment. Asbestos cement products have been widely used i ...
16 October, 2023
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Research shows construction ranks as the 5th worst job for hearing loss
|Date: 6 October, 2023

Research shows construction ranks as the 5th worst job for hearing loss
Boots Hearingcare takes a deep dive into hearing loss risks at work. For some jobs, the risks associated ...
Boots Hearingcare takes a deep dive into hearing loss risks at work. For some jobs, the risks associated are clear from the get-go, but have you ever thought about how your job might be putting your h ...
6 October, 2023
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Safe Tread on ensuring a safe working environment
|Date: 28 September, 2023

Safe Tread on ensuring a safe working environment
Safe Tread provides some simple steps for ensuring a safe working environment for your customers. Slips a ...
Safe Tread provides some simple steps for ensuring a safe working environment for your customers. Slips and trips easily remain the top offender when it comes to workplace injuries. In fact, according ...
28 September, 2023
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Survey reveals up to a quarter of tradespeople don’t protect their sight
|Date: 22 September, 2023

Survey reveals up to a quarter of tradespeople don’t protect their sight
Many tradespeople are putting their health at risk with more than a quarter (26%) of workers admitting th ...
Many tradespeople are putting their health at risk with more than a quarter (26%) of workers admitting they don’t protect their eyes on-site, according to a new survey from Specsavers. This comes de ...
22 September, 2023
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HSE campaign to prevent ill health from moving and handling materials
|Date: 8 September, 2023

HSE campaign to prevent ill health from moving and handling materials
Moving and handling heavy or bulky objects on construction sites is needlessly harming the health of tens ...
Moving and handling heavy or bulky objects on construction sites is needlessly harming the health of tens of thousands of workers every year. Working in construction is a physically demanding job an ...
8 September, 2023
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Electricity breaches up 12% on construction sites
|Date: 30 August, 2023

Electricity breaches up 12% on construction sites
The Building Safety Group (BSG) has reported a 12% increase in the number of electricity breaches occurri ...
The Building Safety Group (BSG) has reported a 12% increase in the number of electricity breaches occurring on construction sites. The report was based on 30,000 site inspections conducted by BSG, whi ...
30 August, 2023
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Casella says to stay vigilant of asbestos dangers
|Date: 25 August, 2023

Casella says to stay vigilant of asbestos dangers
Reduction in deaths from Mesothelioma reported in latest HSE figures – no cause for complacency says Tim ...
Reduction in deaths from Mesothelioma reported in latest HSE figures – no cause for complacency says Tim Turney from environmental monitoring company, Casella. The latest figures published by the HSE ...
25 August, 2023
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CITB ensures safer plant operations with changes to training and testing
|Date: 23 August, 2023

CITB ensures safer plant operations with changes to training and testing
CITB is piloting changes across a series of plant training standards and grants, implemented from 31 July ...
CITB is piloting changes across a series of plant training standards and grants, implemented from 31 July  to help standardise plant training and testing requirements across the construction industry. ...
23 August, 2023
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Keylite’s Part O compliant window guards
|Date: 22 August, 2023

Keylite’s Part O compliant window guards
Keylite Roof Windows (Keylite) has launched a brand new window guard to support housebuilders in light of ...
Keylite Roof Windows (Keylite) has launched a brand new window guard to support housebuilders in light of updates to Building Regulations Part O ref: 3.8 Protection of Falling, which took effect on th ...
22 August, 2023
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Werner’s Stepping Up to Ladder Safety: A year later
|Date: 3 August, 2023

Werner’s Stepping Up to Ladder Safety: A year later
A year on from the launch of its work at height safety campaign, Stepping Up to Ladder Safety, Werner, th ...
A year on from the launch of its work at height safety campaign, Stepping Up to Ladder Safety, Werner, the access equipment specialist, celebrates campaign success and reminds professionals that best ...
3 August, 2023
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Hearing protection that leaves you grinning from ear to ear 
|Date: 1 August, 2023

Hearing protection that leaves you grinning from ear to ear 
uvex writes about its xact-fit planet and xact-fit reusable earplugs, that deliver on comfort, protection ...
uvex writes about its xact-fit planet and xact-fit reusable earplugs, that deliver on comfort, protection and sustainability.  Noise is a workplace hazard that is all too easily ignored in industries ...
1 August, 2023
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Preparing the workplace for a hotter future
|Date: 13 June, 2023

Preparing the workplace for a hotter future
Last year marked another record-beating year for hot weather in the UK and meteorologists predict tempera ...
Last year marked another record-beating year for hot weather in the UK and meteorologists predict temperatures above 35°C could become the norm. Alex Minett, Head of Products and Markets at CHAS, a Ve ...
13 June, 2023
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UK Power Networks explains the importance of live electricity safety
|Date: 2 June, 2023

UK Power Networks explains the importance of live electricity safety
UK Power Networks is urging the industry to take care around underground electric cables and overhead Pow ...
UK Power Networks is urging the industry to take care around underground electric cables and overhead Power lines. Professional Builder’s Lee Jones finds out more. There is an old adage that time is m ...
2 June, 2023
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Safety warning to builders after live cables left hanging around
|Date: 19 May, 2023

Safety warning to builders after live cables left hanging around
Cutting through, or moving live electricity cables is a job for the experts – that’s the warning from an ...
Cutting through, or moving live electricity cables is a job for the experts – that’s the warning from an electricity firm today after its engineers discovered live cables dumped in a wheelie bin. UK P ...
19 May, 2023
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