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More workers are killed by falls from height than any other type of accident, according to figures from the Health and Safety Executive and the insurance industry. With over two million ladders in use daily throughout the UK, ladder safety must be taken seriously, as a key contender to working at height. Why do you need ladder training? Tried and tested, the humble ladder may be overlooked in te ... more
Unsafe demolition and construction work has led to an Edgware-based construction company and its director being fined. Laxmi Developments Ltd and its director, Vijay Madhaparia, of Tavistock Road, Edgware, have been prosecuted for failing to comply with a Prohibition Notice (PN), failing to provide adequate safety protection for employees and failing to carry out an asbestos survey on a propert ... more
The City of London classes both window cleaning and the use of suspended access equipment as a high risk activity. As such, there are annual inspections, in support of the HSE Falls from Height Priority Programme and it is involved at the planning application stage for large developments - to minimise risk to 'As Low As Reasonably Practicable', in line with the HSE policy. Being aware ... more
The Health and Safety Executive has a Healthy Workplaces European Campaign on Safe Maintenance, in partnership with the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA), the EEF and the TUC. This Europe-wide campaign promotes a safe and healthy workplace - through encouraging an in depth and structured approach to maintenance. Maintenance affects each area of health and safety. ... more
An employee fell around two metres while unloading a shipping container, attached to the back of an HGV. As a result, a partner in a Leicester food company has been fined. The 18-year-old employee was asked to unload barrels, stored in layers with plywood separating each layer, from the container at Simtom Food Products factory in Merry Lees. The teenage worker was then lifted on a pallet ... more
A 38-year-old employee of M-tech Engineering Limited fell from a mobile tower scaffold being used to install a steel staircase at a building in Convent Street, Nottingham, on 15 April 2009. Two Nottingham companies have been fined after a worker fell more than nine metres, injuring his back. He fractured two vertebrae and was off work for almost seven months. The building ... more
Chris Gareze is our F100 Winner for February. Chris's shot was taken at during concrete repairs to the soffit of Callowbrook Bridge, on the A38 Birmingham Rd, Rubery. Platform used was the Ascendant 17 truck mounted platform, Chris commented 'The controls in the basket allowed us to carefully move the platform in to the best possible position, to carry out the work.' View the Hi ... more
This demolition project is 200m away from the tallest building in Beijing in the heart of the CBD. As you will see the developer who has bought the land, Soho China, is knocking down the existing building while trying to save as much money as possible and with little regard to the safety of the workers. They need to get the job down as quick as they can with very few men and machines. The only way ... more
CITB-ConstructionSkills Grants exist to ensure the long term growth and developments of the industry, by means of a dedicated scheme that helps to contribute towards the costs of training, recognised qualifications and development. Training can give your workforce new skills and develop existing ones to keep your business competitive. CITB-ConstructionSkills offer g ... more
The ZT FR Coverall is worn in the same manner as a normal coverall however the harness itself is fully protected from chemicals and toxic by the FR coverall, rather than a traditional harness that is worn outside the garment. It comes in a selection of colours and can also be made with specifications such as GO/RT and Hi Vis. All ZT FR Coverall harnesses conform to the following EN531, EN I ... more
