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The Strategic Forum Plant Safety Group (SFPSG) has released a new publication on plant safety entitled ‘Reducing Unintended Movement of Plant - Managing Exposure to Consequential Risks.' Unintended movement of plant machinery occurs when inadvertent operation of a control such as a switch, lever or pedal occurs, causing unintended machine movement which can potentially cause serious injurie ... more
The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has made a major investment into revolutionary technology to help train the next generation of plant operators. The £1.2m funding has seen 16 state of the art plant simulators move into CITB's National Construction College in Bircham Newton, Norfolk. The state-of-the-art facility is the first of its kind in the UK. These simulators will be us ... more
The Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) is reminding the industry that time is almost up for 85,000 Construction Related Occupation (CRO) cards. CSCS withdrew the CRO card at the end of March this year and all CRO cards issued since October 2015 expire on 30 September 2017. CSCS first announced the CRO card withdrawal back in 2015 and card holders should now be developing plans to re ... more
The owner of a St Helens bricklaying company has been jailed for eight months for trying sell a boom lift that he had rented, after claiming it had been stolen. The lift had been rented by Colin Cooper, 27, of St Helens Repointing and Bricklaying Services, on January 9th. He then reported that it had been stolen from his premises. However a couple of days later Cooper offered it for sale on the G ... more
Five years ago, Facelift Access Hire had the pleasure of helping out with London’s HATWALK project, which saw 20 of London’s most iconic statues were adorned with new hats, Facelift helped out with HGV powered access to the tallest, including Nelsons Column and George the IV in Trafalgar Square, the Angel of Peace and The Duke of Wellington at Wellington Arch, and Shakespeare in Leices ... more
An analysis by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and job site Adzuna has revealed the UK's most dangerous jobs. And the salaries don't always match the risk levels Top 8 most dangerous jobs and salaries 1. Construction (of buildings) – 196 deaths, £18,080 annual salary 2. Farming and forestry - 152 deaths, £22,157 annual salary 3. Manufacturing – 111 deaths, £ ... more
Achieving a vocational qualification (VQ) can add up to 25% to a construction worker's salary, according to new research from the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB). The Achievers and Leavers report shows that each VQ level achieved really does result in higher pay. The report looks at three related issues – the value of vocational qualifications, the destinations of learners that ... more
A construction company has been fined after a worker suffered life changing injuries after falling from scaffolding. Bristol Magistrates' Court heard how an employee of R J Scaffolding (Bristol) Limited was in an induced coma for two weeks after falling more than six metres from scaffolding. The worker suffered several serious injuries including losing the sight in his right eye and five fracture ... more
A construction company has been sentenced for safety breaches after a sub-contracted joiner suffered life-changing injuries. Lincoln Magistrates’ Court heard that construction company Mager Homes Ltd. had been contracted to complete a house build in Tetney, Grimsby. In December 2016, the worker was on the first floor level installing joists and flooring. Whilst laying a floorboard, he stepp ... more
