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The latest offering in Facelift’s retro poster range warns of the danger of entrapment – becoming crushed against an overhead object or wall. This is a risk particularly associated with the use of Mobile Elevated Platforms (MEWPs) but can easily be prevented with a thourough risk assesment and the right training - the PAL+ Course is for those that regularly work where there ... more
UK construction industry leaders are throwing their weight behind attempts to reduce the everyday health risks faced daily by construction workers. Occupational disease still kills far more construction workers than site accidents - something the inaugural Construction Health Summit, which will be held in London on the 21st January 2016, hopes to tackle. While much has been done over the years ... more
A review of rules and regulations has been launched in a bid to reduce the barriers that get in the way of house-builders developing more homes. The Cutting Red Tape review, launched last month, is seeking the views of firms of all sizes about how easing bureaucratic burdens could help kick-start productivity. Following on from the Housing Implementation Task Force, it will examine the experien ... more
The Construction Industry Training Board’s (CITB) fraud investigator, Ian Sidney, has called upon the sector to do more to combat card fraud. Speaking in the wake of a December episode of the BBC’s Fake Britain, which focused on fake cards in the construction industry, he said that tackling the supply of fake cards was at the ‘forefront’ of improving health and safety in t ... more
The Home Builders Federation (HBF) and the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) have joined forces to launch a new £1 million scheme to train non-construction staff working in the sector. The new fund, which will run throughout 2016, is aimed at ensuring offsite staff- such as sales and marketing or business development employees - are, like their construction counterparts, getting t ... more
IPAF’s mobile elevating work platform (MEWP) operator training programme takes a giant leap forward with a new generation of learning tools available from 1 February 2016 in the UK. After two years of research, testing and significant investment, the new learning materials are set to deliver flexibility and interactivity, with the same emphasis on practical training. For the first time, t ... more
CASE QUANTUM 75C TRACTOR WITH SNOW PLOUGH & GRITTER FOR HIRE Don’t get caught out when the snow strikes later this week... Facelift Access have a Case Quantum 75C with snow plough and gritter, ready to hire for a 12 week fixed term to keep your site clear of snow and running as usual. To find out more call: 0800 521 595 ... more
Facelift and ZT Safety Systems have teamed with electrical services company ES Connect to ensure that Brighton’s i360 observation tower is built as safely as possible. Facelift delivered harness training, while ZT supplied six new harnesses to the team, who are currently working on the tower, which is being built near the West Pier on the city’s seafront. After careful consult ... more
Facelift is on the march, as we recruit a large number of new members of staff at depots all over the UK. Drivers and operators are needed at all depots, while the Newcastle, Purfleet and Hickstead depots are all on the look-out for technicians. Training instructors are required at the Birmingham and Purfleet depots, while the Southhampton, London and Essex depots are all hoping to recruit new bu ... more
Two builders were suffering a hangover with a working at height twist in December, after rounding off a drunken Christmas party by commandeering a cherry picker and driving it around Cambridge city centre, using it to climb on high buildings. Joshua Kerry, 23, and Liam Laverick, 25, took the cherry picker, a crane with a basket for workers to access high areas, from a site near the Corn Exchange ... more
