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PASMA (Prefabricated Access Suppliers’ and Manufacturers’ Association) has recently unveiled their latest specification, the PAS 250, which lays out the minimum safety and performance criteria for low level work platforms, which are usually referred to in the trade as pulpits and podiums. This set of criteria is expected to become a British Standard by 2016… Read more »

Occupational Health in Construction Awareness Event We are delighted to announce that we will be exhibiting again at another HSE Working Well Together event on 28th March 2015 We have been in attendance at a number of these events in the past and found them to be hugely beneficial. It is another of a series of… Read more »

The law on the protection of employees whilst at work is very clear and the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) do not flinch from bringing prosecutions where standards fall short. Although in general over the years of this century, fatalities at work are reducing in number year on year, the HSE feel that even one… Read more »

PASMA (Prefabricated Access Suppliers’ and Manufacturers’ Association) have designed a number of training courses, which are available from safety training providers across the country. The Pasma ticket as it is sometimes referred to, is the photo-card which is issued to every successful trainee, to show that they have reached the necessary standard as required by… Read more »

A recent report has highlighted the fact that UK businesses who ignore important health and safety measures are being prosecuted as a result of internal tip-offs. This number is on the rise and looks to be spiralling ever upwards due to the HSE suggesting they may increase the number of tip-off based inspections they conduct…. Read more »

Dealing with asbestos on any level has to be taken extremely seriously, and any minor slip up can lead to disastrous consequences for all concerned. Only the most foolhardy and reckless would risk so much when working with this potentially lethal material. Which is why it came as such a surprise when an established company… Read more »

Proposed changes to the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007 The CDM Regulations 2007 were in themselves an attempt to clarify various problems which had been identified in the previous set of regulations, originally introduced in 1994. The regulations were very complex and there was a very bureaucratic flavour when it came to the expectations… Read more »

Recent case stresses need for proper asbestos procedures and training A recent case heard in the Canterbury magistrates’ court recently serves to underline the sad fact that although training is provided by employers, it needs a sensible employee to follow what they have learned. In May of 2013, a supervisor working for a company licensed… Read more »

Improvements in Fatal Accident Inquiry Legislation called for Glasgow is marking the 10th anniversary of the catastrophic ICL Stockline explosion in Maryhill, which happened on May 11th 2004. Nine people died that day and yet there was no warning – it was only afterwards that shortcomings in the health and safety procedures became apparent. Many… Read more »