A group of developers, contractors and housing associations have today (Thursday 6 June) launched a new Building Safety Charter in a call to action to raise the bar for building safety. The Early Adopters Group, established last summer following Dame Judith Hackitt’s Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety, signed the Charter during its initial unveiling in London, where it was backed by the Housing Minister, Kit Malthouse MP. [read more…]
Vivalda Group’s founder and chairman, Peter Johnson, has urged contractors and architects to tread carefully in the wake of James Brokenshire’s recent announcement to fund the recladding of 166 privately owned, high rise buildings. Earlier [read more…]
Following significant growth in the use of mobile plant equipment in the UK, Bureau Veritas is warning firms to be vigilant when it comes to achieving compliance. It comes as the UK Mobile Elevated Working [read more…]
As a new Government report puts working at height safety in the spotlight, Marley has hosted free courses at its training centre in Burton to help contractors stay up to date with the latest safety [read more…]
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is set to release a safety alert highlighting new scientific evidence from the International Agency for Research on Cancer suggesting that exposure to all welding fumes causes lung cancer, [read more…]
BSG (Building Safety Group), the UK’s largest construction safety group, has reported a 33% year-on-year rise in the number of ‘Hand Arm Vibration’ breaches recorded on construction sites. The increase is based on over 42,000 [read more…]
Many of the UK’s 30,000 schools face a fire safety threat because they are using noticeboards in classrooms and hallways that do not meet UK building standards. In some cases, noticeboards have been manufactured using [read more…]
Composite panel specialists ISD Solutions have achieved an industry first by completing an expert qualification in fire safety. Adrian Smith, managing director of the Gloucester-based firm, is one of only 17 people worldwide to have [read more…]
Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service (NFRS) has been working in partnership with Midlands contractor, GF Tomlinson, using tunnels beneath Nottingham Castle and scaling tower cranes at the University of Nottingham for rescue training. 30 firefighters [read more…]
Encouraged by growing industry support for prioritising mental health in the workplace, Mates in Mind has renewed its call to industry leaders to take a joined-up approach to addressing mental health. This approach will ensure [read more…]
Copyright © 2019 | Code Blue Group
