With over 13,000 electrical fires in the UK each year, Wylex has launched a new, smaller Arc Fault Detection Device (AFDD) that disconnects the power supply when it detects a dangerous arc fault in a [read more…]
The Building Safety Group (BSG) has reported a 31% increase in the number of electricity breaches occurring on construction sites. BSG’s report was based on 20,000 independent site inspections that compared the first six months [read more…]
A record 62% of all UK excavation work is now preceded by a thorough search for underground assets, such as pipes and cables, according to Digging Up Britain 2019. The report by LSBUD (Linesearch BeforeUdig) shows [read more…]
A UK-based company that allows businesses to search, compare and book safety training courses online is expanding into the US. From today (Monday 2nd September) Easybook Training, in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, will open a new office [read more…]
ECIC, the specialist insurer for the building services sector, is warning roofing contractors working on major building sites and projects, that they may not be covered under the site’s project policy as they have been [read more…]
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…]
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