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PASMA criteria unveiled
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…
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Boss Training Working Well Together
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…
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Prosecution for failing to protect employees working at height
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…
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Five Surprising Health and Safety Facts
Health and safety can sometimes get a bad press and this is unfortunate, because without the legislation in place and the prominence it gets in training courses, the already high number of deaths and serious injuries in the workplace would be much higher still. Following guidance for every dangerous activity will help keep you safe,…
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What is a PASMA Ticket?
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…
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RoSPA Health and Safety Awards 2014
RoSPA Health and Safety Awards 2014 celebrate safety in the workplace Sometimes it seems that the only news about health and safety is doom and gloom so it is nice sometimes to be able to celebrate the ‘good guys’ whose attention to health and safety have won them awards from the Royal Society for the…
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HSE Making More Tip-off Based Inspections
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.…
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Huge Fine for Poor Asbestos Practices
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…
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HSE Fines Companies for Flouting Ladder Safety Measures
HSE Fines Companies for Flouting Ladder Safety Measures The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) are not just in existence to legislate against employers as a recent case in Southampton has proved. A painter had balanced an extremely long ladder on the roof of his van to paint a shop frontage and has been fined £4,000…
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New Health and Safety Reforms in the Pipeline
New Health and Safety Reforms in the Pipeline Like many other areas of everyday life, health and safety courses is bogged down in red tape, making it very difficult sometimes for people who think they have spotted an infringement of the law to be either sure of their facts or clear in where to go…
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Proposed Changes to the Construction Regulations
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…
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Recent Case Stresses Need for Proper Asbestos Training
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…
