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HSE prosecution press releases

• Contractor fined after warning about work at height
• Director jailed after site death
• Roofworker narrowly avoids impalement after fall
• Safety director prosecuted after excavation fatality plus BBC coverage of this case
• School children put at risk from collapsing site fence

HSE enforcement

• Prosecutions added to database in last 7 days
• Notices added to database in the last 7 days

Cranes

• CranesToday – UK construction industry weighs in to tower crane safety

Other relevant links are:

• Crane safety guides – CPA
• Tower cranes safety alert on use – HSE
• Tower cranes technical alert on high tensile bolt connections – HSE

Clients

• HSE seminars help clients improve construction health and safety

Safety Assistance

• Statement by HSE to external providers H&S assistance

CDM notifications

CDM project notification It appears appears that the client is not legally required to sign the F10. For example, it could be signed by the CDM Coordinator (or designer) on behalf of the client. However those signing such declarations would be wise to obtain written authorisation from the client.

HSE plan to enable electronic delivery of F10 in 2008 The CDM F10 form is the first in line for online delivery. At present some 200,000 notifications are received by HSE each year. This work should be completed in 2008.

Falls from vehicles inconstruction

HSE Falls from Vehicles campaign is drawing to a close but Inspectors are likely to show a keen interested in these issues throughout2008. Managing work to avoid falls fromvehicles guidance is available and a manager’s checklist helpsmanagers deal with falls from vehicles.

Case studies show some simple, cost effectivesolutions that can be fitted to new and existing equipment:

• Travis Perkins – building safer deliveries
• Balfour Beatty and Billingtons join forces for safer sites
• Bovis Lend Lease and William Hare Ltd working together
• Balfour Beatty saves time and increases safety
• Select improve access to flat-bed trailers and rigid vehicles

This article was posted on 8th December 2007 in ALL LATEST NEWS.
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