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Chartered Institute of Building calls for alternative to Register

The CIOB has published a response to the HSE consultation document ‘Proposals for new Regulations requiring the notification of tower cranes operating on construction sites’.

The response calls for greater clarity on the benefits of a register and the development of standalone Regulations.

Adam Hollis CIOB spokesperson said “We applaud the HSE for tackling this serious issue, but we feel there are alternative ways to gather the information without developing a new set of standalone Regulations. It would be more sensible to develop them within existing Construction Design Management Regulations (CDM). This will be both a cheaper and less time consuming exercise for the HSE and the industry.”

CIOB submission highlights that:

• definitions in the consultation lack clarity;
• it would be more appropriate to incorporate the proposed Regulations into an existing regulatory framework and;
• a more direct method is needed to improve tower crane safety.

This article was posted on 13th October 2009 in ALL LATEST NEWS, CRANES TOWER.
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