PP Construction Safety News Desk

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HSE AND CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY JOINT WORKING

Posted on 26th February 2010

Birmingham developer highlights working together benefits

Posted in ACCESS EQUIPMENT, ALL LATEST NEWS, REGULATION, WORK AT HEIGHT

HIGHER PERSPECTIVE ON LOWER FALLS

Posted on 23rd February 2010

Barney Green of Higher Safety takes a look at ‘low falls’

Posted in ACCESS EQUIPMENT, ALL LATEST NEWS, WORK AT HEIGHT

PASMA WARNS OF LOW FALLS RISK

Posted on 17th February 2010

Trade association publishes new information DVD/CD on low falls

Posted in ACCESS EQUIPMENT, ALL LATEST NEWS, WORK AT HEIGHT

NEW PHASE OF SHATTERED LIVES CAMPAIGN

Posted on 1st February 2010

HSE work at height access equipment Toolkit released

TWO DIE IN SCOTTISH RAIL BRIDGE FALLS

Posted on 28th January 2010

Construction workers suffer fatal falls from Forth and Tay bridges

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, FATALITIES, WORK AT HEIGHT

STANDARDS FOR SAFETY NETS

Posted on 4th December 2009

Definitive standards for testing and repairing fall arrest safety nets

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, ROOFWORK, WORK AT HEIGHT

SAFER ROOFLIGHT REPLACEMENT

Posted on 1st December 2009

Risk during rooflight replacement reduced by working from below

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, FRAGILE MATERIALS, WORK AT HEIGHT

FRAGILE ROOF SAFETY SOLUTIONS

Posted on 25th November 2009

What is needed to do to stop people falling through sheeted roofs?

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, FRAGILE MATERIALS, WORK AT HEIGHT

LADDER ASSOCIATION LEADER STEPS UP

Posted on 17th November 2009

UK trade body for ladders and stepladders appoint new chair

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, LADDERS, WORK AT HEIGHT

LADDER SAFETY INITIATIVE RELAUNCHED

Posted on 4th September 2009

TV ‘star’ launches HSE safe working with ladders campaign

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, LADDERS, WORK AT HEIGHT

NEW SCAFFOLDING COMPLIANCE TOOLS

Posted on 1st September 2009

Trade association launches useful tools for scaffolders and managers

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, SCAFFOLDING, WORK AT HEIGHT

WORKMAN SURVIVES 6M FALL INTO LIFT SHAFT

Posted on 26th August 2009

Miraculous escape after fall into shaft on university building project

WORK AT HEIGHT CONFERENCE

Posted on 24th August 2009

Construction industry conference examines work at height issues

SUSPENSION TRAUMA FIRST AID GUIDANCE

Posted on 30th May 2009

Recommendations on response to suspension in harness

DIGITAL SWITCHOVER WORK AT HEIGHT

Posted on 11th May 2009

TV aerial and dish installers subject to safety campaign

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, LADDERS, WORK AT HEIGHT

FALLS FROM VEHICLES CASE STUDY

Posted on 30th April 2009

New case study added to HSE falls from vehicles webpages

SAFETY NET ATTACHMENTS

Posted on 17th February 2009

Supplier warns of “no testing” evidence for some devices

SCAFFOLDING BODY WARNS OF BOGUS ‘MEMBERS’

Posted on 13th February 2009

NASC promises legal action to defend membership status

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, SCAFFOLDING, WORK AT HEIGHT

BELFAST FALL FROM HEIGHT INQUEST

Posted on 6th February 2009

Death of building contractor could have been prevented

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, INQUESTS, WORK AT HEIGHT

FALLS FROM VEHICLES CAMPAIGN

Posted on 3rd February 2009

Falls from vehicles campaign ‘relaunched’ in 2009

PROSECUTION FALL FROM HEIGHT

Posted on 6th January 2009

Major contractor prosecuted after fall from building

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, PROSECUTIONS, WORK AT HEIGHT, falls other

ROOFWORK GUIDANCE UPDATE

Posted on 18th December 2008

‘Health and Safety in Roofwork’ new edition now published

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, FRAGILE MATERIALS, ROOFWORK, WORK AT HEIGHT

WORKING ON ROOFS

Posted on 11th December 2008

User friendly guidance for working on roofs now available

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