CIVIL ENGINEERS EXPRESS CONCERNS OVER CDM 2007
Posted on 6th January 2012
ICE report on problems with coordinator competence and design uncertainty
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SAFETY THROUGH DESIGN TRAINING EVENTS
Posted on 1st December 2011
CDM 2007 updating and discussion events for architects and other designers
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US ‘PREVENTION THROUGH DESIGN’ STANDARD PUBLISHED
Posted on 20th October 2011
New standard aims to improve avoidance of risk through design on US projects
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FORTH BRIDGE PAINTING CUT BY THREE FOURTHS
Posted on 10th August 2011
Innovative paint selection produces ‘win win’ on long-running safety issue
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DEBATE ON DESIGNER ROLE IN CONSTRUCTION SAFETY
Posted on 13th July 2011
Access Industry Forum (AIF) publish designer conference debate online
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DESIGNER CDM AWARENESS EVENTS IN THE EAST
Posted on 15th February 2011
WWT to hold two seminars for CDM 2007 designers on fire and health issues
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PREVENTION THROUGH DESIGN IN THE USA
Posted on 3rd December 2010
NIOSH publishes plan for integrated national ‘safety by design’ initiative
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MAJOR CLIENT PROSECUTED FOR CDM-C ROLE FAILURE
Posted on 9th November 2010
Workman suffered serious leg injuries during manual handling of prefab wall
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MAJOR CLIENT FACES CDM SENTENCING AFTER GUILTY PLEA
Posted on 13th October 2010
Client, contractors and architects prosecuted following failed lifting operation
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MAJOR FOOD RETAILER FINED OVER DANGEROUS ‘DESIGN’
Posted on 22nd September 2010
CDM design duty highlighted by penalty for specifying inappropriate floor tiles
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CDM 2007 DESIGNER ‘TRAFFIC LIGHT’ GUIDANCE
Posted on 31st August 2010
HSE publish red, amber and green lists for greater safety through design
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EVALUATING THE IMPACT OF CDM REGULATIONS 2007
Posted on 4th August 2010
HSE offer opportunity to contribute at CDM 2007 evaluation events
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SAFER DESIGN AWARENESS EVENT SEPTEMBER 2010
Posted on 4th August 2010
HSE and key partners to host awareness event for CDM 2007 designers
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ARCHITECT AND CONTRACTOR TOGETHER IN COURT
Posted on 30th July 2010
Project architect and contractor pay over £300k following site death
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OPPORTUNITY FOR CLIENTS, DESIGNERS AND CONTRACTORS
Posted on 20th July 2010
Euro ‘safer maintenance’ award presents challenge for all CDM dutyholders
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POOR DESIGN AND SEGREGATION LED TO FLT INCIDENT
Posted on 6th July 2010
Design issues implicated in reversing fork lift truck accident
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HSE PLANS FOR CONSTRUCTION 2010-2011
Posted on 15th June 2010
Regulator reveals priority issues and audiences for the coming year
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CONSULTING ENGINEERS PROSECUTED
Posted on 16th May 2010
Designer and contractor failed to spot basic error causing building collapse
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SAFER DESIGN ‘SO FAR AS IS REASONABLY PRACTICABLE’
Posted on 3rd April 2010
Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) publish ‘sfarp’ guidance note
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INCREASING CDM COORDINATOR INFLUENCE
Posted on 29th March 2010
CDM Coordinator role is not to second guess design judgements
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DESIGNER CONSTRUCTION RISK EDUCATION
Posted on 27th January 2010
Research seeks ways to improve risk avoidance through design
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THE ADC&D OF CDM DESIGNER DUTIES
Posted on 13th January 2010
Justice, Certainty, Process and Substance
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CDM EVENTS FOR DESIGNERS
Posted on 12th January 2010
Designer Awareness Days run by the industry for the industry
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ASSISTANCE FOR DESIGNERS UNDER CDM 2007
Posted on 17th April 2009
Seminar on designing health and safety into construction
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ARCHITECT STRUCK OFF
Posted on 9th April 2009
Prosecution ends in architect removal from professional register
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BUILDING CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE
Posted on 20th March 2009
Work at height can be carried out safely without ‘Shattered Lives’
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FIRE SAFETY CODE CHANGES
Posted on 17th February 2009
New Fire Safety Code set to come into force on 6 April 2009
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