PP Construction Safety News Desk

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH, REGULATION

HSE WELDING FUME REVISED GUIDANCE PUBLISHED

Posted on 14th November 2019

New research evidence on cancer link prompts revision on welding fume

HSE START PROJECT HEALTH RISK INTERVENTIONS

Posted on 30th September 2019

Regulator set to check health risks assessed and controls in place

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, MSD & ULD, NOISE & VIBRATION, OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH, REGULATION

FEMALE WORKER SCALPED AND BADLY INJURED

Posted on 2nd July 2019

Wood product manufacturer fined £466,000 over rotating shaft danger

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, machinery, OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH, PROSECUTIONS

HSE CONSTRUCTION HEALTH RISKS INITIATIVE 2019

Posted on 3rd June 2019

Regulator visits to focus on asbestos, RCS, wood and other dusts

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, confined space, OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH, REGULATION, SILICA

HSE ALERT: MILD STEEL WELDING CANCER RISK

Posted on 11th February 2019

HSE announces enforcement action change based on new cancer evidence

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH, REGULATION

REFRESHED GUIDANCE ON FITNESS TO OPERATE PLANT

Posted on 4th December 2018

Construction plant medical fitness Good Practice Guide

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, MOBILE PLANT, OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

HSE SEEKS CONSTRUCTION ‘DUST BUSTER’ PARTNERS

Posted on 24th September 2018

Regulator uses social media to raise dust dangers and using right controls

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH, RPE, SILICA

HSE CONSTRUCTION DUST CONTROL ‘BLITZ’ STARTS

Posted on 20th September 2018

Regulator inspections will check health taken as seriously as safety

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, LEAD, MANAGEMENT, OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH, SILICA

HARDWOOD DUST CONTROL NOT MAINTAINED

Posted on 8th May 2018

Manufacturer failed to examine and test local extraction system

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, health, OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH, PROSECUTIONS

HOUSING ASSOCIATION FAILED ON VIBRATION RISK

Posted on 3rd April 2018

Assessment, management and health surveillance all found wanting

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, havs, NOISE & VIBRATION, OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH, PROSECUTIONS

FIRM FAILING ON HAVS SURVEILLANCE FINED £50,000

Posted on 27th March 2018

Door manufacturer failed to manage sanding and buffing tool vibration

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, havs, NOISE & VIBRATION, OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH, PROSECUTIONS

FINES RISE RAPIDLY ALONGSIDE HARM TO HEALTH

Posted on 2nd November 2017

HSE confirm lowest number of construction fatalities on record

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, MENTAL HEALTH, OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH, PROSECUTIONS, REGULATION, sentencing, STATISTICS

PRODUCTS: ELIMINATING HEALTH RISKS BY DESIGN

Posted on 11th October 2017

Innovative product eliminates key hazards for CDM 2015 designers

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, CDM 2015, CDM 2015: PD GUIDANCE, CDM: CONTRACTORS, CDM: DESIGNERS, OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH, SILICA

HSE CONSTRUCTION BLITZ GOES LIVE ON HEALTH RISKS

Posted on 2nd October 2017

Second phase of campaign looks for compliance on dust management

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH, REGULATION, SILICA

HSE FINALISES PRIORITIES ON HEALTH AND CDM

Posted on 27th September 2017

Clients and designers need to act on lung disease and other health risks

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, CDM 2015, MANUAL HANDLING, MENTAL HEALTH, OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH, REGULATION

GOVERNMENT CALLS FOR ACTION ON ILL-HEALTH

Posted on 18th September 2017

Business leaders accept charge of inaction on work-related ill-health

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, MENTAL HEALTH, OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH, REGULATION

SILICA (RCS) DUST LIMIT – THE ONLY WAY IS DOWN?

Posted on 12th September 2017

US regulator cuts RCS exposure standard to half UK limit

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH, REGULATION, SILICA

HSE LUNG DISEASE SUMMIT TARGETS SILICA DUST (RCS)

Posted on 1st September 2017

Regulator starts major initiative on lung disease in construction

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH, SILICA

HSE ON SILICA DUST (RCS): RISK MANAGEMENT UPDATE

Posted on 23rd August 2017

New guidance available on key HSE Construction Sector priority

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH, SILICA

MAJOR CONTRACTOR RESPONDS TO ‘BEARDS BAN’ BLAST

Posted on 5th June 2017

Union calls for dust elimination and consultation before imposing ban

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH, RPE

HSE SET TO ACT ON CONSTRUCTION HEALTH RISKS

Posted on 27th January 2017

Regulator now firmly focussed on lung disease and manual handling

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH, REGULATION

CONSTRUCTION LEADERS MEET TO ACT ON HEALTH

Posted on 19th January 2017

Efforts to eradicate construction worker ill-health and disease

BETTER CONSTRUCTING BETTER HEALTH (CBH)

Posted on 15th December 2016

CBH consider how health risk management can be taken to new level

HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES NOW UNDER THE ‘COSHH’!

Posted on 26th September 2016

HSE online survey seeks views on simplifying key regulations

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH, REGULATION

HSE HEALTH IN CONSTRUCTION FACTS POSTER

Posted on 8th September 2016

Regulator looks to raise health risks profile with construction workers

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, ASBESTOS, MSD & ULD, NOISE & VIBRATION, OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH, SILICA

CONSTRUCTION TO FOCUS ON OLD AND NEW HAZARDS

Posted on 11th May 2016

CONIAC drives action on human stress, dust and surface fragility

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, FRAGILE MATERIALS, OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

LEADERS CALL FOR ‘CULTURAL’ SHIFT ON HEALTH

Posted on 27th April 2016

Risk to construction worker health dwarfs chance of a fatal injury

IOSH LAUNCHES SILICA PHASE OF HEALTH CAMPAIGN

Posted on 14th March 2016

‘No Time To Lose’ aims to reduce construction cancer burden

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH, SILICA

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY CHIEFS HEALTH SUMMIT

Posted on 22nd January 2016

Vital that industry takes action to improve health as well as safety

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, ASBESTOS, MSD & ULD, NOISE & VIBRATION, OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH, REGULATION

FREE WEBINAR ON CONSTRUCTION HEALTH RISKS

Posted on 17th December 2015

Register for IOSH health risks event early in 2016

CONSTRUCTION CHIEFS RAISE STAKES ON HEALTH

Posted on 17th December 2015

Leaders come together to improve health standards in construction

HSE FAILING IN DUTY ON HEALTH PROTECTION?

Posted on 12th November 2015

British Medical Journal article condemns regulator enforcement

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, MANUAL HANDLING, MSD & ULD, NOISE & VIBRATION, OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH, SILICA

HSE CONIAC HEALTH RISK MANAGEMENT GUIDE

Posted on 28th October 2015

Construction industry body provides guidance on health

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH, REGULATION

HSE SERVE HEALTH WARNING TO STONE INDUSTRY

Posted on 28th October 2015

Serious breaches at over half premises visited by HSE

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH, SILICA

EFFECT OF LIFTING AIR FED VISOR DURING SPRAYING

Posted on 15th September 2015

Video reveals enhanced risk to when ‘inspecting’ work

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH, PPE, RPE

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH RISK MANAGEMENT ‘MATURITY’

Posted on 6th March 2015

Research reveals good OH possible and achievable within construction

HSE CONFINED SPACES CODE AND GUIDANCE UPDATED

Posted on 5th January 2015

Confined Spaces Regulations 1997 explained in new code etc.

TOO MANY REFURB PROJECTS FAIL HSE SPOT CHECKS

Posted on 12th November 2014

Unacceptable conditions and dangerous practices at 40% of sites

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH, REGULATION, SILICA, WORK AT HEIGHT

CAMPAIGN TO CUT WORK CANCER DEATHS LAUNCHED

Posted on 3rd November 2014

IOSH says “No Time To Lose” over cancer risks

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH, SILICA

MILLION+ WORKERS AT RISK FROM ASBESTOS

Posted on 9th October 2014

Campaign aims to prevent 20 asbestos deaths each week

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, ASBESTOS, OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

HSE SHORT VIDEO ON EFFECTIVE USE OF RPE

Posted on 3rd October 2014

Factors that need to be considered during use of protection

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH, RPE

HSE HEALTH WEBPAGES UPDATED AND REVISED

Posted on 29th September 2014

Changes reflect raised inspection & enforcement on health risks

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, MSD & ULD, NOISE & VIBRATION, OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH, SILICA

HSE CALL ON ALL TO ‘THINK HEALTH AS WELL AS SAFETY’

Posted on 22nd September 2014

Industry braced for action on construction dust and other health hazards

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, MANUAL HANDLING, MSD & ULD, NOISE & VIBRATION, OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH, SILICA

INDUSTRY LEADERS RISE TO “THINK HEALTH” CHALLENGE

Posted on 29th August 2014

Collaboration and CONIAC ‘branding and sharing’ are way forward

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, MSD & ULD, NOISE & VIBRATION, OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH, REGULATION, SILICA, WELFARE

PRODUCT HIGHLIGHT: PERSONAL HAVS METER

Posted on 31st July 2014

World’s first personal hand-arm vibration exposure meter

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, NOISE & VIBRATION, OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

OVER 50% OF PROJECTS FAIL HSE ‘HEALTH CHECK’

Posted on 22nd July 2014

Chief Inspector condemns ‘unacceptable toll of ill-health’

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, MANUAL HANDLING, MSD & ULD, NOISE & VIBRATION, OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH, REGULATION, RISK ASSESSMENT, SILICA

HSE CONSTRUCTION HEALTH RISKS BLITZ STARTS

Posted on 24th June 2014

Projects challenged on health with “full weight of the law”

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, MSD & ULD, NOISE & VIBRATION, OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH, SILICA

INDUSTRY WEBSITE HIGHLIGHTS DUST DANGER

Posted on 16th June 2014

HSE strikes partnership on construction dust management

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH, SILICA

UNCONTROLLED SILICA DUST CAUSED WORKER SILICOSIS

Posted on 30th May 2014

£100k fine follows failure to manage RCS hazard

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH, SILICA