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Health and Safety
Is there a killer in your midst?
Martin Freeman, Managing Director of ProTen Services Ltd, explains the methods that can be used to reduce high concentrations of radon gas and the dangers of employing non-specialists
Is there a killer in your midst?
CDM Regulations ‘bedding in well’ say HSE
Stephen Williams (pictured right), Head of Construction at the Health and Safety Executive, evaluates the impact of the new CDM Regulations a year on from their inception and outlines new initiatives for closer working relationships with local authority building control and planning departments
CDM Regulations ‘bedding in well’ say HSE
CDM revisions should make health and safety simpler
The construction industry still accounts for almost a third of all workplace fatalities. Revised legislation has come into force, so there has never been a better time to focus on health and safety training. The revised Construction Design and Management Regulations (CDM) make complying with the legislation much simpler, writes Kevin Fear, Head of Health, Safety and Environment at ConstructionSkills
CDM revisions should make health and safety simpler
Working with asbestos
According to HSE, asbestos-related disease caused by past exposure to asbestos was responsible for around 4,000 deaths last year, making it the biggest work-related killer in Great Britain
Working with asbestos
Risky business
Chris Hudson, director of asbestos removal company HB Insulations, discusses the hazard of asbestos, not only to human health but also its damaging affect on the environment
Risky business
School for scandal?
Victoria Douglas considers the impact of the widely reported discoveries of asbestos within schools and colleges and the obligations upon local authorities to tackle the risks of asbestos head on
School for scandal?
Renewed impetus for health and safety in construction
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is expected to launch a set of revised health and safety regulations for construction following an unprecedented period of consultation with the industry
Renewed impetus for health and safety in construction
Asbestos: your duties explained
Asbestos-related disease caused by past exposure to asbestos is the UK’s biggest work related killer. Dr Kevin Walkin looks at some of the essential responsibilities for dutyholders
Asbestos: your duties explained
Lessons for London 2012
History is littered with disasters at major public events that have cost the lives of many thousands of people across the globe and continue to occur with a worrying regularity despite the lessons learnt over decades
Lessons for London 2012
Revised asbestos regulations now in force
The Control of Asbestos Regulations 2006, which were laid in Parliament in October, came into force on November 13
Revised asbestos regulations now in force
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