Health, Safety & Quality Consultancy
These pictures were taken by one of our GDA consultants while looking out of his window at home!! With reference to the article, ‘Accident Review’ we commented that with modern communication methods – There really is no hiding place for substandard health & safety operations!
A company which manufactured and installed windows has been fined £36,000 after carrying out work in the West End of London with no measures to prevent the workers falling eight metres and after dropping part of a window onto the public area below. (more…)
ISO 45001 is the replacement standard for occupational health & safety management systems and is set to replace the current standards BS OHAS 18001. (more…)
The construction industry has launched new guidance to encourage better management of occupational risks.
The new guide called ‘Occupational health risk management in construction’ has been launched by the Construction Industry Advisory Committee (ConIAC) health risks working group.
More than 200 health related enforcement notices were issued during a recent construction initiative.
Figures show that construction workers are at least 100 times more likely to die from a disease caused or made worse by their work than they are from a fatal accident. (more…)