The 9 Most Dangerous Jobs in Britain

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The 9 Most Dangerous Jobs in Britain
A list of the most dangerous jobs in Britain has been published. Scaffolding and Roofing has finished high on the list, and even with all the safety and technical guidance around Scaffolding is still classed as one of the most deadliest jobs in Britain. Highlighted by Business Insider and using data compiled from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) workplace mortality figures from 2010-2016, they found that almost 850 people have died at work in the past six years. The most common cause of death was falling, which accounted for 268 deaths last year. Perhaps not surprisingly, roles that involve working at great heights like construction and scaffolding were some of the most dangerous on the list, but they didn’t come top. 9. Bin Man/Waste Collection – 20 Deaths Operating heavy machinery and extremely heavy vehicles means that waste collection isn’t only a stinky dirty job, it can be a deadly one. 8. Civil engineering – 20 Deaths Collapsed excavations, being hit by vehicles, coming into contact with electricity and even hyperthermia were just some of the causes of deaths for civil engineers. 7. Electricians and Plumbers – 26 Deaths Falls were the top cause of death for electricians, not being electrocuted…as you may of thought. 6. Mechanics – 26 Deaths With grease monkey mechanics spending much of their working day under cars and trucks it’s quite easy to identify the most immediate risk to them. But many mechanics are also called out to motorway breakdowns, which exposes them to further risks. 5. Chippies and Painters – 28 Deaths Here once again working from height is the culprit, with 18 out of the 28 deaths resulted from a fall. 4. Lorry Drivers – 41 Deaths After falling, cars and lorries are one of the biggest causes of workplace deaths, with vehicle-related incidents, making up a fifth of all fatalities at work. Just over 40 HGV drivers have died in road accidents. 3. Roofing and Scaffolding – 69 Deaths The majority of workplace deaths are due to falls. Falling or injuries sustained while falling accounted for 29% of all workplace deaths last year — and scaffolding is one of the most dangerous careers in the country after 69 people died at work since 2010. 2. Construction – 101 Deaths Almost 20% of workplace deaths in the UK are linked to accidents with heavy machinery, so it’s unsurprising that 101 people died in construction work. Half of the deaths on building construction sites were a result of a fall from height, but falling objects are also a risk. 1. Farming – 167 Deaths (Most Deadliest)  Agriculture is the UK’s most dangerous industry, with 167 deaths over the past year. Aside from coming into contact with heavy machinery and working from heights, farm animals also pose a danger. Animal-related incidents have accounted for 29 workplace deaths since 2010. Data compiled and adapted by adzuna from HSE – 2010-2016 by 

Update: Electric Shock Scaffolder shows improvement

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Update: Electric Shock Scaffolder shows improvement

Scaffolder Jamie Mines who had to have his leg and hands amputated after a severe electric shock is no longer in an induced coma.

As ScaffMag previously reported Jamie was working at Kendrick Industrial Estate, Swindon, in December when he was electrocuted so severely he had to be rescued by emergency services. Jamie’s injuries were also so severe he was placed in an induced coma. To save Jamie’s life doctors had to amputate one of his legs, he lost all the toes on the other, and also had one hand amputated. However several days later, soon after Boxing Day, both his arms had to be amputated. See also: Scaffolder loses leg and arms after being electrocuted
Jamie Mines
Scaffolder, Jamie Mines
The 33 year-old dad of five month old twin girls is “continuing to impress his medical team with his progress” said Jamie’s friend Ian Kennedy. “He is still in intensive care but he is no longer sedated and is aware of his injuries. He is starting to work with the rehabilitation team & is proving very determined. He knows how much support he has and has seen a lot of the video messages. Thank you to everyone for your continued support”. Jamie has had huge support from across the country including famous sporting stars such as Joe Calzaghe and footballing legend Alan Shearer have left video messages pledging their support.

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Tributes continue to pour in for Jamie on his Go Fund Me page. The Go Fund Me page was set up by his close friend Ian Kennedy to help with the costs of his life-changing injuries with a target of £100,000, over 2,368 people have already donated £79,575 in the last four weeks.

Video: Salisbury Cathedral Scaffolding 1950

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Video: Salisbury Cathedral Scaffolding 1950
Great little video showing the old school scaffolding and the nail biting views from 400+ feet from the top of Salisbury Cathedral in the 1950’s. Amazingly the video also shows us the old original winch and the original oak scaffold boards used to build the cathedral in the 13th century. According to Wikipedia – The cathedral has the tallest church spire in the United Kingdom (123m/404 ft). Visitors can take the “Tower Tour” where the interior of the hollow spire, with its ancient wood scaffolding, can be viewed. Video Credit: British Pathe

North East training provider secures contract with Kier North Tyneside

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North East training provider secures contract with Kier North Tyneside

Scaffolding training provider AIS Training has secured a contract with Kier North Tyneside to up-skill its employees.

It’s been announced that Kier North Tyneside will initially invest in training 24 of its employees at AIS Training’s 12-acre industrial training village on North Tyneside. Kier employees will be trained in the CISRS Scaffolding Testing Inspection qualification. The three-day accredited course, which AIS say has been tailored to Kier North Tyneside’s existing processes and practices, will enable employees to inspect and sign-off external scaffolding structures. Kier regional director, Mike Furze said: said: “At Kier, we are committed to investing in our workforce to not only improve skill-sets but also to keep raising industry standards. “We chose AIS Training to deliver this training because of the high quality facilities and tuition. The company has invested heavily in the region over the past few years and now offers a unique training proposition in the North East.” David John Adams from AIS Training added: “We are delighted to be working with Kier North Tyneside on this prestigious project to up-skill its workforce. There are huge skills shortages within the scaffolding sector and Kier North Tyneside’s investment will help to boost skills levels within the North East region.”

Road closed after truck smashes into scaffolding

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Road closed after truck smashes into scaffolding

A truck driver has been charged with careless driving after ploughing into scaffolding erected to protect a Scottish bridge.

The Daily Record reports that the accident happened close to Ballat Bridge which spans the A81 at Balfron Station and carries water pipes connecting Loch Katrine and Glasgow. The bridge was badly damaged back in September when it was hit by the arm of an earthmover which was being transported on the back of a lorry. On Monday a articulated lorry, being driven south by a 60 year-old man from County Mayo, Ireland, struck and became entangled in the scaffolding. Scaffolding “height restrictors” had been erected on both approaches to the bridge to prevent vehicles too high for the structure from travelling beneath it. Inspector Gerry McMenemy of Police Scotland told the Observer: “The bridge was open to traffic with restricted movement and traffic controls. “Scaffolding had been erected either side of the bridge, on its approaches, to prevent over-height vehicles from proceeding under the bridge. “An HGV, which was over height, struck the scaffolding on the southern approach and became entangled in it. “It will be quite a job to free the vehicle from the entangled metal work. “No-one was hurt and no other vehicle was involved. The scaffolding was put up to protect the bridge and it appears to have done its job.”    

British Entrepreneur Buys Palmers Scaffolding

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British Entrepreneur Buys Palmers Scaffolding

The UK’s oldest scaffolding contractor, Palmers Scaffolding – formed in 1880 by Edwin Palmer – has a new owner.

Colin Butt

British entrepreneur Colin Butt who runs a number of established business from his UK base at Aviation House, Aviation Park, Chester becomes the new owner.

In a divestment process at the end of 2016 (which came into effect January 4th 2017), the leading scaffolding and access solutions brand Palmers was sold to businessman Colin Butt by previous German owners XERVON GmbH, who were looking to off-set some of their non-EU businesses, post Brexit.

The now British-owned and run Palmers Scaffolding UK Limited business – which employs 300 staff and consistently ranks in the top 10 of UK scaffolding contractors with multi-million pound turnovers (£15.3M 2016) – will continue to run leading scaffolding and access solutions across the UK operationally from its branches  strategically located across the country, from Vauxhall in central London to Belvedere in Kent, Bristol in the South West, Chester in the North West Middlesbrough in the North East and up to Glasgow in Central Scotland

As one of the UK scaffold industry‘s leading access, scaffolding and related industrial services providers, Palmers Scaffolding UK Limited will continue to focus on working on some of Britain’s leading projects and most important sites within the construction, airport, railway, petrochemical, power generation, marine and nuclear market sectors.

New owner & Palmers Scaffolding UK Limited CEO, Colin Butt said: “We are thrilled to be the proud new owners of such an historic brand as Palmers – who continue to operate at the highest level of Special Access provision, have a highly skilled workforce. They have established excellent, pre-qualified working relationships with some of the country’s leading contractors and we are looking forward to moving the brand forward in 2017 and beyond and working on some of the biggest, most important projects in Britain in coming years.”

Palmers Scaffolding UK Limited Managing Director, Donald Morrison comments: “It is very exciting times for the Palmers brand. Quality, Health, Safety and Environmental excellence has been, and will remain, the number one priority in the delivery of our business. For over 130 years, Palmers have provided a quality service to all industries. We know that the highest levels of service and performance in our areas of supply can only be achieved through collective involvement, commitment and teamwork. And with Colin Butt’s vast experience in the Special Access sector, his connections, enthusiasm and entrepreneurial skill set, it can only mean greater success for Palmers in the future.”

All Palmers corporate branding and staff remain unchanged with Donald Morrison MD supported by Lindsay Harle Director, Ian McFarlane Director Business & Project Development together with Colin Butt as the new CEO

CISRS Announce CPD Pilot Courses

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CISRS Announce CPD Pilot Courses

CISRS announce the running of CPD pilot courses at three of its accredited training providers.

CISRS will be running a series of pilot courses next month for its new controversial Continuing Professional Development (CPD) course, which is set to go live on 1st of July 2017. National Construction College (NCC) Midlands will run the first of the pilot courses at its centre in Birmingham on 15th and 16th February. CISRS will be looking for scaffolders whose card is due to expire in 2017 to attend the (free of charge) pilot courses. Further courses will take place at NCC Midlands on 15th/16th March and 24th/25th April. CISRS accredited providers Safety and Access and Simian Skill are also looking to set dates for further pilot courses to be delivered at their centres in Nottingham and Warrington respectively. Each of the CISRS accredited providers looking to offer CPD training will also be requested to have one of their instructors attend a pilot course, so they can bring themselves up to speed with the content and delivery of the new two-day course. The course will include a general scaffolding update – covering the relevant technical and safety guidance notes, such as SG4, SG6 & TG20 – as well as a scaffold inspection and an aluminium tower module, which if completed successfully can then be endorsed on the rear of the new card. A health and safety test will also be included, which if the delegates pass will negate the need to complete the CITB Health and Safety and Environment test. To assist in this new training module, a bank of health and safety questions will be issued to CISRS CPD delegates prior to attending the course. Dave Mosley, CISRS Scheme Manager, said:
Around 4,000 scaffolders will need to renew either their Scaffolder or Advanced Scaffolder card in 2017 and more than half of these hold cards which will expire prior to 1st July – and as such will renew under the current scheme requirement of completing the CITB Health and Safety and Environment Test or a recognised exemption, not the new CPD.
Card renewal reminders are issued to cardholders three to six months prior to the card expiry date and CISRS envisages that a number of scaffolders may renew their card early in order to beat the 1st of July CPD course deadline.

KSA Contract Amendment Award for Cape

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KSA Contract Amendment Award for Cape

Cape plc has announced that its Saudi Arabia operations have received a scaffold contract amendment to provide for an increased scope of 107,000 sqm of suspended scaffold and 182,000 sqm tower scaffold with an extended hire term for their Jazan project.

Saudi Aramco’s Jazan Refinery and Terminal (JRTP) is being constructed on the southern coast of the Red Sea and coastal part of the City of Bish. The refinery will cover an area of 12km² and will process 400,000 barrels per day of Arabian Heavy and Arabian Medium crudes to produce 80 million barrels per day of gasoline, 250 million barrels per day of diesel and more than one million tons per annum of benzene and Para xylene petrochemical products. Daewoo E&C’s plant construction projects are delivering a major role along with JGC in JRTP for Saudi Aramco. Cape, which operates as Cape RB Hilton in Saudi Arabia, has developed a successful relationship with Daewoo in delivering the original scope and is delighted to secure this amendment award and strengthen the business ties of both organisations. Paul Cockerill, Managing Director KSA & Bahrain commented:
“This subcontract amendment award is an important win for Cape RB Hilton and firming up our service offering with Daewoo E&C. It is the result of commitment to deliver a safe and reliable service to our customer. This increase in value of existing ongoing work plays a key share for our revenue in 2017.”

Inquest: Former scaffolder could have breathed in asbestos as a child

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Inquest: Former scaffolder could have breathed in asbestos as a child

A former scaffolder may have died through exposure to asbestos on his father’s clothing, an inquest heard.

According to local media, Alan Cooper, aged 52, died at Royal Bolton Hospital on September 28 last year from malignant mesothelioma, which is a rare type of cancer that most people get after being exposed to asbestos particles. Bolton Coroner’s Court heard that Mr Cooper thought that he had been exposed to small amounts of asbestos at times throughout his working life and when he was a child his father, William, who was also a scaffolder, may have exposed him to low level of asbestos from dirty work clothes and equipment when he came home in the evenings. Pathologist Patrick Waugh told the court it was likely that Mr Cooper, of Alberta Street, Deane, had been exposed at a younger age as, after asbestos particles are inhaled, it can take decades for the disease to form. He said: “This is one of the youngest cases that I have seen. People who commonly get this disease are people exposed in 1960’s and 1970’s when we didn’t know that asbestos was a problem.” Assistant coroner Rachael Griffin, who recorded a narrative conclusion that Mr Cooper died from from malignant mesothelioma, said: “This is very sad and a very unusual case.” Mr Cooper lived in Bolton for all of his life and the court heard was a very sociable and popular person. Health problems forced his retirement 11 years ago and, as symptoms of malignant mesothelioma began to show up, he was diagnosed with the disease in April last year.

Bilfinger secures 150 jobs with North Sea contract extension

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Bilfinger secures 150 jobs with North Sea contract extension

Asset lifecycle services contractor Bilfinger Salamis UK has secured a significant contract extension, securing employment for over 150 personnel.

The contract value or assets involved have not been disclosed, however, the contract extension is for a period of three years, with the option to extend for a further two years. Bilfinger Salamis UK provide a range of lifecycle services to the client, including onshore project management, fabric maintenance, scaffolding, hot work habitats, rope access, specialist cleaning, asbestos management, alternative access teams and shutdown management services, having worked with the company since 2011. Bilfinger Salamis UK Technical Director Kenny Bennet commented: “In a competitive market, we are delighted that our client has put their trust in Bilfinger for the next three years.” “This extension enables us to build on our close working relationship, and allows us to continue to demonstrate our commitment to delivering safe and efficient operations, while developing the scope of services we provide.”
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