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NASC withdraws safe height tables for Vol 2 of TG20:08
Due to the impending review of TG20:08 Volume 2, which is necessary following the introduction of the European Wind Code and the publication of...
HSE Clampdown On Construction Sites
Construction sites are being put under the spotlight as part of an intensive inspection initiative aimed at reducing death, injury and ill health.
Between 20...
Scaffolding Collapses In The Center Of Chorley
Scaffolding collapsed on a busy market street throwing a 45 year old worker 15ft to the ground.
AN eyewitness said “it was a miracle nobody...
The New Scafftag Re-Designed For Scaffolding By Scaffolders
Scafftag have today announced a new re-designed tag that is simpler and more durable.
Over the past few months Scafftag have been asking customers "what...
Road Closed After Scaffold Collapse
Balham High Road, Wandsworth has been closed off after scaffolding erected outside a building on the street collapsed this morning.
Firefighters were called at 3.20am...
HSE set to put scaffolding work under safety spotlight
The Health & Safety Executive (HSE) will be visiting construction sites in the West Midlands, Worcestershire and Warwickshire over the next 3 weeks.
The inspectors will target poor performance...
Astra Access Safety Training completes contract in Africa
A training company which began in a house in the Huddersfield has moved into the international market with contracts in Africa.
Now Astra Access Safety...
HSE launches month-long national safety clampdown
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) have today released details of a month-long safety clampdown on construction sites across the United Kingdom.
The purge on...
New Toolbox Talks from the AIF provide up-to-date work at height guidance
The Access Industry Forum (AIF), as part of its commitment to ensuring safe work at height, has released five new videos for the popular...
Scrapping of hard hat laws could lead to more deaths
Construction workers could be left without hard hats on sites after life-saving laws were scrapped last week.
This is the warning from leaders of the...
