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Latest Site Operating Procedures place ‘workers at risk’ warns Unite

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Construction union Unite has sent an open letter to the Construction Leadership Council (CLC), warning that the organisation’s site operating procedures (SOP) are placing...

HSE Restarts Site Inspections

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The Health and Safety Executive has announced it's resuming with construction site inspections. As the construction industry in England begins to return to work after...

Charity Launch New Features on Construction Helpline App

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A new feature-rich upgrade of the Free Construction Industry Helpline App has been released to support Mental Health Awareness Week Along with technology partners COINS,...

HSE Warns it will Take Action on Social Distancing Failures

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The Health & Safety Executive (HSE) has stressed it could shut construction sites down if social distancing rules are not followed. However, how they plan...

HSE suspends routine inspections

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The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has stopped all routine inspections amid safety fears over the coronavirus outbreak. It's understood the HSE will continue to...

Update on HSE investigation after Reading demolition incident

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A section of scaffolding collapsed on a demolition site in Reading injuring three people in August 2019. The Health & Safety Executive (HSE) is still...

NASC launches £30K mental health first aid training fund

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The National Access and Scaffolding Confederation (NASC) has set up a £30,000 funding pot dedicated to mental health first aid training. The new fund gives...

GKR Scaffolding launch Psychological Safety Programme to address industry’s blame culture

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At an industry event this month marking the company’s 25 years in business, GKR Scaffolding made a call to some of construction’s largest contractors...

CITB safety test cheats caught in police raids

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Three safety test workers have been arrested after being caught giving answers to candidates for cash. According to reports, the cheating was exposed by counter-fraud...

Trade body offers free advice and guidance on Mental Health

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The NASC marked World Mental Health Day (10 October 2019) by reminding the scaffolding industry of its free guidance and advice on Mental Health. Reducing...
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