With the HSE website highlighting that there are still 2million people in occupations at risk of this serious and debillitating injury it seems timely that BDA (British Drilling Association) remind the drilling sector of the […]
Despite more than seventy years passing since the UK was a target for mass bombing raids, not a month seems to go by without another story of UXO being discovered . ‘Undetonated bombs from World […]
The Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 (CAR 2012), Regulation 10 requires every employer to ensure that adequate information, instruction and training is given to their employees who are,or who are liable to be, exposed to […]
Following in the wake of recent survey findings indicating lack of knowledge of relevant Technical Standards for the drilling industry (EC7), The British Drilling Association (BDA) is urging main contractors to check and ensure compliance […]
The RAIB has just published a report looking at why a track worker only narrowly missed being struck by a train travelling at 85mph having gone onto the railway to locate a reported rail defect […]
Construction is known as a high risk profession with respect to health and safety and this apparently includes mental health. Last week saw the UK Government website post analysis from the Office of National Statistics […]
Officially launched at the end of January and already topping CIRIA’s booksales, this short A5 site guide is a “gem” in the suite of asbestos soils guidance with its easy to understand flow charts for […]
Whilst not specifically a “geo-environmental matter” GEMs felt that this topic warranted a safety share. In January of this year the Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) published a report regarding a wheelchair contacting a train […]
With all the publicity that surrounded the trench collapse in September 2008, which killed a geotechnical engineer and resulted in the first prosecution under the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007, it is disappointing […]
The Federation of Piling Specialists (FPS) has released a new revision of its Guidance Note – “The Design for Splicing and Lifting of Pre-Fabricated and Site Fabricated Reinforcement Cages for Piling and Walling Works.” According […]