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 COMBUSTIBLE CLADDING BAN SHOULD APPLY TO ALL HIGH-RISES

COMBUSTIBLE CLADDING BAN SHOULD APPLY TO ALL HIGH-RISES

A ban on combustible cladding in the UK should apply to all new high-rise buildings, the chartered body for safety and health professionals has said. Housing Secretary James Brokenshire announced...
IIRSM and the Scaffolding Association partner on conference

IIRSM and the Scaffolding Association partner on conference

The International Institute of Risk and Safety Management (IIIRSM) and The Scaffolding Association are working together to deliver two full-day events, taking place in London and Birmingham.The...
Mates in Mind showcase their work with BBC News feature

Mates in Mind showcase their work with BBC News feature

In its continuing bid to reduce the stigma associated with mental health and to highlight the need to create healthier and well workplaces, UK charity Mates in Mind featured on BBC News as a part of...
JENSEN HUGHES ACQUIRES JGA

JENSEN HUGHES ACQUIRES JGA

JENSEN HUGHES, a specialist in safety, security and risk-based engineering and consulting, has announced the acquisition of Jeremy Gardner Associates Ltd. (JGA), a UK and Ireland-based fire safety...
Nationwide Platforms awarded CITB ‘Approved Training Organisation’ status

Nationwide Platforms awarded CITB ‘Approved Training Organisation’ status

Nationwide Platforms has been awarded with Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) Approved Training Organisation (ATO) status. To achieve ATO status, the company followed a CITB approval...
Lawrence Waterman, Chairman of the British Safety Council.

More needs to be done to protect workers’ lives says British Safety Council

The British Safety Council has pledged to campaign more vigorously for safe and healthy workplaces, as fatalities rise. There were 144 work-related fatalities in Britain during 2017-18, an increase...
SOCOTEC ACQUIRES 4SEE LTD

SOCOTEC ACQUIRES 4SEE LTD

SOCOTEC, the a UK-based provider of testing, inspection and compliance services has announced the acquisition of Northamptonshire based 4see Ltd, specialists in health, safety and environmental...
Focus required on preventing “unacceptable” workplace deaths

Focus required on preventing “unacceptable” workplace deaths

An increase in the number of people killed in workplace accidents serves as a “stark reminder” of the need for a continued focus on worker protection, the President of the chartered...
Northern Ireland construction workers’ mental wellbeing targeted for improvement as Mates in Mind launches education initiative

Mates in Mind launches Northern Ireland education initiative

The charity Mates in Mind has today announced it will be delivering a series of educational sessions in a bid to start raising awareness, address the stigma of poor mental health and improve...
CABE AND APS JOIN FORCES

CABE AND APS JOIN FORCES

A new agreement between the Chartered Association of Building Engineers (CABE) and the Association for Project Safety (APS) will help ensure British buildings are safer and better designed.  ...

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