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The director of a building firm has been sentenced to ten months’ imprisonment after he fatally crushed an employee with a digger. Image credit: HSE Robert Harvey was operating the machine when Nicholas Hall was pinned against a wall by the excavator bucket, causing fatal injuries. The court heard Harvey’s company, Front Row Builders, was

BSG’s October 2019 Newsletter is now available for members to download from the Secure Area. This month’s issue includes: BSG Awards 2019 HSE conducts construction site health blitzes Construction and mental health: CN’s Mind Matters 2019 Survey Lorry drivers told to ‘Look out look up’ as knowledge gap leads to electrocution fatalities Fire-risk warning issued

In September, BSG attended a Working Well Together event on Safe Excavation at the Construction, Skills & Innovation Centre (CSIC) in Taunton. The free half-day event provided self-employed builders and smaller construction companies with practical up-to-date information, help and advice in regards to Health Issues. The information given on the day helped companies to take

BSG understands that a new Health and Safety Executive (HSE) inspections initiative has been scheduled to start on the 7th of October. HSE inspectors will be conducting site visits on construction sites to ensure workers are being adequately protected from occupational lung disease. The inspections will run until early November. For information about the key

Hand-arm vibration exposure calculator HSE has made updates to their hand-arm vibration (HAV) exposure calculator. HSE’s HAV exposure calculator helps estimate and record workers’ exposures to HAV and compare them with the actions values in the regulations as part of a HAV risk assessment. It includes drop down vibration magnitudes for common tools from HSE’s

The Building Safety Group (BSG) has reported a 31% increase in the number of electricity breaches occurring on construction sites. BSG’s report was based on 20,000 independent site inspections which compared the first six months of 2018 with the same period during 2019. The most common types of infringement included damaged and trailing cables as

BSG’s Autumn 2019 Training Newsletter is now available to download below. BSG Autumn 2019 Training Newsletter This month’s issue includes: CITB skills and training fund for micro and small companies SMSTS refresher course, time to renew your qualification? CSCS to end exemption to the CITB health, safety and environment test Recent changes to CITB’s HS&E

BSG’s September 2019 Newsletter is now available for members to download from the Secure Area. This month’s issue includes: BSG’s top 12 rules to reduce workers’ exposure to dust Is society’s ‘man up’ message fuelling a suicide crisis among men ‘Stop. Make a Change’ campaign returns in September Crane accident victim secures ‘substantial’ damages New

Working Well Together are holding a free Safe Excavation event on Thursday the 19th of September 2019, 08:30 to 13:00, at the Construction, Skills & Innovation Centre (CSIC), Bridgwater and Taunton College in Bridgwater TA5 2LS. The construction industry has taken huge strides forward with regards to Safety and Health within the construction industry. There