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Uncovering mental health and wellbeing in The Conversation with Re-flow

Episode 8 of Re-flow: The Conversation features Mark Haysman (managing director) and Jamie Lange (operations and fleet manager) of TMO Highways, discussing mental health, suicide prevention and employee wellbeing.

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Asbestos removal and CDM 2015: Clients legal responsibilities

Steve Sadley, Chief Executive at ARCA details the legal responsibilities of Clients when appointing asbestos contractors under the CDM 2015 regulations… The human cost of...

Plans to remove asbestos from buildings put forward

A new report from MPs has called for asbestos to be removed from buildings by 2035… Asbestos can cause a number of fatal respiratory diseases...

Piling contractor given £16k fine for safety failings

A contractor has been fined for operating a piling rig without a safety guard around the rotating auger… A case was brought against Southern Piling...

The challenging risks of asbestos in brownfield sites

Alec Hales, contaminated land specialist at Lucion Environmental, examines the responsibilities associated with reducing asbestos risk on brownfield sites… The detection of asbestos in soil...

Construction firm fined for employee death

A construction and joinery firm has been fined following the fatal accident of one of its employees… A firm has been fined £10,000, with costs...

Who did you say could be the Principal Designer?

Andrew Leslie, Technical and Standards Manager at The Association for Project Safety provides clear guidelines as to who can be the Principal Designer to...

The Fire Industry Association – meeting the challenges

The Fire Industry Association outline how their new CEO, Ian Moore, will deliver the strategy set by the Association’s Board of Directors… The Fire Industry...

Landlords required by law to protect tenants

From today, landlords will be required by law to install smoke and carbon monoxide alarms in their properties, under new government measures that have...

CDM2015 & the homeowner

Louise Hosking, Director at Hosking Associates Ltd sheds light on how CDM2015 affects the homeowner and what they need to do to remain compliant… The...

Heating engineer guilty of asbestos failings

A self-employed heating engineer has been fined for failing to protect homeowners from the risk of asbestos… Karl Locher, a self-employed heating engineer, has been...

Cheshire building contractor fined for serious breaches

A building contractor has been fined for failing to implement sufficient welfare facilities on a building site in Culcheth, Warrington… Following an investigation by the...

Scaffolder prosecuted after member of the public captured safety failings

Major safety failings captured by a member of the public on film have led to the prosecution of a scaffold firm… Pearsons Scaffolding was prosecuted...

Occupational cancers initiative launched

The Considerate Constructors Scheme has published a new initiative focusing on occupational cancers caused by working in the construction sector… A new ‘Spotlight on…’ series...

Firm calls on the construction sector to learn from their mistakes

A national interior fit-out company is calling for those in the sector to act now to improve standards and reduce the number of deaths...

Swindon-based construction firm wins health and safety awards

A prestigious health and safety award has been granted to construction company Beard for the second consecutive year… The Royal Society for the Prevention of...

Student electrical safety campaign underway

Electrical Safety First’s campaign to make university students in Scotland aware of the risks of electrical fires gets underway as the new academic term...

CDM for maintenance work and self-build projects

An Association for Project Safety spokesperson defines how the CDM2015 Regulations apply in both maintenance work and self-build projects… The HSE recently passed us some...

Hundreds of Shropshire buildings contain asbestos

Figures released by local authorities have revealed hundreds of buildings still in use across Shropshire contain asbestos… Schools, libraries, fire stations, and day care centres...

Roofing firm receives fine for apprentice death

The death of a 16-year-old labourer has resulted in a hefty fine for a London based roofing company for failing to ensure health and...

Engineering firm in court over legionella failings

An international engineering firm has been fined for failing to manage the risk of potentially fatal legionella bacteria developing… Chromalloy UK Limited, which refurbishes turbine...

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