Construction Site Safety Documents

Setting up a construction site and making sure that you have all the necessary documentation and details can be a laborious and time consuming task. Specialising in Construction and having experience on site we have been providing information to our clients for a number of years.

Based on the frequency we were asked to provide the details we decided to provide them as a product to help everyone who may need it.

Our Construction Site Safety Documents provide you with everything you need in one place allowing you to comply with the latest legislation.

The Safety Software includes

• 65 completed risk assessments
• 41 COSHH Assessments
• Construction Phase Health and Safety Plan (CDM 2015), which can be easily amended and edited for specific projects
• 70 Toolbox Talks
• Site inspection Check Sheets – Scaffold, Dumper, Excavator etc
• Permits to Work – Confined Space, Excavation, Hot Work, Asbestos, etc
• Site Setup Check Sheet
• Site Induction
• Site Rules
• Registers

If your think that this could help you why not take a look.

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All PAL Cards to Become Smart

From 1st January 2015, all Power Access Licence (PAL) cards issued by the Powered Access Federation (IPAF) are to become machine readable. By becoming smart they aim to improve site safety as only trained operatives will be able to use mobile elevating work platforms (MEWPS) and mast climbing work platforms (MCWPs).

Things such as level of training, categories etc will be readable by the machine and means the operator can only start a machine if the data on the card is correct for the work being done.

Managers will also be able to track how long the machine has been used for and by who, therefore helping to prevent fraudulent use.

For more information on PAL cards and the IPAF training programme, visit the Internation Power Access Federtion website using the following links:

http://www.ipaf.org/en/resources/news/article/all-pal-cards-to-be-smart/?  

http://www.ipaf.org/en/

For further information on the use of MEWPS follow: http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/geis6.pdf

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HSE Asbestos Toolkit

The HSE Asbestos Toolkit is a useful tool to help protect those who might be exposed to asbestos during their work activites. On average 20 tradespeople die from asbestos related diseases every week and asbestos can potentially be found in any house or building built before the year 2000.

The Asbestos toolkit contains several “how-to” guides and should be used by anyone working in areas where asbestos might be present. It will work out if you’re likely to be affected by asbestos when carrying out your work activities and will identify suitable precautions that need to be taken to protect you and your workforce from the dangers of asbestos. Try the tool for yourself by following the link below.

There is also an app available for your mobile or tablet so you can get this important information wherever you are.

http://www.beware-asbestos.info/

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A monthly long inspection by the HSE has found that 40% of construction sites are failing to properly protect their workers. Nearly half of the sites visited had conditions that were unacceptable and operated dangerous practices.

1 in 5 sites were issued with formal enforcement notices with 35% of notices served for reasons such as management of asbestos, harmful dusts, inadequate welfare provision and noise/vibration.

HSE chief on Construction Philip White said:

“We also find health is often overlooked as its implications are not immediately visible, however the effects of uncontrolled exposure to deadly dusts such as asbestos and silica can be irreversible”

For examples of good and bad practice visit the HSE’s Safe Sites Pinterest gallery

For more on this story visit the HSE website

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Construction companies encouraged to attend safety event

With the majority of workers being killed or injured on construction sites coming from small/medium sized companies, they are being encouraged to attend a health & safety awareness event in Aberdeen on  17th September 2014.

The event organised by the HSE will focus on safety issues for construction workers, especially groundworks.

Isabelle Martin, HSE Principal Inspector, said:

“Incidents at the groundworks phase, for example trench collapses, can often be fatal, so it is vital that managers and company owners understand how to reduce risks on their sites.”

The event aims to give practical advice and guidance on issues that can impact on a business and ultimately lives.

The safety and health awareness event will be held in the Engineering Lecture Theatre of Scotland’s Rural College’s Cruickshanks Building on the Craibstone Estate, Bucksburn, Aberdeen AB21 9TR on Wednesday, 17 September 2014 .

For more information contact Barbara Bell at barbara.bell@hse.gsi.gov.uk,  telephone: 0141 275 3068.

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