Refurbishment, repair and maintenance activities will be particularly targeted, since more than 70% of the 42 construction fatalities in 2009/10 happened in that sector.
Issues that inspectors will be looking at most closely include height safety and asbestos risk management.
Last year HSE inspectors visited 2014 sites and 2414 contractors. They were forced to [...]
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HSE Blitz starts next week! (Make sure you have Asbestos Refurbishment Surveys carried out)
HSE – Hidden Killer – Hammer Horror video
A video highlighting the dangers of Asbestos to tradesmen, from the HSE’s ‘Hidden Killer’ campaign which started in 17 December 2009.
http://www.hse.gov.uk/asbestos/hiddenkiller/flash/hammer-horror.htm
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Asbestos Encapsulation
Encapsulate your asbestos rather than remove it. Save potentially thousands of pounds on asbestos removal costs by simply encapsulating instead. Encapsulation should still be completed by a competent company for health and safety reasons, its is still asbestos after all.
Powell Padilla have a team of fully trained and insured asbestos removal operatives that can encapsulate [...]
Asbestos and Industry
This short video clip was found on the BBC website, the dust from the machines is incredible.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/4212.flv
