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Construction Safety Week!
The 14th September marks the start of the Construction Safety Week 2020, this is run each year within the construction industry to try and help raise safety awareness and re-energise efforts to eradicate incidents which occur on construction sites. Of course any...
Crane Users Must Prepare For New Guidance
New guidance for those using cranes has been published by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). It provides users guidance on the crane notification process and lighting and marking requirements applicable to cranes. The CAA have declared this to be applicable from...
The Return To Work – Is Now The Right Time To Go Back Into The Office?
Do office reopenings mean a return to the old normal? As part of the government's plan to recover from the coronavirus pandemic, businesses are being urged to begin reintroducing employees back into the workplace from the start of this month. But the British Safety...
Behavioural safety & risk management: Dr Tim Marsh’s personal case study
I’ve often written about personal safety in these pages. Specifically, I’ve suggested that what lands us in hospital, or worse is, statistically, seldom a consequence of the most dangerous things we do but very often a consequence of a moderately risky but frequent...
Passport to help road workers to be effective and safe whilst on site goes live
A new smart card identification system for road workers has been launched. The system uses technology to reliably deliver and capture real-time information when and where it is needed. The highways passport system, endorsed by Highways England, comes from the same...
Does motorway roadworks speed limit increase put roadworkers at added risk?
Speed limits through most major roadworks in England will be increased to 60mph, Highways England has announced. Highways England says the move to increase the speed limit from 50mph has been taken in order to ‘increase traffic flow’ and ‘ease driver frustrations’. It...
Draft Building Safety Bill announced by UK government
Alongside the Fire Safety Bill and fire safety consultation, the Building Safety Bill is said to be bringing the “biggest improvements to building safety in nearly 40 years”. The Draft Bill was announced yesterday (20 July) by Robert Jenrick MP, Secretary of State for...
Managing a safe return to work after lockdown
Businesses across the country have nervously been watching plans to restart the economy after the coronavirus lockdown. Now that many can at last start to open up again, it is plain that operating conditions will be complex and will put heavy demands on management to...
Construction health risks: Key points
There have been big improvements over recent years in reducing the number and rate of injuries to construction workers. Despite this, construction remains a high-risk industry and accounts for a high percentage of fatal and major injuries. What is less recognised is...
Embracing technology is helping companies stay compliant during the COVID-19 pandemic
Adapting to operate within the restrictions of the COVID-19 pandemic has been a significant challenge for the construction sector but embracing technology is helping the industry stay operational and compliant, says CHAS. With companies of all sizes now scheduling...
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BIMsafe is a collaboration between Callsafe Services
and Cassidy Forsythe, combining over 60 years of experience
in the management of health and safety and 3D modelling.
CONTACT
BIMsafe Ltd
Yardley House
11 Horsefair
Rugeley
WS15 2EJ