Wow! What a first year it has been! With all of the ups and down you can imagine surviving the first year of business can be tough, both physically and mentally. I would like to thank our clients (both current and already ex) for their business this year. For those who have maintained their relationships I will see you all over the coming couple of weeks with a thank you and a Merry Christmas. For those who have come and indeed gone...Please take care of your workforce, they

A Nottinghamshire demolition company has been fined for safety failings following a report to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). Leicester Magistrates’ Court heard how Prodem Demolition and Asbestos Limited were removing tiles from a domestic property when they were reported to the HSE for unsafe work at height activity. An investigation by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) into the incident, which occurred on 16 July 2015. Workers were found on a steep roof removing

After a frantic three months of setting up safe systems of work, risk assessments and method statements as well as policies (for everything under the sun it seemed at times) we are now ready to accept new clients again. If you run your own company that employs staff and get your safety advice from an external advisor (or not) then calling us could save you money, make you compliant and improve your efficiency. Get practical safety advice from an advisor who understands your w

Working at Height is inherently dangerous for several reasons, primary of which is the floor! Its not the fall from whatever height you are working at which will injure (or worse) you, its the very sudden stopping when you hit the ground. Falling from 5m high will hurt...a lot! You will be travelling at 22 Miles per Hour when the sudden stopping happens. Imagine being hit by a car travelling at 22 MPH. Only this time its hitting you on the head! Why are we considered works at

Fig1 Knowing the difference between safe and unsafe scaffolding can be obvious to all, but the nuances of what we, as safety professionals consider safe, is what allows you as contractors and builders, to be the correct side of the Law should the HSE just happen to drive past your site. As you can see in fig 1 (above) there are sections of the upper level which allow access, via ladders, onto the top deck and thereby the pitched roof. On these sections, there should be access

Getting your safety advisor to understand the practicality of working at height and not simply work positioning at height can be tricky. What with most Safety professionals coming from an office based professional background they have no real concept of the physicality of the works undertaken or the complexity that comes with accessing such works. We however, have the working knowledge to remove the misunderstanding of the difference between: Fall Arrest Work Positioning Work

photograhs copywrite constructionenquirer.com Some People take their access arrangements very seriously. Others, not so much. Here are a selection of wonderful images showing interesting methods of accessing high level works. Enjoy (just for a bit of fun on a monday) The number plate is quite profetic too :) The worlds highest and most dangerous trestle "If we stick this one on top of that one we might reach" Its a called a ladder rack to "Carry" them! Aah! The old Farm machi