News and Updates
Here we will keep you up to date with all the news and updates with Health & Safety on a weekly basis.
February 2015 - HSE appoints new Chief inspector of Construction. Peter Baker, who is currently Head of HSE’s Chemicals, Explosives and Microbiological Hazards Division, will replace Philip White on 1st April 2015.
Read more at the HSE website using the button on our links page.
February 2015 - HSE release "A recipe for safety" is for everyone in the food and drink industry, including workers, supervisors, managers, directors, health and safety professionals and health and safety representatives. The guidance covers the main health and safety hazards in the food and drink industries and gives practical advice on how to manage the associated risks. It provides a ‘one-stop shop’ reference document with links to more detailed guidance.
It can be bought or downloaded in PDF format from the the HSE website. You can find a link to the website on our links page.
January 2015 - Subject to Parliamentary approval, the Mines Regulations 2014 will come into effect on 6 April 2015, and will replace all current health and safety mining law. The current legislation will continue to apply up to and including 5 April 2015, along with the Approved Codes of Practice and guidance supporting it. This can be downloaded at the HSE website just click the button on our links page.
Subject to Parliamentary approval, new Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 (CDM 2015) will come into force on 6 April 2015.
The draft legal (L) series guidance is on the legal requirements for CDM 2015. It’s being made available before the Regulations come into force on 6 April to help anyone who has duties under the Regulations to prepare in advance.
Please note the draft Regulations within the guidance have been amended following consultation. The Regulations and this draft Legal series guidance may be subject to change while the Regulations are awaiting Parliamentary approval. The final version of the Legal series guidance to support CDM 2015 will be available on 6 April 2015.
What will change?
29-04-2015
Hot news - we have been placed at number 274 in the H and S top 500 on Twitter!!!
22-06-2015
We are offering some great deals over July period on H&S policies, RAMS and much more please contact us to find out more.
30-06-2015
Important information regarding small domestic building projects
Since April 5th 2015 the law has required all construction work to come under the umbrella of CDM (construction design management) Regulations 2015. This includes all domestic work such as extensions kitchen refits, window replacement etc. In fact anything that may include more than one contractor on site.
The construction phase plan (CPP) is designed to reduce the number of accidents that happen on these smaller projects. It is the client’s (person having the work done)responsibility to ensure that this is in place prior to the work commencing on site either by approaching the builder themselves or appointing a Principal Designer (usually the Architect if he has the right qualifications). It is then the responsibility of the builder or principal contractor to produce this document.
The CPP must include the contact details of those involved in the design, sub contractors involved in the building work, description of the work, risk assessments and safe working methods, COSHH assessments and a statement of safe working practice signed by the principal contractor/builder.
This would need to be followed on with an operations and maintenance manual upon completion of the work. This should include a list of materials used and there location within the building, any risks that may arise from carrying maintenance, instruction manuals for the use and maintenance of materials and or equipment installed, positions of services (i.e. mains water stopcock, electrical distribution board, gas isolation valve), position of materials that come under the COSHH (Chemicals Or Substances Harmful to Health) heading.
It is a little known fact that these will now form part of the home owners pack when the client goes to sell the house and therefore could affect the sale. This also applies to landlords who have building work done and will form part of the handbook for that property.
AMH+S can help with these documents as well as advise the client on their requirements under CDM 2015.
If you are a builder undertaking extensions or other construction work or if you are considering having building work done please contact AMH+S Health and Safety Advisor’s on 07912 219200 or email [email protected] for advice on what your requirements are and how we can help you.
08-07-2015
We have now been placed at 101 in the Top 500 Health and Safety on Twitter
February 2015 - HSE appoints new Chief inspector of Construction. Peter Baker, who is currently Head of HSE’s Chemicals, Explosives and Microbiological Hazards Division, will replace Philip White on 1st April 2015.
Read more at the HSE website using the button on our links page.
February 2015 - HSE release "A recipe for safety" is for everyone in the food and drink industry, including workers, supervisors, managers, directors, health and safety professionals and health and safety representatives. The guidance covers the main health and safety hazards in the food and drink industries and gives practical advice on how to manage the associated risks. It provides a ‘one-stop shop’ reference document with links to more detailed guidance.
It can be bought or downloaded in PDF format from the the HSE website. You can find a link to the website on our links page.
January 2015 - Subject to Parliamentary approval, the Mines Regulations 2014 will come into effect on 6 April 2015, and will replace all current health and safety mining law. The current legislation will continue to apply up to and including 5 April 2015, along with the Approved Codes of Practice and guidance supporting it. This can be downloaded at the HSE website just click the button on our links page.
Subject to Parliamentary approval, new Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 (CDM 2015) will come into force on 6 April 2015.
The draft legal (L) series guidance is on the legal requirements for CDM 2015. It’s being made available before the Regulations come into force on 6 April to help anyone who has duties under the Regulations to prepare in advance.
Please note the draft Regulations within the guidance have been amended following consultation. The Regulations and this draft Legal series guidance may be subject to change while the Regulations are awaiting Parliamentary approval. The final version of the Legal series guidance to support CDM 2015 will be available on 6 April 2015.
What will change?
- Principal designer. The replacement of the CDM co-ordinator role (under CDM 2007) by principal designer. This means that the responsibility for coordination of the pre-construction phase – which is crucial to the management of any successful construction project – will rest with an existing member of the design team.
- Client. The new Regulations recognise the influence and importance of the client as the head of the supply chain and they are best placed to set standards throughout a project.
- Competence. This will be split into its component parts of skills, knowledge, training and experience, and - if it relates to an organisation - organisational capability. This will provide clarity and help the industry to both assess and demonstrate that construction project teams have the right attributes to deliver a healthy and safe project.
29-04-2015
Hot news - we have been placed at number 274 in the H and S top 500 on Twitter!!!
22-06-2015
We are offering some great deals over July period on H&S policies, RAMS and much more please contact us to find out more.
30-06-2015
Important information regarding small domestic building projects
Since April 5th 2015 the law has required all construction work to come under the umbrella of CDM (construction design management) Regulations 2015. This includes all domestic work such as extensions kitchen refits, window replacement etc. In fact anything that may include more than one contractor on site.
The construction phase plan (CPP) is designed to reduce the number of accidents that happen on these smaller projects. It is the client’s (person having the work done)responsibility to ensure that this is in place prior to the work commencing on site either by approaching the builder themselves or appointing a Principal Designer (usually the Architect if he has the right qualifications). It is then the responsibility of the builder or principal contractor to produce this document.
The CPP must include the contact details of those involved in the design, sub contractors involved in the building work, description of the work, risk assessments and safe working methods, COSHH assessments and a statement of safe working practice signed by the principal contractor/builder.
This would need to be followed on with an operations and maintenance manual upon completion of the work. This should include a list of materials used and there location within the building, any risks that may arise from carrying maintenance, instruction manuals for the use and maintenance of materials and or equipment installed, positions of services (i.e. mains water stopcock, electrical distribution board, gas isolation valve), position of materials that come under the COSHH (Chemicals Or Substances Harmful to Health) heading.
It is a little known fact that these will now form part of the home owners pack when the client goes to sell the house and therefore could affect the sale. This also applies to landlords who have building work done and will form part of the handbook for that property.
AMH+S can help with these documents as well as advise the client on their requirements under CDM 2015.
If you are a builder undertaking extensions or other construction work or if you are considering having building work done please contact AMH+S Health and Safety Advisor’s on 07912 219200 or email [email protected] for advice on what your requirements are and how we can help you.
08-07-2015
We have now been placed at 101 in the Top 500 Health and Safety on Twitter