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WELCOME to the October edition of Callsafe Today

NewsIncluded within the News of this edition are the following articlesbull CAP1096 Guidance to crane

operatorsbull GrenfellTowerfire-London

Fire Brigade condemned for lsquoserious shortcomingsrsquo in its response

bull Health and safety statistics 2019

bull PHSEConstructionInfonet-

editorswelcomeDave Carr | Director Callsafe Services

A Yardley House 11 Horsefair Rugeley Staffordshire WS15 2EJ

T 01889 577 701 Eenquiriescallsafe-servicescoukW wwwcallsafe-servicescouk

callsafeservicesltd callsafesvcsltd callsafe-services-limited

Mentalhealthintheworkplacebull ONR publishes performance

report for nuclear safety

Mental Health amp WellbeingThefirstofaseriesofarticlesrelating to mental health and wellbeing written by our Mental Health First Aider Gemma Esprey has been included in this edition

Free Telephone ComplianceCheck OfferCallsafe are offering a free compliancehealthcheckby

telephone to discuss your current and future health and safety needs Please see page 7 for the lsquoHealthCheckYourCompliancendashCan We Help

Best wishes

Dave CarrDirector|CallsafeServices

4

THE IOSH Magazine published an article relating to the nuclear sectorrsquos health and safety performance reviewbytheOfficeforNuclearRegulation (ONR) on 14th October

While the UK nuclear sector met the required safety and security standards last year there remains roomforimprovementthecountryrsquoschief nuclear inspector has said in his firstannualreportontheindustryrsquosperformance

MarkFoyrsquosreviewdetailsgoodprogressinseveralareasincludingcontinuedhazardandriskreductionatSellafieldthetransitionofBradwell power station into a period ofCareandMaintenancendashmarkingaUKfirstthepilotingofnewsitesecurity plans in line with ONRrsquos Security Assessment Principles launchedin2017andtheissueofconsentforthefirstlsquonuclearconcretersquopouratHinkleyPointC

ButFoyidentifiedsignificantchallenges associated with ageing facilities which require sustained focus and commitment to ongoing investmentinplantpeopleandprocesses to ensure continued safe and secure operation such that hazards are adequately controlled

ldquoWehavealsoobservedthatcertain sectors of the industry haveexperiencedareductioninconventionalhealthandsafetyperformance and renewed efforts are required to ensure this performanceimprovesandthetrendreversedrdquohesaidldquoThisisparticularlyrelevantasconsiderableworkiseitherunderwayorplannedby the nuclear industry in new build constructionpost-operationalclean out decommissioning and demolitionrdquo

ThethirdkeythemeoutlinedinFoyrsquosinaugural report urged dutyholders toembedaneffectivesecuritycultureacross their organisations

The report also features details and analysisofsafetyeventsreportedbydutyholders between January 2018 and March 2019 as well as ONRrsquos annual research statement

ONR publishes performance report for nuclear safety

THECivilAviationAuthority(CAA)isintending to amend their guidance to the construction industry regarding thenotificationofcranesthathavethepotentialtoaffectaviationactivitiesandflightsafety TheexistingguidanceduetoberevisedCAP1096 Guidance to Crane Operators on Aviation Lighting and Notification can be viewedFOCThisguidanceaimstoprovidethe construction industry with a summaryofexistingregulationdutyofcareexpectationsplaceduponcrane users and recommended best practice

TheCAAhavealsostatedthatintheeventoftheUKleavingtheEUwithout a negotiated agreement some CAA website content and application forms may continue to carry the EASA logo or reference the EU or EASA rather than the UK CAA in the short term

CAP1096 Guidance to crane operators

4

THE IOSH Magazine published an article relating to the nuclear sectorrsquos health and safety performance reviewbytheOfficeforNuclearRegulation (ONR) on 14th October

While the UK nuclear sector met the required safety and security standards last year there remains roomforimprovementthecountryrsquoschief nuclear inspector has said in his firstannualreportontheindustryrsquosperformance

MarkFoyrsquosreviewdetailsgoodprogressinseveralareasincludingcontinuedhazardandriskreductionatSellafieldthetransitionofBradwell power station into a period ofCareandMaintenancendashmarkingaUKfirstthepilotingofnewsitesecurity plans in line with ONRrsquos Security Assessment Principles launchedin2017andtheissueofconsentforthefirstlsquonuclearconcretersquopouratHinkleyPointC

ButFoyidentifiedsignificantchallenges associated with ageing facilities which require sustained focus and commitment to ongoing investmentinplantpeopleandprocesses to ensure continued safe and secure operation such that hazards are adequately controlled

ldquoWehavealsoobservedthatcertain sectors of the industry haveexperiencedareductioninconventionalhealthandsafetyperformance and renewed efforts are required to ensure this performanceimprovesandthetrendreversedrdquohesaidldquoThisisparticularlyrelevantasconsiderableworkiseitherunderwayorplannedby the nuclear industry in new build constructionpost-operationalclean out decommissioning and demolitionrdquo

ThethirdkeythemeoutlinedinFoyrsquosinaugural report urged dutyholders toembedaneffectivesecuritycultureacross their organisations

The report also features details and analysisofsafetyeventsreportedbydutyholders between January 2018 and March 2019 as well as ONRrsquos annual research statement

ONR publishes performance report for nuclear safety

THECivilAviationAuthority(CAA)isintending to amend their guidance to the construction industry regarding thenotificationofcranesthathavethepotentialtoaffectaviationactivitiesandflightsafety TheexistingguidanceduetoberevisedCAP1096 Guidance to Crane Operators on Aviation Lighting and Notification can be viewedFOCThisguidanceaimstoprovidethe construction industry with a summaryofexistingregulationdutyofcareexpectationsplaceduponcrane users and recommended best practice

TheCAAhavealsostatedthatintheeventoftheUKleavingtheEUwithout a negotiated agreement some CAA website content and application forms may continue to carry the EASA logo or reference the EU or EASA rather than the UK CAA in the short term

CAP1096 Guidance to crane operators

5

CONSTRUCTION Infonet is a free eBulletin from the Health and Safety Executive(HSE)toprovidearegularupdate on health and safety issues for all in the construction industryVisit the HSE construction website here

TheHealthandSafetyExecutiversquos(HSErsquos) Construction Infonet publication of 24th October included the following information on mental health

10 October saw World Mental Health Day but employers should remember that mental healthproblems can affect anyone on any day of the year

One in four people in the UK will haveamentalhealthproblematsomepointWherework-relatedstress is prolonged it can lead to both physical and psychological damage includinganxietyanddepressionWorkcanalsoaggravatepre-existingconditionsandproblemsatworkcanbringonsymptomsormaketheireffects worse

Work-relatedstressandmentalhealth issues need to be assessed

tomeasurethelevelsofrisktostaffWhereariskisidentifiedstepsmustbetakentoremoveitorreduceitasfar as reasonably practicable

There is guidance on how managers can support employees along with advice for employees with mental health conditions

Over11milliondaysarelostatworka year because of stress related illnessatworkYoucanstartaconversationaboutwork-related

stress by using HSErsquos talking toolkit and download or buy our step-by-step workbook which shows how the Management Standards approach willhelpemployerstacklework-related stress

Promoting issues associated with mental health is also a focus of many in the construction industry More informationonthisareaisavailableviatheHealth in Construction Leadership Group

HSE Construction Infonet -Mental health in the workplace

HSErsquos website has guidance on mental health in the workplace

ON 30th October the Health and SafetyExecutive(HSE)thelateststatisticsonwork-relatedhealthand safety in Great Britain including thefollowingkeyannualfigures(201819)

bull 14millionworkingpeoplesufferingfromwork-relatedillhealth

bull 2526 mesothelioma deaths due to pastasbestosexposures(2017)

bull 147workerskilledatworkbull 581000injuriesoccurredatworkaccordingtotheLabourForceSurvey

bull 69208 injuries to employees reported under RIDDOR

bull 282millionworkingdayslostduetowork-relatedillhealthandworkplaceinjury

bull pound15 billion estimated cost of injuries and ill health from current workingconditions(201718)

Thereleaseprovidesdetailedcommentaryonthesefiguresandissupported by

bull The HSE Statistics webpages with a range of information eg on differenttypesofwork-related

6

ill-healthanddifferentindustrysectors

bull Acomprehensivesetoftables designedtomakethedataaccessible to users

bull TheHSEannualinfographic-stylesummary booklet

DEAR READER

As one of our Callsafe Today readers we wanted to reach out to you in order toreviewyourcurrentandfuturehealth and safety needs

FollowingthedreadfuleventsofGrenfell Tower and the outputs from TheHackittReviewthereareindustrywideconcernsthatthereisalackofknowledgeoftheConstruction(Designand Management) Regulations 2015 (CDM 2015)

Despite companies carrying out health andsafetytrainingwehavefoundthat this does not always transpire into adequatecompliant Policies Procedures and practices This along with the transient nature of constructiontypeworkersmeansthatmanyorganisationsareleftexposedand potentially negligent

There is an incorrect perception that ldquoConstructionrdquomeansspecificallylsquobuildingsomethingrsquoHoweverthedefinitionofldquoConstructionrdquocontainedin the CDM Regulations is far more wide-rangingandincorporatesthe repair and maintenance of the structureandtheeventualremovaldemolition and dismantling if and when necessary

Asoneofourreaderswewouldliketo arrange with you a free telephone consultation to discuss your current positionandreviewanyadditionalneedsyoumayhave

As one of the few Health and Safety Consultancies in the UK that specialises in CDM 2015 and the Construction Industry (with a pedigree of more than 30years)CallsafeServicesLtdisableto help businesses of all sizes to remain compliant and to help all Duty Holders tohaveabetterunderstandingofthespecificneedsofCDM2015

Pleasefeelfreetoviewourwebsiteatwwwcallsafe-servicescouktoseetherangeofserviceswecanprovide

Ifyouwouldliketotakeusuponthisoffer please contact Gemma Esprey by email or telephone so that we can arrangeaconvenienttimebestsuitedtoyourselvesforoneofourhealthandsafety consultants to contact you to discuss your needs

Gemma EspreySeniorOfficeAdministrator

Tel 01889 577701Emailgemmaespreycallsafe-servicescouk

Grenfell Tower fire London Fire Brigade condemned for lsquoserious shortcomingsrsquo in its response 30th October Ian Hart Editor of the Safety amp Health Practitioner reported on the imminent publication ofthereportdueafterthefirstphase of an inquiry into the Grenfell TowerfirehasheavilycriticisedtheresponseofTheLondonFireBrigade(LFB)citinglsquoseriousshortcomingsrsquo72peoplewerekilledbythefirethatengulfedtheGrenfellTowerblockinNorthKensingtonWestLondononWednesday 14th June 2017

The24-storeytowerblockburnedthroughoutthedaytakingfirefightersover24hourstogetitunder control leading to confusion and uncertainty that lasted for daysInthe1000-pagedocumentwhichwillbeofficiallypublishedtodayenquiryChairmanSirMartinMoore-BickstatesthatfewerpeoplewouldhavediediftheLFBhadtakencertainactions earlier

Prime Minister Boris Johnson said thatthereportldquogivesthevictimsthetruthrdquoandthattheworldldquoisfinallyhearingthetruthaboutwhathappenedrdquo

Issues highlighted in the report includedbull Alackoftraininginhowto

lsquorecognise the need for an evacuationorhowtoorganiseonersquo

bull Incidentcommanderslsquoofrelativelyjuniorrankrdquobeingunabletochangestrategy

bull Controlroomofficerslackingtrainingonwhentoadvisecallerstoevacuate

bull An assumption that crews would reach callers resulting in lsquoassurances which were not well foundedrsquo

bull Communication between the control room and those on thegroundbeinglsquoimproviseduncertainandpronetoerrorrsquo

bull Alackofanorganisedwaytoshareinformation within the control roommeaningofficershadlsquonooverallpictureofthespeedorpatternoffirespreadrsquo

8

InresponsetheLFBTweetedtosaythat it would be lsquoinappropriate for us tocommentrsquountilthefindingshadbeen made public

OnthenightofthefiretheLondonFireBrigadereceivedanunprecedented number of 999 calls but the report calls their operation beset by ldquoshortcomings in practice policyandtrainingrdquoItsaidthatcallhandlers were not always obtaining necessary information from the calls to ascertain where in the building the call originated from It also says that some handlers were not made aware of what to tell residents in terms of whentoevacuate

Sir Martin says that operators were ldquonot aware of the danger of assuming that crews would always reach callersrdquostatingalackoflessonslearntfromthe2009fireatLakanalHouse

On 16 September 2019 it was revealedthataspartoftheinvestigationintothefireTheLFBhadbeeninterviewedundercautionbypoliceTheinterviewswereconductedvoluntarilyldquoasabodyratherthananindividualrdquoinrelationtotheHealthandSafetyatWorkAct1974thefireservicesaid

LondonFireCommissionerDanyCottonsaidthatthefireservicerecognised the need for answers

bysurvivorsandthebereavedShesaidthathundredsofLFBstaffandvolunteershadalreadyprovidedinterviewvoluntarilyandthatthey would continue to assist the investigation

ldquoWe must all understand what happenedandwhytopreventcommunitiesandemergencyservicesfromeverbeingplacedinsuchimpossibleconditionseveragainrdquosheadded

MsCottonherselfwasnotexemptfromcriticismregardingherevidenceto the public inquiry in September 2018 She told the hearing that she wouldnrsquot change a thing about the

9

LFBrsquosresponsetothefireThe report said she showed ldquoremarkableinsensitivityrdquoandalackofwillingtolearnlessonsfromGrenfell

With news that hundreds of buildings stillhavelsquounsafersquocladdinganumberoffiresafetyexpertswereaskedlsquoGrenfellTowerHavelessonsbeen learned two years onlsquo They discussed whether two years on from theworstresidentialfireinlivingmemory there has been an adequate culturalshiftndashingovernmenttheconstruction industry and among responsiblepersonsndashandwhetherthis will persist

Grenfell Tower inquiryIn the days that followed the tragedy Prime Minister at time Theresa May ordered a public inquiry into thedevastatingblazeldquoRightnowpeople want answers Thatrsquos why I am today ordering a full public inquiry intothisdisasterrdquosaidthePMwhilstvisitingthesceneldquoWeneedtoknowwhathappenedweneedtohaveanexplanationofthisPeopledeserveanswerstheinquirywillgivethemrdquo

Acriminalinvestigationwasalsoopenedtoexaminewhetherbuildingregulations had been breached whentheblockwasrefurbishedwhilethen-CommunitiesSecretarySajidJavidsetupanIndependentExpertAdvisoryPanel(IEAP)toreport on what measures could be implementedtomakebuildingssaferMayorofLondonSadiqKhan

commentedshortlyafterthatthefirewasaldquopreventableaccidentrdquocausedbyldquoyearsofneglectrdquobythelocalcouncilandsuccessivegovernmentsanddemandedaldquonationalresponserdquoto the tragedy

In the phase one inquiry report itsaidthattheexternalwallsofthe tower failed to comply with building regulations This area of the tower was the focal point of the refurbishmentworkin2016

SirMartinMoore-Bicksaidthattherewaslsquocompellingevidencersquothatthewalls did not ldquoadequately resist the spreadoffirerdquo

ldquoOnthecontraryrdquoheaddedldquotheyactivelypromoteditrdquo

Grenfell Tower was built in 1974 andconsistedof120flatsandalsoincluded communal facilities An pound86-millionrefurbishmentoftheblocktookplacein201516andthebottomfourfloorswereextensivelyremodelled adding nine additional homes

Reports at the time suggested that residents of Grenfell had raised concernsaboutfiresafetyintheflatsgoingbackmanyyearsbuttheywerelsquodisregardedrsquo Rydon Construction which carried out the refurbishment workisreportedtohavesaidthatit ldquomet all required building control fireregulationandhealthandsafetystandardsrdquo

Followingrefurbishmentworkcompletedin2016LondonFireBrigadegavethetowerblockalsquomediumrsquofireriskratingbuttheresidentrsquosgroupcontinuedtomakeclaimsaboutfiresafetyworries

GrenfellTowerfirecauseIn the year since the tragedy investigationsintothecauseandresponsetothefirehavebeenongoing

The ongoing public inquiry launched byitsChairSirMartinMoore-BickinAugust2017receivedhundredsof thousands of documents and hundreds of applications to be core participantsOralevidenceandfindingsfromexpertreportsbegantobe heard in June 2018

InMay2018DameJudithHackittaformerChairoftheHSEdeliveredherfinalrecommendationsfollowingherIndependentReviewofBuildingRegulations and Fire Safety for the Department of Communities and LocalGovernment(DCLG)

Hackittconcludedthatindifferenceand ignorance had led to a ldquorace tothebottomrdquoinbuildingsafetypracticesandexpressedtheneedforaldquoradicalrethinkofthewholesystemandhowitworksrdquoThisincludedrecommendations for recommends a ldquoveryclearmodelofriskownershiprdquoandanldquooutcomes-basedrdquoregulatoryframeworkbutdidnotrecommendanexplicitbanoncombustiblecladding

10

Following the reportrsquos publication thegovernmentsaiditwouldconsult on banning combustible cladding Housing Secretary James Brokenshireaddedthatministerswillalsolooktobantheuseofdesktopstudies to assess the performance of externalcladdingsystemsbasedonthe BS 8414 test

The cladding used on housing is one of the primary focuses of scrutiny following the Grenfell fireAnestimated800highrisebuildings across the country use similar cladding to that found in Grenfell Tower A number of tests intocladdinghaveresultedworryingresultsJavidsaidinSeptemberthatof173high-risesocialhousingblocksfittedwithaluminiumcladdingonly8passedfiresafetybuildingregulations

ItwasrevealedinMarchthatonlysevenofthe158socialhousingblocksinEnglandwithdangerouscladdinghavehadthematerialcompletelyremovedThegovernmentannouncedinMaythatitwillfundapound400-millionoperationtoremovedangerouscladdingfromtowerblocksownedbycouncilsandhousing associations

Also under scrutiny was the standard advicetotenantsofblocksofflatsthat they are safer if they stay in their accommodationthantoleaveunlessitistheirflatwhichisonfire

11

Are you compliantwith PAS 1192-6

Additional benefits includegt 30+ years Construction Health amp Safety and CAD experience at your fingertipsgt Information attached to 3D symbols from secure cloud-based databasesgt Not reliant on external software and compatible with industry utilised designdrawing softwaregt QR codes also generated for each 3D symbol to access the associated informationgt Bespoke Design Risk Register Temporary Works Register and RAMS databasesgt Guidance on risks provided by linking to the HSE website CIP Knowledge and Callsafe Hazard Videosgt Access to Health and Safety CAD and BIM advice and traininggt A single source of truth for health and safety information

Along with a whole host of additional features BIMsafe is fully compliant with the NEW PAS 1192-6

BIMsafe provides a best-practice solution to incorporate health and safety information into the BIM process and 3D models as required by PAS 1192-6 with compliance methods for CDM 2015 and BS 5795

Grenfell Tower fire London Fire Brigade condemned for lsquoserious shortcomingsrsquo in its response 30th October Ian Hart Editor of the Safety amp Health Practitioner reported on the imminent publication ofthereportdueafterthefirstphase of an inquiry into the Grenfell TowerfirehasheavilycriticisedtheresponseofTheLondonFireBrigade(LFB)citinglsquoseriousshortcomingsrsquo72peoplewerekilledbythefirethatengulfedtheGrenfellTowerblockinNorthKensingtonWestLondononWednesday 14th June 2017

The24-storeytowerblockburnedthroughoutthedaytakingfirefightersover24hourstogetitunder control leading to confusion and uncertainty that lasted for daysInthe1000-pagedocumentwhichwillbeofficiallypublishedtodayenquiryChairmanSirMartinMoore-BickstatesthatfewerpeoplewouldhavediediftheLFBhadtakencertainactions earlier

Prime Minister Boris Johnson said thatthereportldquogivesthevictimsthetruthrdquoandthattheworldldquoisfinallyhearingthetruthaboutwhathappenedrdquo

Issues highlighted in the report includedbull Alackoftraininginhowto

lsquorecognise the need for an evacuationorhowtoorganiseonersquo

bull Incidentcommanderslsquoofrelativelyjuniorrankrdquobeingunabletochangestrategy

bull Controlroomofficerslackingtrainingonwhentoadvisecallerstoevacuate

bull An assumption that crews would reach callers resulting in lsquoassurances which were not well foundedrsquo

bull Communication between the control room and those on thegroundbeinglsquoimproviseduncertainandpronetoerrorrsquo

bull Alackofanorganisedwaytoshareinformation within the control roommeaningofficershadlsquonooverallpictureofthespeedorpatternoffirespreadrsquo

8

InresponsetheLFBTweetedtosaythat it would be lsquoinappropriate for us tocommentrsquountilthefindingshadbeen made public

OnthenightofthefiretheLondonFireBrigadereceivedanunprecedented number of 999 calls but the report calls their operation beset by ldquoshortcomings in practice policyandtrainingrdquoItsaidthatcallhandlers were not always obtaining necessary information from the calls to ascertain where in the building the call originated from It also says that some handlers were not made aware of what to tell residents in terms of whentoevacuate

Sir Martin says that operators were ldquonot aware of the danger of assuming that crews would always reach callersrdquostatingalackoflessonslearntfromthe2009fireatLakanalHouse

On 16 September 2019 it was revealedthataspartoftheinvestigationintothefireTheLFBhadbeeninterviewedundercautionbypoliceTheinterviewswereconductedvoluntarilyldquoasabodyratherthananindividualrdquoinrelationtotheHealthandSafetyatWorkAct1974thefireservicesaid

LondonFireCommissionerDanyCottonsaidthatthefireservicerecognised the need for answers

bysurvivorsandthebereavedShesaidthathundredsofLFBstaffandvolunteershadalreadyprovidedinterviewvoluntarilyandthatthey would continue to assist the investigation

ldquoWe must all understand what happenedandwhytopreventcommunitiesandemergencyservicesfromeverbeingplacedinsuchimpossibleconditionseveragainrdquosheadded

MsCottonherselfwasnotexemptfromcriticismregardingherevidenceto the public inquiry in September 2018 She told the hearing that she wouldnrsquot change a thing about the

9

LFBrsquosresponsetothefireThe report said she showed ldquoremarkableinsensitivityrdquoandalackofwillingtolearnlessonsfromGrenfell

With news that hundreds of buildings stillhavelsquounsafersquocladdinganumberoffiresafetyexpertswereaskedlsquoGrenfellTowerHavelessonsbeen learned two years onlsquo They discussed whether two years on from theworstresidentialfireinlivingmemory there has been an adequate culturalshiftndashingovernmenttheconstruction industry and among responsiblepersonsndashandwhetherthis will persist

Grenfell Tower inquiryIn the days that followed the tragedy Prime Minister at time Theresa May ordered a public inquiry into thedevastatingblazeldquoRightnowpeople want answers Thatrsquos why I am today ordering a full public inquiry intothisdisasterrdquosaidthePMwhilstvisitingthesceneldquoWeneedtoknowwhathappenedweneedtohaveanexplanationofthisPeopledeserveanswerstheinquirywillgivethemrdquo

Acriminalinvestigationwasalsoopenedtoexaminewhetherbuildingregulations had been breached whentheblockwasrefurbishedwhilethen-CommunitiesSecretarySajidJavidsetupanIndependentExpertAdvisoryPanel(IEAP)toreport on what measures could be implementedtomakebuildingssaferMayorofLondonSadiqKhan

commentedshortlyafterthatthefirewasaldquopreventableaccidentrdquocausedbyldquoyearsofneglectrdquobythelocalcouncilandsuccessivegovernmentsanddemandedaldquonationalresponserdquoto the tragedy

In the phase one inquiry report itsaidthattheexternalwallsofthe tower failed to comply with building regulations This area of the tower was the focal point of the refurbishmentworkin2016

SirMartinMoore-Bicksaidthattherewaslsquocompellingevidencersquothatthewalls did not ldquoadequately resist the spreadoffirerdquo

ldquoOnthecontraryrdquoheaddedldquotheyactivelypromoteditrdquo

Grenfell Tower was built in 1974 andconsistedof120flatsandalsoincluded communal facilities An pound86-millionrefurbishmentoftheblocktookplacein201516andthebottomfourfloorswereextensivelyremodelled adding nine additional homes

Reports at the time suggested that residents of Grenfell had raised concernsaboutfiresafetyintheflatsgoingbackmanyyearsbuttheywerelsquodisregardedrsquo Rydon Construction which carried out the refurbishment workisreportedtohavesaidthatit ldquomet all required building control fireregulationandhealthandsafetystandardsrdquo

Followingrefurbishmentworkcompletedin2016LondonFireBrigadegavethetowerblockalsquomediumrsquofireriskratingbuttheresidentrsquosgroupcontinuedtomakeclaimsaboutfiresafetyworries

GrenfellTowerfirecauseIn the year since the tragedy investigationsintothecauseandresponsetothefirehavebeenongoing

The ongoing public inquiry launched byitsChairSirMartinMoore-BickinAugust2017receivedhundredsof thousands of documents and hundreds of applications to be core participantsOralevidenceandfindingsfromexpertreportsbegantobe heard in June 2018

InMay2018DameJudithHackittaformerChairoftheHSEdeliveredherfinalrecommendationsfollowingherIndependentReviewofBuildingRegulations and Fire Safety for the Department of Communities and LocalGovernment(DCLG)

Hackittconcludedthatindifferenceand ignorance had led to a ldquorace tothebottomrdquoinbuildingsafetypracticesandexpressedtheneedforaldquoradicalrethinkofthewholesystemandhowitworksrdquoThisincludedrecommendations for recommends a ldquoveryclearmodelofriskownershiprdquoandanldquooutcomes-basedrdquoregulatoryframeworkbutdidnotrecommendanexplicitbanoncombustiblecladding

10

Following the reportrsquos publication thegovernmentsaiditwouldconsult on banning combustible cladding Housing Secretary James Brokenshireaddedthatministerswillalsolooktobantheuseofdesktopstudies to assess the performance of externalcladdingsystemsbasedonthe BS 8414 test

The cladding used on housing is one of the primary focuses of scrutiny following the Grenfell fireAnestimated800highrisebuildings across the country use similar cladding to that found in Grenfell Tower A number of tests intocladdinghaveresultedworryingresultsJavidsaidinSeptemberthatof173high-risesocialhousingblocksfittedwithaluminiumcladdingonly8passedfiresafetybuildingregulations

ItwasrevealedinMarchthatonlysevenofthe158socialhousingblocksinEnglandwithdangerouscladdinghavehadthematerialcompletelyremovedThegovernmentannouncedinMaythatitwillfundapound400-millionoperationtoremovedangerouscladdingfromtowerblocksownedbycouncilsandhousing associations

Also under scrutiny was the standard advicetotenantsofblocksofflatsthat they are safer if they stay in their accommodationthantoleaveunlessitistheirflatwhichisonfire

11

Are you compliantwith PAS 1192-6

Additional benefits includegt 30+ years Construction Health amp Safety and CAD experience at your fingertipsgt Information attached to 3D symbols from secure cloud-based databasesgt Not reliant on external software and compatible with industry utilised designdrawing softwaregt QR codes also generated for each 3D symbol to access the associated informationgt Bespoke Design Risk Register Temporary Works Register and RAMS databasesgt Guidance on risks provided by linking to the HSE website CIP Knowledge and Callsafe Hazard Videosgt Access to Health and Safety CAD and BIM advice and traininggt A single source of truth for health and safety information

Along with a whole host of additional features BIMsafe is fully compliant with the NEW PAS 1192-6

BIMsafe provides a best-practice solution to incorporate health and safety information into the BIM process and 3D models as required by PAS 1192-6 with compliance methods for CDM 2015 and BS 5795

InresponsetheLFBTweetedtosaythat it would be lsquoinappropriate for us tocommentrsquountilthefindingshadbeen made public

OnthenightofthefiretheLondonFireBrigadereceivedanunprecedented number of 999 calls but the report calls their operation beset by ldquoshortcomings in practice policyandtrainingrdquoItsaidthatcallhandlers were not always obtaining necessary information from the calls to ascertain where in the building the call originated from It also says that some handlers were not made aware of what to tell residents in terms of whentoevacuate

Sir Martin says that operators were ldquonot aware of the danger of assuming that crews would always reach callersrdquostatingalackoflessonslearntfromthe2009fireatLakanalHouse

On 16 September 2019 it was revealedthataspartoftheinvestigationintothefireTheLFBhadbeeninterviewedundercautionbypoliceTheinterviewswereconductedvoluntarilyldquoasabodyratherthananindividualrdquoinrelationtotheHealthandSafetyatWorkAct1974thefireservicesaid

LondonFireCommissionerDanyCottonsaidthatthefireservicerecognised the need for answers

bysurvivorsandthebereavedShesaidthathundredsofLFBstaffandvolunteershadalreadyprovidedinterviewvoluntarilyandthatthey would continue to assist the investigation

ldquoWe must all understand what happenedandwhytopreventcommunitiesandemergencyservicesfromeverbeingplacedinsuchimpossibleconditionseveragainrdquosheadded

MsCottonherselfwasnotexemptfromcriticismregardingherevidenceto the public inquiry in September 2018 She told the hearing that she wouldnrsquot change a thing about the

9

LFBrsquosresponsetothefireThe report said she showed ldquoremarkableinsensitivityrdquoandalackofwillingtolearnlessonsfromGrenfell

With news that hundreds of buildings stillhavelsquounsafersquocladdinganumberoffiresafetyexpertswereaskedlsquoGrenfellTowerHavelessonsbeen learned two years onlsquo They discussed whether two years on from theworstresidentialfireinlivingmemory there has been an adequate culturalshiftndashingovernmenttheconstruction industry and among responsiblepersonsndashandwhetherthis will persist

Grenfell Tower inquiryIn the days that followed the tragedy Prime Minister at time Theresa May ordered a public inquiry into thedevastatingblazeldquoRightnowpeople want answers Thatrsquos why I am today ordering a full public inquiry intothisdisasterrdquosaidthePMwhilstvisitingthesceneldquoWeneedtoknowwhathappenedweneedtohaveanexplanationofthisPeopledeserveanswerstheinquirywillgivethemrdquo

Acriminalinvestigationwasalsoopenedtoexaminewhetherbuildingregulations had been breached whentheblockwasrefurbishedwhilethen-CommunitiesSecretarySajidJavidsetupanIndependentExpertAdvisoryPanel(IEAP)toreport on what measures could be implementedtomakebuildingssaferMayorofLondonSadiqKhan

commentedshortlyafterthatthefirewasaldquopreventableaccidentrdquocausedbyldquoyearsofneglectrdquobythelocalcouncilandsuccessivegovernmentsanddemandedaldquonationalresponserdquoto the tragedy

In the phase one inquiry report itsaidthattheexternalwallsofthe tower failed to comply with building regulations This area of the tower was the focal point of the refurbishmentworkin2016

SirMartinMoore-Bicksaidthattherewaslsquocompellingevidencersquothatthewalls did not ldquoadequately resist the spreadoffirerdquo

ldquoOnthecontraryrdquoheaddedldquotheyactivelypromoteditrdquo

Grenfell Tower was built in 1974 andconsistedof120flatsandalsoincluded communal facilities An pound86-millionrefurbishmentoftheblocktookplacein201516andthebottomfourfloorswereextensivelyremodelled adding nine additional homes

Reports at the time suggested that residents of Grenfell had raised concernsaboutfiresafetyintheflatsgoingbackmanyyearsbuttheywerelsquodisregardedrsquo Rydon Construction which carried out the refurbishment workisreportedtohavesaidthatit ldquomet all required building control fireregulationandhealthandsafetystandardsrdquo

Followingrefurbishmentworkcompletedin2016LondonFireBrigadegavethetowerblockalsquomediumrsquofireriskratingbuttheresidentrsquosgroupcontinuedtomakeclaimsaboutfiresafetyworries

GrenfellTowerfirecauseIn the year since the tragedy investigationsintothecauseandresponsetothefirehavebeenongoing

The ongoing public inquiry launched byitsChairSirMartinMoore-BickinAugust2017receivedhundredsof thousands of documents and hundreds of applications to be core participantsOralevidenceandfindingsfromexpertreportsbegantobe heard in June 2018

InMay2018DameJudithHackittaformerChairoftheHSEdeliveredherfinalrecommendationsfollowingherIndependentReviewofBuildingRegulations and Fire Safety for the Department of Communities and LocalGovernment(DCLG)

Hackittconcludedthatindifferenceand ignorance had led to a ldquorace tothebottomrdquoinbuildingsafetypracticesandexpressedtheneedforaldquoradicalrethinkofthewholesystemandhowitworksrdquoThisincludedrecommendations for recommends a ldquoveryclearmodelofriskownershiprdquoandanldquooutcomes-basedrdquoregulatoryframeworkbutdidnotrecommendanexplicitbanoncombustiblecladding

10

Following the reportrsquos publication thegovernmentsaiditwouldconsult on banning combustible cladding Housing Secretary James Brokenshireaddedthatministerswillalsolooktobantheuseofdesktopstudies to assess the performance of externalcladdingsystemsbasedonthe BS 8414 test

The cladding used on housing is one of the primary focuses of scrutiny following the Grenfell fireAnestimated800highrisebuildings across the country use similar cladding to that found in Grenfell Tower A number of tests intocladdinghaveresultedworryingresultsJavidsaidinSeptemberthatof173high-risesocialhousingblocksfittedwithaluminiumcladdingonly8passedfiresafetybuildingregulations

ItwasrevealedinMarchthatonlysevenofthe158socialhousingblocksinEnglandwithdangerouscladdinghavehadthematerialcompletelyremovedThegovernmentannouncedinMaythatitwillfundapound400-millionoperationtoremovedangerouscladdingfromtowerblocksownedbycouncilsandhousing associations

Also under scrutiny was the standard advicetotenantsofblocksofflatsthat they are safer if they stay in their accommodationthantoleaveunlessitistheirflatwhichisonfire

11

Are you compliantwith PAS 1192-6

Additional benefits includegt 30+ years Construction Health amp Safety and CAD experience at your fingertipsgt Information attached to 3D symbols from secure cloud-based databasesgt Not reliant on external software and compatible with industry utilised designdrawing softwaregt QR codes also generated for each 3D symbol to access the associated informationgt Bespoke Design Risk Register Temporary Works Register and RAMS databasesgt Guidance on risks provided by linking to the HSE website CIP Knowledge and Callsafe Hazard Videosgt Access to Health and Safety CAD and BIM advice and traininggt A single source of truth for health and safety information

Along with a whole host of additional features BIMsafe is fully compliant with the NEW PAS 1192-6

BIMsafe provides a best-practice solution to incorporate health and safety information into the BIM process and 3D models as required by PAS 1192-6 with compliance methods for CDM 2015 and BS 5795

LFBrsquosresponsetothefireThe report said she showed ldquoremarkableinsensitivityrdquoandalackofwillingtolearnlessonsfromGrenfell

With news that hundreds of buildings stillhavelsquounsafersquocladdinganumberoffiresafetyexpertswereaskedlsquoGrenfellTowerHavelessonsbeen learned two years onlsquo They discussed whether two years on from theworstresidentialfireinlivingmemory there has been an adequate culturalshiftndashingovernmenttheconstruction industry and among responsiblepersonsndashandwhetherthis will persist

Grenfell Tower inquiryIn the days that followed the tragedy Prime Minister at time Theresa May ordered a public inquiry into thedevastatingblazeldquoRightnowpeople want answers Thatrsquos why I am today ordering a full public inquiry intothisdisasterrdquosaidthePMwhilstvisitingthesceneldquoWeneedtoknowwhathappenedweneedtohaveanexplanationofthisPeopledeserveanswerstheinquirywillgivethemrdquo

Acriminalinvestigationwasalsoopenedtoexaminewhetherbuildingregulations had been breached whentheblockwasrefurbishedwhilethen-CommunitiesSecretarySajidJavidsetupanIndependentExpertAdvisoryPanel(IEAP)toreport on what measures could be implementedtomakebuildingssaferMayorofLondonSadiqKhan

commentedshortlyafterthatthefirewasaldquopreventableaccidentrdquocausedbyldquoyearsofneglectrdquobythelocalcouncilandsuccessivegovernmentsanddemandedaldquonationalresponserdquoto the tragedy

In the phase one inquiry report itsaidthattheexternalwallsofthe tower failed to comply with building regulations This area of the tower was the focal point of the refurbishmentworkin2016

SirMartinMoore-Bicksaidthattherewaslsquocompellingevidencersquothatthewalls did not ldquoadequately resist the spreadoffirerdquo

ldquoOnthecontraryrdquoheaddedldquotheyactivelypromoteditrdquo

Grenfell Tower was built in 1974 andconsistedof120flatsandalsoincluded communal facilities An pound86-millionrefurbishmentoftheblocktookplacein201516andthebottomfourfloorswereextensivelyremodelled adding nine additional homes

Reports at the time suggested that residents of Grenfell had raised concernsaboutfiresafetyintheflatsgoingbackmanyyearsbuttheywerelsquodisregardedrsquo Rydon Construction which carried out the refurbishment workisreportedtohavesaidthatit ldquomet all required building control fireregulationandhealthandsafetystandardsrdquo

Followingrefurbishmentworkcompletedin2016LondonFireBrigadegavethetowerblockalsquomediumrsquofireriskratingbuttheresidentrsquosgroupcontinuedtomakeclaimsaboutfiresafetyworries

GrenfellTowerfirecauseIn the year since the tragedy investigationsintothecauseandresponsetothefirehavebeenongoing

The ongoing public inquiry launched byitsChairSirMartinMoore-BickinAugust2017receivedhundredsof thousands of documents and hundreds of applications to be core participantsOralevidenceandfindingsfromexpertreportsbegantobe heard in June 2018

InMay2018DameJudithHackittaformerChairoftheHSEdeliveredherfinalrecommendationsfollowingherIndependentReviewofBuildingRegulations and Fire Safety for the Department of Communities and LocalGovernment(DCLG)

Hackittconcludedthatindifferenceand ignorance had led to a ldquorace tothebottomrdquoinbuildingsafetypracticesandexpressedtheneedforaldquoradicalrethinkofthewholesystemandhowitworksrdquoThisincludedrecommendations for recommends a ldquoveryclearmodelofriskownershiprdquoandanldquooutcomes-basedrdquoregulatoryframeworkbutdidnotrecommendanexplicitbanoncombustiblecladding

10

Following the reportrsquos publication thegovernmentsaiditwouldconsult on banning combustible cladding Housing Secretary James Brokenshireaddedthatministerswillalsolooktobantheuseofdesktopstudies to assess the performance of externalcladdingsystemsbasedonthe BS 8414 test

The cladding used on housing is one of the primary focuses of scrutiny following the Grenfell fireAnestimated800highrisebuildings across the country use similar cladding to that found in Grenfell Tower A number of tests intocladdinghaveresultedworryingresultsJavidsaidinSeptemberthatof173high-risesocialhousingblocksfittedwithaluminiumcladdingonly8passedfiresafetybuildingregulations

ItwasrevealedinMarchthatonlysevenofthe158socialhousingblocksinEnglandwithdangerouscladdinghavehadthematerialcompletelyremovedThegovernmentannouncedinMaythatitwillfundapound400-millionoperationtoremovedangerouscladdingfromtowerblocksownedbycouncilsandhousing associations

Also under scrutiny was the standard advicetotenantsofblocksofflatsthat they are safer if they stay in their accommodationthantoleaveunlessitistheirflatwhichisonfire

11

Are you compliantwith PAS 1192-6

Additional benefits includegt 30+ years Construction Health amp Safety and CAD experience at your fingertipsgt Information attached to 3D symbols from secure cloud-based databasesgt Not reliant on external software and compatible with industry utilised designdrawing softwaregt QR codes also generated for each 3D symbol to access the associated informationgt Bespoke Design Risk Register Temporary Works Register and RAMS databasesgt Guidance on risks provided by linking to the HSE website CIP Knowledge and Callsafe Hazard Videosgt Access to Health and Safety CAD and BIM advice and traininggt A single source of truth for health and safety information

Along with a whole host of additional features BIMsafe is fully compliant with the NEW PAS 1192-6

BIMsafe provides a best-practice solution to incorporate health and safety information into the BIM process and 3D models as required by PAS 1192-6 with compliance methods for CDM 2015 and BS 5795

Following the reportrsquos publication thegovernmentsaiditwouldconsult on banning combustible cladding Housing Secretary James Brokenshireaddedthatministerswillalsolooktobantheuseofdesktopstudies to assess the performance of externalcladdingsystemsbasedonthe BS 8414 test

The cladding used on housing is one of the primary focuses of scrutiny following the Grenfell fireAnestimated800highrisebuildings across the country use similar cladding to that found in Grenfell Tower A number of tests intocladdinghaveresultedworryingresultsJavidsaidinSeptemberthatof173high-risesocialhousingblocksfittedwithaluminiumcladdingonly8passedfiresafetybuildingregulations

ItwasrevealedinMarchthatonlysevenofthe158socialhousingblocksinEnglandwithdangerouscladdinghavehadthematerialcompletelyremovedThegovernmentannouncedinMaythatitwillfundapound400-millionoperationtoremovedangerouscladdingfromtowerblocksownedbycouncilsandhousing associations

Also under scrutiny was the standard advicetotenantsofblocksofflatsthat they are safer if they stay in their accommodationthantoleaveunlessitistheirflatwhichisonfire

11

Are you compliantwith PAS 1192-6

Additional benefits includegt 30+ years Construction Health amp Safety and CAD experience at your fingertipsgt Information attached to 3D symbols from secure cloud-based databasesgt Not reliant on external software and compatible with industry utilised designdrawing softwaregt QR codes also generated for each 3D symbol to access the associated informationgt Bespoke Design Risk Register Temporary Works Register and RAMS databasesgt Guidance on risks provided by linking to the HSE website CIP Knowledge and Callsafe Hazard Videosgt Access to Health and Safety CAD and BIM advice and traininggt A single source of truth for health and safety information

Along with a whole host of additional features BIMsafe is fully compliant with the NEW PAS 1192-6

BIMsafe provides a best-practice solution to incorporate health and safety information into the BIM process and 3D models as required by PAS 1192-6 with compliance methods for CDM 2015 and BS 5795

Are you compliantwith PAS 1192-6

Additional benefits includegt 30+ years Construction Health amp Safety and CAD experience at your fingertipsgt Information attached to 3D symbols from secure cloud-based databasesgt Not reliant on external software and compatible with industry utilised designdrawing softwaregt QR codes also generated for each 3D symbol to access the associated informationgt Bespoke Design Risk Register Temporary Works Register and RAMS databasesgt Guidance on risks provided by linking to the HSE website CIP Knowledge and Callsafe Hazard Videosgt Access to Health and Safety CAD and BIM advice and traininggt A single source of truth for health and safety information

Along with a whole host of additional features BIMsafe is fully compliant with the NEW PAS 1192-6

BIMsafe provides a best-practice solution to incorporate health and safety information into the BIM process and 3D models as required by PAS 1192-6 with compliance methods for CDM 2015 and BS 5795

D E S I G N E D amp D E V E L O P E D B Y

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of our live webinars

MENTAL HEALTH amp WELLBEING

Suicide PreventionMATES in Mind a leading UK charityholdanannualeventraisingawarenessaboutsuicidepreventionThisyearWorldSuicidePreventionDay was on Tuesday 10th September

Theaimofthiseventistoaddressthestigma surrounding mental health andimprovementalhealthwithintheworkforcebymovingtowardsamoreopenandinclusiveworkforce

In 2018 there were 6507 registered suicides in the UK with men three timesaslikelytodiebysuicidethanwomenthehighestratewasamong men aged between 45 and 49WorkersinconstructionwereatriskmorethanthreetimeshigherthanthenationalaverageTherateofdeaths by suicide increased by 118 in the UK in 2018

More information can be found on the latest suicide statistics here

Start the ConversationEmployers can play a critical role in helpingpreventsuicideWeallhavemental health Just as with physical health we all encounter periods of good and poor mental healthTalkingaboutmentalhealthnormalises it and increases awarenesswhichispivotaltoa

preventionstrategyWeallhavearesponsibility to not ignore the issueBytalkingwecansupporteachotherandempowerthoseinneedtoseekmorehelpandletthemknowthattheyarenotaloneTakealookatthispowerfulshortvideoGaryrsquos Story ndash (Courtesy of Crossrail)

Break Down Misconceptionsand MythsTalkinghelpsdiminishthestigmasurrounding mental health lessens judgmentandbreaksdownfeelingsof loneliness and isolation

I had a black dog his name was depression

It may be useful to discuss some of the mental health myths

MYTHItisattention-seekingbehaviour

Anyone suffering with poor mental healthshouldalwaysbetakenseriously Yes they may well want attention by way of calling out for helpYoucouldsavetheirlife

MYTHDonrsquottalkaboutitincaseyougivesomeonetheideaofsuicide

SimplyaskIfyouareworriedabout

acolleaguedotalktothemItcouldbeahugereliefforthatindividualtofeelabletotalkabouthowtheyarefeelingtoknowsomeonecaresenough to notice It can help them to seekmoreoptions

Look out for the SignsIf you can spot some signs that a colleague may need support you couldhelptomakeadifference

You may notice that someone you workwithisnottheirusualselfTheymay be restless agitated tearful quieter than usual Perhaps they are not interested in things they normally enjoyorarefindingitdifficulttocopewitheverydaytasksAretheydistant Not replying to messages or emailsAvoidingsocialsituationsIstheirworkatalowerstandardthanusual They may be using alcohol or drugs to cope There may be new patternsofunexplainedlatenessorabsencePerhapstheylookphysicallydifferent

Itrsquos not always easy to see the changes We may feel that we are beingintrusiveorthatitrsquosnoneofourbusiness So how can we approach thesedifficultconversations

Take Action

14

Find a good time and place preferably quiet without interruption egacoffeebreakorsuggestawalkoutsideatlunchtotalkThekeyistoactivelylistenWhenpeoplefeellistenedtoitcansavealife

The SamaritansprovidethefollowingSHUSH tips

Show you carendashFocusMakeeyecontactPutawayyourphone

Have patience ndashItmaytaketimeandseveralattemptsbeforeapersonisready to open up

Use open questionsndashAskquestionsthat require more than a yesno answerForexamplelsquoTellmemorehelliprsquo

Say it back ndashGivespaceandtrynottoimmediatelyfillthesilencesYou donrsquot need to interrupt or offer solutions but you can repeat what

theyhavesaidtocheckthatyouhaveunderstood

Have couragendashPerhapsthemostimportant tip is to not be put off by anegativeresponseDonrsquotgiveupifapersonisnotquitereadytotalkstraightawayTrytofindanothermoment

If someone is in immediate danger youcancall999andaskfortheMental Health Crisis Team

Useful QuestionsSometimesitishardtofindtherightwords We worry we may say the wrong thing and then perhaps end up not saying anything at all Some useful questions or phrases might be

ldquoHave you talked to anyoneelse about thisrdquo

ldquoWould you like to get some helprdquo

ldquoWould you like me to come with yourdquo

ldquoYou can talk to me any timerdquo

MakesuretofollowupwiththatpersonDonrsquotmakeitaone-offchat

You can download the Mates in Mind Resource Pack here and get everyonetalkingaboutsuicidepreventionBesuretotakecareofyourselfaswell

Resourceswwwmatesinmindorg wwwsamaritansorgmhfaenglandorg

AuthorGemma EspreyCallsafe MentalHealth First Aider

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Who should attendClients designers principal designers contractors and principal contractors performing duties under the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015(CDM2015)andarelikelytoperform these duties on projects that will comply with the Building Information Modelling (BIM) requirementsandspecificallyPAS1192-6Thiscoursewouldalsobe useful to facilities and asset managers who may be considering thebenefitsofBIM

Introduction and Setting Course Objectives

Overview of BIMA summary of the BIM requirements with reference to the BIM standards

Overview of CDM2015A summary of the CDM2015 legal requirements including the main duties of all of the duty holders and the considerations for the pre-constructioninformationthe

INCLUDING THE NEW BIM ISO STANDARDS amp PAS 1192-6

construction phase plan and the healthandsafetyfile

The EIR and the PCIA discussion on the synergy between the requirements of BIM and the requirements of CDM2015 in the similar requirements fortheExchangeInformationRequirementsandthoseofthePre-Construction Information

Design and Design CoordinationA discussion on how applying the BIM processes to design will allow and encourage the design team toactasacollaborativeteamensuringthatthevariousdesignorganisationsanddisciplinesworktogethertoprovideacoordinateddesignthatworksinitsentirety

Construction ManagementHowBIMcanprovideforreal-timebuildsequencingsomakingthe planning of the construction processes easier and more accurate

Health amp Safety File and Asset ManagementThedevelopmentofBIMtoincludethehealthandsafetyfileand discussion on how this can be furtherdevelopedintoanassetfacilities management tool

PAS 1192-6RequirementsofPAS1192-62018Specificationforcollaborativesharing and use of structured Health and Safety information usingBIMandthebenefitsthatthisbrings

ExaminationMulti-choiceopen-bookexamination

Learning ObjectivesUpon conclusion of the course delegates shouldbull HaveanincreasedunderstandingofBIMandCDM2015

bull Appreciate the synergy between BIMandCDM2015

bull Understand the requirements of PAS1192-6andbenefitsthatthisbrings

MaximumNoofDelegates-16

Further details of these and other courses can be found on our website wwwcallsafe-servicescouk orby contacting Gemma Esprey at gemmaespreycallsafe-servicescoukorbyphoneon01889577701

CALLSAFE PUBLIC COURSESWehaveprogrammedanumberof public courses as follows The detailed programme of courses is shownonthepreviouspage

MANAGEMENT OF PRE-CONSTRUCTION HEALTH AND SAFETY 3 DAY COURSEThis APS accredited course is aimed at those persons who will be performing the duties of the Principal Designer on behalf of their employer who has been appointed to this role by the Client

Itprovidesknowledgeontherequirements methods that couldbeusedtoachievetheserequirements and the personal qualities necessary The course alsoprovidesfortheadditionalservicesthatcouldbeofferedby the Principal Designer or as a separatecommissionforadvisingand assisting the Client with the Clientrsquos duties

DESIGN RISK MANAGEMENT AND CDM2015 FOR DESIGNERS 2 DAY COURSEThis APS accredited course is aimed at Designers and Design RiskManagersprovidingafullunderstanding of the Designersrsquo duties under CDM2015 and the optionsthatareavailableforachievingtheseobligations

The course could also be suitable for Principal Designers if they areexperiencedinthedesignrequirements of CDM2007 Discussions and debates are encouraged throughout this course

CDM2015 AWARENESS1 DAY COURSEThis APS accredited course is designedtoprovideallpersonsinvolvedinconstructionprojectsincluding current and potential clients project managers principal designers designers principal contractors and contractors with abroadoverviewontheCDMRegulations 2015

CDM2015 FOR FACILITIES MANAGERS 1 DAY COURSEThisnon-accreditedcourseisdesignedtoprovideFacilitiesManagersanddesignersandcontractorsworkingfor Facilities Managers with an understanding of their duties under theCDMRegulations2015Largerfit-outandrefurbishmentprojectswill be discussed as well as planned maintenanceandreactiverepairactivities

MANAGING SAFELY IN CONSTRUCTION 5 DAY COURSEThisIOSHapprovedcoursehasbeendevelopedtoprovidemanagers designers etc the knowledgeandskillsnecessaryto enable them to recognise the hazardslikelytobepresentintheconstruction industry and the actions needed to control and manage them

The course is suitable for Principal Designers Designers Project Managers Facilities Managers and Managers ofanyconstruction-relatedorganisation

trainingampevents

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Further details of these and other courses can be found on our website wwwcallsafe-servicescouk orby contacting Gemma Esprey at gemmaespreycallsafe-servicescoukorbyphoneon01889577701

CALLSAFE PUBLIC COURSESWehaveprogrammedanumberof public courses as follows The detailed programme of courses is shownonthepreviouspage

MANAGEMENT OF PRE-CONSTRUCTION HEALTH AND SAFETY 3 DAY COURSEThis APS accredited course is aimed at those persons who will be performing the duties of the Principal Designer on behalf of their employer who has been appointed to this role by the Client

Itprovidesknowledgeontherequirements methods that couldbeusedtoachievetheserequirements and the personal qualities necessary The course alsoprovidesfortheadditionalservicesthatcouldbeofferedby the Principal Designer or as a separatecommissionforadvisingand assisting the Client with the Clientrsquos duties

DESIGN RISK MANAGEMENT AND CDM2015 FOR DESIGNERS 2 DAY COURSEThis APS accredited course is aimed at Designers and Design RiskManagersprovidingafullunderstanding of the Designersrsquo duties under CDM2015 and the optionsthatareavailableforachievingtheseobligations

The course could also be suitable for Principal Designers if they areexperiencedinthedesignrequirements of CDM2007 Discussions and debates are encouraged throughout this course

CDM2015 AWARENESS1 DAY COURSEThis APS accredited course is designedtoprovideallpersonsinvolvedinconstructionprojectsincluding current and potential clients project managers principal designers designers principal contractors and contractors with abroadoverviewontheCDMRegulations 2015

CDM2015 FOR FACILITIES MANAGERS 1 DAY COURSEThisnon-accreditedcourseisdesignedtoprovideFacilitiesManagersanddesignersandcontractorsworkingfor Facilities Managers with an understanding of their duties under theCDMRegulations2015Largerfit-outandrefurbishmentprojectswill be discussed as well as planned maintenanceandreactiverepairactivities

MANAGING SAFELY IN CONSTRUCTION 5 DAY COURSEThisIOSHapprovedcoursehasbeendevelopedtoprovidemanagers designers etc the knowledgeandskillsnecessaryto enable them to recognise the hazardslikelytobepresentintheconstruction industry and the actions needed to control and manage them

The course is suitable for Principal Designers Designers Project Managers Facilities Managers and Managers ofanyconstruction-relatedorganisation

trainingampevents

18

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CDM2015 and BIM Synergy and PAS 1192-6 1 DAY COURSEThisnon-accreditedcourseisdesigned for clients designers principal designers contractors and principal contractors performing duties under the CDM Regulations 2015andarelikelytoperformthese duties on projects that will comply with the Building Information Modelling (BIM) requirements This course would also be useful to facilities and asset managers who may be considering thebenefitsofBIMinmanagingassets

ASBESTOS AWARENESS 12 DAY COURSEThis UKATA accredited course providessupervisorsandtradespersonnelemployeeswhoseworkcouldforeseeably disturb the fabric of abuildingandexposethemtoasbestos containing materials withtheknowledgenecessarytorecognise where these materials may occur and the precautionsactions necessary The course satisfiestherequirementsfortraining as contained in the HSE documentL143forpersonnelwho

may disturb asbestos containing material but does not qualify them toworkwithasbestosConstructionindustrydesignerswillalsobenefitfrom this course

IN-HOUSE COURSESTheabovepubliccoursesandmany other CDM and other health and safety courses are offered aslsquoin-housersquocourseswherethetrainer presents the course at a venueprovidedbythedelegatesrsquoemployer and are priced at a daily rate

Details of all coursesoffered can be found atwwwcallsafe-servicescouk most of which can be customised to a particular customerrsquos needs

Self-employed plumber sentenced after conducting unregistered gas workOn4thOctoberanEssexbased plumber was sentenced after carrying out unsafe andunregisteredgasworkinBrentwoodEssex

Chelmsford Magistratesrsquo Court heardthatduringNovember2016 the plumber installed a new Worcester Bosch Combi boiler andpipeworkinonepropertyandrelocatedaBaxiDuo-tecboilerandassociatedpipeworkinanotherwhilst not being registered with the Gas Safe Register The plumber forged the signature of a registered gasengineerandagasleakwasdetected at one of the properties followinghiswork

AninvestigationbytheHealthandSafetyExecutive(HSE)foundthatthe plumber was not competent toworkonthegasappliancesanddid not possess the necessary qualificationstocarryoutgasworkHe was not registered with Gas Safe Register at the time he carried out thework

MrPitmanofBillericayEssexpleaded guilty to breaching two charges under Regulation 3(3) of

the Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998 He was sentencedto12weekscustodyforeachoffencetobeservedconcurrently suspended for two years He was also ordered to carry out160hoursofunpaidworkand10RehabilitationActivityRequirement Days Mr Pitman was also required to pay costs of pound1000 and a pound630 compensation order to one of the homeowners

Steel company fined pound18m after two engineers died in an explosionOn 4th October Celsa Manufacturing(UK)LtdwasbeenfinedafteranexplosionkilledtwoworkersandseriouslyinjuredanotherattheCelsaSteelworkssitein Cardiff

TheHSEinvestigationfoundtheexplosionwouldhavecomewithoutwarning to employees Peter OrsquoBrienandMarkSimwhodiedat the companyrsquos Rod and Bar Mill Darren Wood another employee also suffered serious injuriesCardiff Crown Court heard that on 18thNovember2015electricalengineerPeter51wasworkingwithmechanicalengineerMark41in the basement of the site They wereworkingonanaccumulatorvesselwhenitexploded

Theinvestigationfoundthataflammableatmospheredevelopedwithin the accumulator as hydraulic lubrication oil was being drained fromitTheflammableatmospherewas ignited by an electric heater within the accumulator

Theinvestigationalsofoundthat the company had failed toassesstheriskstowhichitsemployeeswereexposedwhendraining lubrication oil from the accumulator Manually draining hydraulic lubrication oil from the accumulator by a procedure referred as a lsquoblow downrsquo had developedthroughtheCompanyemployeesrsquo local custom and practicethisldquoprocedurerdquowasnotfully understood or consistently carried out by the Companyrsquos employeesexposingthemtotheriskofexplosion

CelsaManufacturing(UK)Ltdpleaded guilty to breaching Regulation 3 of the Management ofHealthandSafetyatWorkRegulations 1999 The company has beenfinedpound18mandorderedtopay costs of pound14577185

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Client and contractor fined after workers were exposed to asbestosOn 7th October RJW Building SolutionsLimitedacontractorcarryingoutrefurbishmentworkatthe Sea Hotel in South Shields and Hotel52(Sea)Limitedtheclientcompanywhoarrangedthisworkweresentencedafterworkersdisturbed asbestos

South Tyneside Magistratesrsquo Court heardthatwhileworkerswererefurbishing the bar area of the Sea Hotel in September and October 2018 they disturbed asbestosTheHSEinvestigationfoundthatboth companies had failed to ensure an appropriate assessment wascarriedouttocheckforthepresence of asbestos in the areas of the Sea Hotel where refurbishment workwastakingplace

RJWBuildingSolutionsLimitedpleaded guilty to breaching Regulation 5 of the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 and was finedpound20000withpound108459costsHotel52(Sea)Limitedpleadedguilty to breaching Section 3 (1) of theHealthandSafetyatWorkAct1974etcandwasfinedpound16000with pound124690 costs

Company prosecuted after employee injured using ripsawOn 8th October a building and maintenancecompanywasfinedafter an employee was injured while operating a ripsaw

LiverpoolCrownCourtheardthaton2ndJune2017theworkerwascutting timber to construct a door inthejoineryworkshopofConnorsBuildingandRestorationLimitedin Knowsley Merseyside As he fed a length of hardwood through the blade an offcut was ejected backwardsstrikingtheemployeeand impaling itself in his upper leg and groin Although the saw had acrownguardandrivingknifenoworkpiecesupportwasbeingusedAninvestigationbytheHSEfoundthatnoriskassessmentforthemachine had been carried out to identify the controls to reduce theriskofkickbackoftimberThecompanyfailedtoprovideadequatetrainingandsupervisioninuseoftheworkequipmentincludingworkpiecesupports

Connors Building and Restoration Limitedwasfoundguiltyofbreaching Section 2(1) of the Health andSafetyatWorkAct1974etcThecompanywasfinedpound20000andordered to pay costs of pound6819215

Building materials company fined after worker died during maintenance and repair workOn8thOctoberCemexUKOperationsLimitedhasbeenfinedpound1mafteraworkersufferedfatalinjuries in Scotland when he was struckonthebodybyacenteringmachine lifting mast

LivingstonSheriffCourtheardthaton 13th May 2017 James Brownlie was carrying out maintenance andrepairworkonadrysidedconveyoratthesitepartofwhichranunderamachineknownasacentering machine The centering machine was not isolated at the time and part of Mr Brownliersquos body interrupted the path of the light beam between the sensorrsquos emitter andreflectorThiscausedthemachinersquosliftingmasttoactivateanddescendstrikinghimonthebody and causing internal injuries from which he died a short time later

TheinvestigationbytheHSEfoundthatCemexUKOperationsLimitedfailed to ensure that the centering machine was isolated prior to the maintenanceandrepairworkbeingcarriedoutontheconveyor

CemexUKOperationsLimited

pleaded guilty to breaching Section 2(1) and Section 33(1)(a) of the HealthandSafetyatWorkActetc1974andwasfinedpound1000000

Company sentenced after fall through fragile roofOn 10th October a building and maintenancecompanywasfinedafter an employee fell from height causing a head injury

Birmingham Magistratesrsquo Court heard that on 11th May 2018 two employees of M amp M Damproof werereplacingaleakingroofsheetaboveamotorvehiclerepairworkshopinDigbethBirminghamThe pitched roof consisted of corrugated asbestos cement sheets andperspexrooflightsThepairaccessedtheroofviaaladderwhichthey positioned at the rear of the premisesandwalkedalongtheroofvalleytothesiteoftherepairatthefront of the building

Theywentontotheroofseveraltimes during the course of repair andalsoworkedfromamezzaninefloorbelowpartoftheroofShortlyafter returning to the mezzanine areainsidethebuildingoneworkerheardacrackingsoundandashoutLookingacrosstheworkshophesaw that his colleague had fallen

fivemetresthroughtheroofontotheconcreteworkshopfloorbelow

HehadfallenheadfirstthroughafragilerooflightTheinjuredworkersuffered multiple fractures and a headinjuryHespenteightweeksinhospitalandcontinuestorecover

AninvestigationbytheHSEfoundthat M amp M Damproof failed to assesstherisksofthejobandtherewere no precautions in place to preventfallsfromheightthroughthe fragile roof

MampMDamproofCoLimitedpleaded guilty to breaching Regulation9(2)oftheWorkatHeight Regulations 2005 The companywasfinedpound20000andordered to pay full costs of pound99679

Manufacturing company fined after employee loses fingersOn 10th October a manufacturing companyhasbeenfinedafteraworkerrsquoshandwasdamagedwhilstcarrying out machinery repairsManchester Magistratesrsquo Court heard how on 27th July 2018 an employee of Preston Board and PackagingLimitedwastryingtorepair a cardboard slitting machine Whilst in the process of lifting a chainbackontoasprocketaroller

attached to the chain dropped to the base of the machine trapping his fingersunderthechainresultinginhisleft-handringfingerandthetipofhismiddlefingerbeingsevered

TheHSEinvestigationfoundthattherewasnoriskassessmentorsafesystemofworkinplaceforreplacingrepairing safety wires and chains on the slitter machine

PrestonBoardandPackagingLimitedpleadedguiltytobreachingSection 2(1) of the Health and SafetyatWorketcAct1974Thecompanywasfinedpound33500andordered to pay costs of pound552716

Manufacturer fined after employee injured on latheOn16thOctoberaLancashiremanufacturerwasfinedafteran employee was pulled into a metalworkinglathewhilstapplyingemery cloth by hand

Sefton Magistratesrsquo Court heard that on 8th February 2019 StephenBlackburnanemployeeofBlackstarHandlingSystemsLimitedwas applying emery cloth by hand toalathe-mountedpre-fabricatedshaft to smooth down the shaft at the companyrsquos site His arm was pulled into the machine sustaining

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an open fracture resulting in numeroussurgeriesincludingskingrafts

AninvestigationbytheHSEfoundthatBlackstarHandlingSystemsLimitedhadnotrecognisedthatthe unsafe method of using hand held emery cloth on lathes was custom and practice among their employees The company failed to provideasuitableandsufficientriskassessment and so did not identify and put in place control measures orprovidetraininginanalternativesafemethodofworkingsuchasusing a suitable tool post to handle emery cloth

BlackstarHandlingSystemsLimitedpleadedguiltyofbreachingSection 2(1) of the Health and SafetyatWorketcAct1974Thecompanywasfinedpound20000andordered to pay costs of pound368960

Property development company and director prosecuted after unsafe demolition workOn 16th October a building developmentcompanyanditsdirector were sentenced after unsafedemolitionworktookplaceataformerpubinBexley

Westminster Magistratesrsquo Court

heard that on 22nd June 2016 the formerYeOldeLeatherBottlepubwas completely demolished without appropriateactiontakentoensuremembers of the public were not in danger of harm

TheHSEinvestigationfoundnosafesystemofworkexistedatthetime of the incident There had been noasbestossurveydonebeforethedemolitionworkbeganwhichmeantanyasbestos-containingmaterials present would during thedemolitionhavecausedasbestosfibrestobereleasedand widely spread The company had not arranged for gas and electricity supplies to be properly disconnected by the appropriate bodiesleadingtoapotentialriskofexplosionorofelectrocutionofpeople on site

There were no measures such as hoarding or fencing of the site to preventaccesstothedangerousactivityortopreventtheejectionof materials from site The building was on a busy road and pedestrians passing by including primary school aged children going to and from a school200metresawayandtrafficwereallatrisk

BalmonzaLtdpleadedguiltyto

breaching Section 3(1) of the Health andSafetyatWorketcAct1974andhasbeenfinedpound20000withpound1000 costs

MrKulvinderSinghalsoofWoolwichRoadLondonpleadedguilty to Section 37(1) of the Health andSafetyatWorketcAct1974and was sentenced to pound5000 He was ordered to pay costs of pound1000

Sole director jailed after employee killed by excavatorOn16thOctoberRobertHarveysole director and employee of FrontRowBuildersLtdhasbeensentenced after an employee Nicholas Hall was crushed to death byanexcavatorbucketwhichHarveywasoperating

The employee was pinned against thewallofanexcavationpitforavehiclewashbaythatwasunderconstructionforPeterLawlessRoadPlanningLimited

Hamilton Sheriff Court heard that on7thMay2016workwasbeingcarried out by Front Row Builders LtdemployeestobuildawallwithinanexcavationRobertHarveyoperatedanexcavatortolowercementandblocksdownintothehole for three other men who were

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workingintheholetouseRobertHarveytippedthebuckettoemptythe mortar contents and shouted to Nicholas Hall to lsquoscrape the rest out withashovelrsquoNicholaswaspinnedagainstthewallbytheexcavatorbucketanddiedofbluntforceinjuries to his chest and abdomen

AninvestigationbytheHSEfoundthatRobertHarveyhadfailedtoundertakeasufficientassessmentoftheriskstothosewhohadbeeninstructedtoworkwithhimheoperatedalongreachexcavatorwithoutreceivingtheappropriatetrainingorcertificationandheinstructed Nicholas Hall who was workingwithintheexcavationtoremovemortarfromthebucket

RobertHarveypleadedguiltytobreaching Section 7(a) and Section 33(1)(a) of the Health and Safety at WorkActetc1974andwasgivena10 month custodial sentence

Construction company finedafter carpenter injured in fallfrom heightOn18thOctoberaHitchin-basedconstruction company has been sentenced after a carpenter sustainednerveandtissuedamagetohislowerbackafterafallfromheight

LutonMagistratesrsquoCourtheardon 2nd May 2017 the employee wasworkingforandunderthecontrolofMPBuildingLimitedHeclimbeduptoremoveanailfromabrace holding trusses one of which started to fall causing the employee tofallwithitRaisedsafetydeckingused as fall mitigation within the buildingdidnotcoverthewholeareaandleftsignificantgaps

The36-year-oldcarpentersustainednerveandtissuedamagetohislowerbackwhiplashtohisneckandhislittlefingerwasrippedopen

TheinvestigationbyHSEfoundthattheriskassessmentsofMPBuildingLimitedweregenericTheyidentifiedfallsfromheightbut control measures focused on scaffolding and did not mention internalfallsanddeckingItwasalsofoundthatoperativesonthesite were not trained to install the safetydecking

MPBuildingLimitedpleadedguiltytocontraveningRegulation6(3)oftheWorkatHeightRegulations 2005 and Regulation 13(1) of Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 The company has been

finedpound65000andorderedtopaypound629882 in costs

Ferry operator prosecuted after worker injured by moving vehicleOn 21st October a ferry operator was prosecuted after an employee sustained serious injuries when he wasstruckbyavanbeingreversedoutofadockedvessel

LiverpoolMagistratesrsquoCourtheardthat on 17th September 2017 GeorgeBallapontoontrafficmarshallworkingforStenaLineLimitedwasstruckbya35tonnedeliveryvanatthecompanyrsquosportterminalinBirkenheadWirralThevanwasbeingreversedofftheStenaLaganvesselontothepontoonareabyaportserviceoperative

ThevehiclereversedoverMrBallrsquoshead and body after the initial collisionhadknockedhimdownMr Ball suffered multiple injuries that included numerous fractures tohisskullribsandotherbonesloss of sight in one eye He has been leftwithdoublevisionintheothereye and ongoing mental health problems

AHSEinvestigationfoundtherewas no consideration of physical

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segregation of pedestrian operativesfrommovingvehicleswhenvesselswerebeingunloadedStenaLineLimitedhadfailedtoadequatelyassesstheriskstopedestriansfrommovingvehiclesand consequently put in place effectivecontrolmeasuresleadingtoasafesystemofwork

StenaLineLimitedpleadedguiltyto breaching Section 2(1) of the HealthandSafetyatWorketcAct1974Thecompanywasfinedpound400000 and ordered to pay costs of pound657615

CallsafeServices Ltd

CallsafeServices Ltd

UKATA-accredited Asbestos Awareness Course

Date November 12thDuration Half Day 1pm ndash 5pmFee pound5500 per delegate plus VATRef ASBA191112Location Ronald McDonald House St Maryrsquos Row Birmingham B4 6NY United Kingdom This course is accredited by the United Kingdom Asbestos Training Association (UKATA)

Upon conclusion of the course delegates should be able to

bull Have an increased awareness of the nature and properties of asbestos and its effects on health including the increased risk of lung cancer for asbestos workers who smoke

bull Be familiar with the types uses and likely occurrences of asbestos in buildings and where appropriate items of plant

bull Know how to avoid the risks from asbestos by understanding

bull Where to obtain information on asbestos in premises prior to commencing work

bull What to do if suspicious materials are found

bull How to use appropriate workplace precautions including the risk assessment process or seek advice on workplace precautions in respect of the risks of asbestos

bull Undertake work activities in a safe manner and without risk to themselves or others

bull Have an awareness of the key aspects of the asbestos regulations and how they fit into the broader context of health and safety legislation

bull Procedures to be followed when coming into unintentional contact with ACMs and an understanding of the appropriate emergency arrangements

APS CDM2015 Awareness

Date November 19thDuration 1 dayFee pound30000 per delegate plus VATRef CDMA191119Location Ronald McDonald House St Maryrsquos Row Birmingham B4 6NY United Kingdom This course is designed to provide all persons involved in construction projects including current and potential clients project managers principal designers designers principal contractors and contractors with a broad overview on the CDM Regulations 2015 This course is accredited by the Association for Project Safety (APS) On completion of the course delegates should

bull understand the need and application of the CDM regulations

bull appreciate the framework of the regulations and the interfaces between the key parties and

bull understand the duties and responsibilities of the client principal designer designers principal contractor and contractors

Callsafe Services LtdYardley House 11 Horse Fair Rugeley WS15 2EJhttpscallsafe-servicescouk

callsafeservicesltd

callsafesvcsltd

callsafe-services-limited

20

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SAVE 20 ON BOTH COURSES AS A VALUED SUBSCRIBER QUOTE CODE CALLSAFE196

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callsafeservicesltd callsafesvcsltd callsafe-services-limited

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Client and contractor fined after workers were exposed to asbestosOn 7th October RJW Building SolutionsLimitedacontractorcarryingoutrefurbishmentworkatthe Sea Hotel in South Shields and Hotel52(Sea)Limitedtheclientcompanywhoarrangedthisworkweresentencedafterworkersdisturbed asbestos

South Tyneside Magistratesrsquo Court heardthatwhileworkerswererefurbishing the bar area of the Sea Hotel in September and October 2018 they disturbed asbestosTheHSEinvestigationfoundthatboth companies had failed to ensure an appropriate assessment wascarriedouttocheckforthepresence of asbestos in the areas of the Sea Hotel where refurbishment workwastakingplace

RJWBuildingSolutionsLimitedpleaded guilty to breaching Regulation 5 of the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 and was finedpound20000withpound108459costsHotel52(Sea)Limitedpleadedguilty to breaching Section 3 (1) of theHealthandSafetyatWorkAct1974etcandwasfinedpound16000with pound124690 costs

Company prosecuted after employee injured using ripsawOn 8th October a building and maintenancecompanywasfinedafter an employee was injured while operating a ripsaw

LiverpoolCrownCourtheardthaton2ndJune2017theworkerwascutting timber to construct a door inthejoineryworkshopofConnorsBuildingandRestorationLimitedin Knowsley Merseyside As he fed a length of hardwood through the blade an offcut was ejected backwardsstrikingtheemployeeand impaling itself in his upper leg and groin Although the saw had acrownguardandrivingknifenoworkpiecesupportwasbeingusedAninvestigationbytheHSEfoundthatnoriskassessmentforthemachine had been carried out to identify the controls to reduce theriskofkickbackoftimberThecompanyfailedtoprovideadequatetrainingandsupervisioninuseoftheworkequipmentincludingworkpiecesupports

Connors Building and Restoration Limitedwasfoundguiltyofbreaching Section 2(1) of the Health andSafetyatWorkAct1974etcThecompanywasfinedpound20000andordered to pay costs of pound6819215

Building materials company fined after worker died during maintenance and repair workOn8thOctoberCemexUKOperationsLimitedhasbeenfinedpound1mafteraworkersufferedfatalinjuries in Scotland when he was struckonthebodybyacenteringmachine lifting mast

LivingstonSheriffCourtheardthaton 13th May 2017 James Brownlie was carrying out maintenance andrepairworkonadrysidedconveyoratthesitepartofwhichranunderamachineknownasacentering machine The centering machine was not isolated at the time and part of Mr Brownliersquos body interrupted the path of the light beam between the sensorrsquos emitter andreflectorThiscausedthemachinersquosliftingmasttoactivateanddescendstrikinghimonthebody and causing internal injuries from which he died a short time later

TheinvestigationbytheHSEfoundthatCemexUKOperationsLimitedfailed to ensure that the centering machine was isolated prior to the maintenanceandrepairworkbeingcarriedoutontheconveyor

CemexUKOperationsLimited

pleaded guilty to breaching Section 2(1) and Section 33(1)(a) of the HealthandSafetyatWorkActetc1974andwasfinedpound1000000

Company sentenced after fall through fragile roofOn 10th October a building and maintenancecompanywasfinedafter an employee fell from height causing a head injury

Birmingham Magistratesrsquo Court heard that on 11th May 2018 two employees of M amp M Damproof werereplacingaleakingroofsheetaboveamotorvehiclerepairworkshopinDigbethBirminghamThe pitched roof consisted of corrugated asbestos cement sheets andperspexrooflightsThepairaccessedtheroofviaaladderwhichthey positioned at the rear of the premisesandwalkedalongtheroofvalleytothesiteoftherepairatthefront of the building

Theywentontotheroofseveraltimes during the course of repair andalsoworkedfromamezzaninefloorbelowpartoftheroofShortlyafter returning to the mezzanine areainsidethebuildingoneworkerheardacrackingsoundandashoutLookingacrosstheworkshophesaw that his colleague had fallen

fivemetresthroughtheroofontotheconcreteworkshopfloorbelow

HehadfallenheadfirstthroughafragilerooflightTheinjuredworkersuffered multiple fractures and a headinjuryHespenteightweeksinhospitalandcontinuestorecover

AninvestigationbytheHSEfoundthat M amp M Damproof failed to assesstherisksofthejobandtherewere no precautions in place to preventfallsfromheightthroughthe fragile roof

MampMDamproofCoLimitedpleaded guilty to breaching Regulation9(2)oftheWorkatHeight Regulations 2005 The companywasfinedpound20000andordered to pay full costs of pound99679

Manufacturing company fined after employee loses fingersOn 10th October a manufacturing companyhasbeenfinedafteraworkerrsquoshandwasdamagedwhilstcarrying out machinery repairsManchester Magistratesrsquo Court heard how on 27th July 2018 an employee of Preston Board and PackagingLimitedwastryingtorepair a cardboard slitting machine Whilst in the process of lifting a chainbackontoasprocketaroller

attached to the chain dropped to the base of the machine trapping his fingersunderthechainresultinginhisleft-handringfingerandthetipofhismiddlefingerbeingsevered

TheHSEinvestigationfoundthattherewasnoriskassessmentorsafesystemofworkinplaceforreplacingrepairing safety wires and chains on the slitter machine

PrestonBoardandPackagingLimitedpleadedguiltytobreachingSection 2(1) of the Health and SafetyatWorketcAct1974Thecompanywasfinedpound33500andordered to pay costs of pound552716

Manufacturer fined after employee injured on latheOn16thOctoberaLancashiremanufacturerwasfinedafteran employee was pulled into a metalworkinglathewhilstapplyingemery cloth by hand

Sefton Magistratesrsquo Court heard that on 8th February 2019 StephenBlackburnanemployeeofBlackstarHandlingSystemsLimitedwas applying emery cloth by hand toalathe-mountedpre-fabricatedshaft to smooth down the shaft at the companyrsquos site His arm was pulled into the machine sustaining

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an open fracture resulting in numeroussurgeriesincludingskingrafts

AninvestigationbytheHSEfoundthatBlackstarHandlingSystemsLimitedhadnotrecognisedthatthe unsafe method of using hand held emery cloth on lathes was custom and practice among their employees The company failed to provideasuitableandsufficientriskassessment and so did not identify and put in place control measures orprovidetraininginanalternativesafemethodofworkingsuchasusing a suitable tool post to handle emery cloth

BlackstarHandlingSystemsLimitedpleadedguiltyofbreachingSection 2(1) of the Health and SafetyatWorketcAct1974Thecompanywasfinedpound20000andordered to pay costs of pound368960

Property development company and director prosecuted after unsafe demolition workOn 16th October a building developmentcompanyanditsdirector were sentenced after unsafedemolitionworktookplaceataformerpubinBexley

Westminster Magistratesrsquo Court

heard that on 22nd June 2016 the formerYeOldeLeatherBottlepubwas completely demolished without appropriateactiontakentoensuremembers of the public were not in danger of harm

TheHSEinvestigationfoundnosafesystemofworkexistedatthetime of the incident There had been noasbestossurveydonebeforethedemolitionworkbeganwhichmeantanyasbestos-containingmaterials present would during thedemolitionhavecausedasbestosfibrestobereleasedand widely spread The company had not arranged for gas and electricity supplies to be properly disconnected by the appropriate bodiesleadingtoapotentialriskofexplosionorofelectrocutionofpeople on site

There were no measures such as hoarding or fencing of the site to preventaccesstothedangerousactivityortopreventtheejectionof materials from site The building was on a busy road and pedestrians passing by including primary school aged children going to and from a school200metresawayandtrafficwereallatrisk

BalmonzaLtdpleadedguiltyto

breaching Section 3(1) of the Health andSafetyatWorketcAct1974andhasbeenfinedpound20000withpound1000 costs

MrKulvinderSinghalsoofWoolwichRoadLondonpleadedguilty to Section 37(1) of the Health andSafetyatWorketcAct1974and was sentenced to pound5000 He was ordered to pay costs of pound1000

Sole director jailed after employee killed by excavatorOn16thOctoberRobertHarveysole director and employee of FrontRowBuildersLtdhasbeensentenced after an employee Nicholas Hall was crushed to death byanexcavatorbucketwhichHarveywasoperating

The employee was pinned against thewallofanexcavationpitforavehiclewashbaythatwasunderconstructionforPeterLawlessRoadPlanningLimited

Hamilton Sheriff Court heard that on7thMay2016workwasbeingcarried out by Front Row Builders LtdemployeestobuildawallwithinanexcavationRobertHarveyoperatedanexcavatortolowercementandblocksdownintothehole for three other men who were

23

workingintheholetouseRobertHarveytippedthebuckettoemptythe mortar contents and shouted to Nicholas Hall to lsquoscrape the rest out withashovelrsquoNicholaswaspinnedagainstthewallbytheexcavatorbucketanddiedofbluntforceinjuries to his chest and abdomen

AninvestigationbytheHSEfoundthatRobertHarveyhadfailedtoundertakeasufficientassessmentoftheriskstothosewhohadbeeninstructedtoworkwithhimheoperatedalongreachexcavatorwithoutreceivingtheappropriatetrainingorcertificationandheinstructed Nicholas Hall who was workingwithintheexcavationtoremovemortarfromthebucket

RobertHarveypleadedguiltytobreaching Section 7(a) and Section 33(1)(a) of the Health and Safety at WorkActetc1974andwasgivena10 month custodial sentence

Construction company finedafter carpenter injured in fallfrom heightOn18thOctoberaHitchin-basedconstruction company has been sentenced after a carpenter sustainednerveandtissuedamagetohislowerbackafterafallfromheight

LutonMagistratesrsquoCourtheardon 2nd May 2017 the employee wasworkingforandunderthecontrolofMPBuildingLimitedHeclimbeduptoremoveanailfromabrace holding trusses one of which started to fall causing the employee tofallwithitRaisedsafetydeckingused as fall mitigation within the buildingdidnotcoverthewholeareaandleftsignificantgaps

The36-year-oldcarpentersustainednerveandtissuedamagetohislowerbackwhiplashtohisneckandhislittlefingerwasrippedopen

TheinvestigationbyHSEfoundthattheriskassessmentsofMPBuildingLimitedweregenericTheyidentifiedfallsfromheightbut control measures focused on scaffolding and did not mention internalfallsanddeckingItwasalsofoundthatoperativesonthesite were not trained to install the safetydecking

MPBuildingLimitedpleadedguiltytocontraveningRegulation6(3)oftheWorkatHeightRegulations 2005 and Regulation 13(1) of Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 The company has been

finedpound65000andorderedtopaypound629882 in costs

Ferry operator prosecuted after worker injured by moving vehicleOn 21st October a ferry operator was prosecuted after an employee sustained serious injuries when he wasstruckbyavanbeingreversedoutofadockedvessel

LiverpoolMagistratesrsquoCourtheardthat on 17th September 2017 GeorgeBallapontoontrafficmarshallworkingforStenaLineLimitedwasstruckbya35tonnedeliveryvanatthecompanyrsquosportterminalinBirkenheadWirralThevanwasbeingreversedofftheStenaLaganvesselontothepontoonareabyaportserviceoperative

ThevehiclereversedoverMrBallrsquoshead and body after the initial collisionhadknockedhimdownMr Ball suffered multiple injuries that included numerous fractures tohisskullribsandotherbonesloss of sight in one eye He has been leftwithdoublevisionintheothereye and ongoing mental health problems

AHSEinvestigationfoundtherewas no consideration of physical

latestprosecutions

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segregation of pedestrian operativesfrommovingvehicleswhenvesselswerebeingunloadedStenaLineLimitedhadfailedtoadequatelyassesstheriskstopedestriansfrommovingvehiclesand consequently put in place effectivecontrolmeasuresleadingtoasafesystemofwork

StenaLineLimitedpleadedguiltyto breaching Section 2(1) of the HealthandSafetyatWorketcAct1974Thecompanywasfinedpound400000 and ordered to pay costs of pound657615

CallsafeServices Ltd

CallsafeServices Ltd

UKATA-accredited Asbestos Awareness Course

Date November 12thDuration Half Day 1pm ndash 5pmFee pound5500 per delegate plus VATRef ASBA191112Location Ronald McDonald House St Maryrsquos Row Birmingham B4 6NY United Kingdom This course is accredited by the United Kingdom Asbestos Training Association (UKATA)

Upon conclusion of the course delegates should be able to

bull Have an increased awareness of the nature and properties of asbestos and its effects on health including the increased risk of lung cancer for asbestos workers who smoke

bull Be familiar with the types uses and likely occurrences of asbestos in buildings and where appropriate items of plant

bull Know how to avoid the risks from asbestos by understanding

bull Where to obtain information on asbestos in premises prior to commencing work

bull What to do if suspicious materials are found

bull How to use appropriate workplace precautions including the risk assessment process or seek advice on workplace precautions in respect of the risks of asbestos

bull Undertake work activities in a safe manner and without risk to themselves or others

bull Have an awareness of the key aspects of the asbestos regulations and how they fit into the broader context of health and safety legislation

bull Procedures to be followed when coming into unintentional contact with ACMs and an understanding of the appropriate emergency arrangements

APS CDM2015 Awareness

Date November 19thDuration 1 dayFee pound30000 per delegate plus VATRef CDMA191119Location Ronald McDonald House St Maryrsquos Row Birmingham B4 6NY United Kingdom This course is designed to provide all persons involved in construction projects including current and potential clients project managers principal designers designers principal contractors and contractors with a broad overview on the CDM Regulations 2015 This course is accredited by the Association for Project Safety (APS) On completion of the course delegates should

bull understand the need and application of the CDM regulations

bull appreciate the framework of the regulations and the interfaces between the key parties and

bull understand the duties and responsibilities of the client principal designer designers principal contractor and contractors

Callsafe Services LtdYardley House 11 Horse Fair Rugeley WS15 2EJhttpscallsafe-servicescouk

callsafeservicesltd

callsafesvcsltd

callsafe-services-limited

20

DISCOUNT

SAVE 20 ON BOTH COURSES AS A VALUED SUBSCRIBER QUOTE CODE CALLSAFE196

A Yardley House 11 Horsefair Rugeley Staffordshire WS15 2EJT 01889 577 701 E enquiriescallsafe-servicescouk W wwwcallsafe-servicescouk

callsafeservicesltd callsafesvcsltd callsafe-services-limited

pleaded guilty to breaching Section 2(1) and Section 33(1)(a) of the HealthandSafetyatWorkActetc1974andwasfinedpound1000000

Company sentenced after fall through fragile roofOn 10th October a building and maintenancecompanywasfinedafter an employee fell from height causing a head injury

Birmingham Magistratesrsquo Court heard that on 11th May 2018 two employees of M amp M Damproof werereplacingaleakingroofsheetaboveamotorvehiclerepairworkshopinDigbethBirminghamThe pitched roof consisted of corrugated asbestos cement sheets andperspexrooflightsThepairaccessedtheroofviaaladderwhichthey positioned at the rear of the premisesandwalkedalongtheroofvalleytothesiteoftherepairatthefront of the building

Theywentontotheroofseveraltimes during the course of repair andalsoworkedfromamezzaninefloorbelowpartoftheroofShortlyafter returning to the mezzanine areainsidethebuildingoneworkerheardacrackingsoundandashoutLookingacrosstheworkshophesaw that his colleague had fallen

fivemetresthroughtheroofontotheconcreteworkshopfloorbelow

HehadfallenheadfirstthroughafragilerooflightTheinjuredworkersuffered multiple fractures and a headinjuryHespenteightweeksinhospitalandcontinuestorecover

AninvestigationbytheHSEfoundthat M amp M Damproof failed to assesstherisksofthejobandtherewere no precautions in place to preventfallsfromheightthroughthe fragile roof

MampMDamproofCoLimitedpleaded guilty to breaching Regulation9(2)oftheWorkatHeight Regulations 2005 The companywasfinedpound20000andordered to pay full costs of pound99679

Manufacturing company fined after employee loses fingersOn 10th October a manufacturing companyhasbeenfinedafteraworkerrsquoshandwasdamagedwhilstcarrying out machinery repairsManchester Magistratesrsquo Court heard how on 27th July 2018 an employee of Preston Board and PackagingLimitedwastryingtorepair a cardboard slitting machine Whilst in the process of lifting a chainbackontoasprocketaroller

attached to the chain dropped to the base of the machine trapping his fingersunderthechainresultinginhisleft-handringfingerandthetipofhismiddlefingerbeingsevered

TheHSEinvestigationfoundthattherewasnoriskassessmentorsafesystemofworkinplaceforreplacingrepairing safety wires and chains on the slitter machine

PrestonBoardandPackagingLimitedpleadedguiltytobreachingSection 2(1) of the Health and SafetyatWorketcAct1974Thecompanywasfinedpound33500andordered to pay costs of pound552716

Manufacturer fined after employee injured on latheOn16thOctoberaLancashiremanufacturerwasfinedafteran employee was pulled into a metalworkinglathewhilstapplyingemery cloth by hand

Sefton Magistratesrsquo Court heard that on 8th February 2019 StephenBlackburnanemployeeofBlackstarHandlingSystemsLimitedwas applying emery cloth by hand toalathe-mountedpre-fabricatedshaft to smooth down the shaft at the companyrsquos site His arm was pulled into the machine sustaining

latestprosecutions

22

an open fracture resulting in numeroussurgeriesincludingskingrafts

AninvestigationbytheHSEfoundthatBlackstarHandlingSystemsLimitedhadnotrecognisedthatthe unsafe method of using hand held emery cloth on lathes was custom and practice among their employees The company failed to provideasuitableandsufficientriskassessment and so did not identify and put in place control measures orprovidetraininginanalternativesafemethodofworkingsuchasusing a suitable tool post to handle emery cloth

BlackstarHandlingSystemsLimitedpleadedguiltyofbreachingSection 2(1) of the Health and SafetyatWorketcAct1974Thecompanywasfinedpound20000andordered to pay costs of pound368960

Property development company and director prosecuted after unsafe demolition workOn 16th October a building developmentcompanyanditsdirector were sentenced after unsafedemolitionworktookplaceataformerpubinBexley

Westminster Magistratesrsquo Court

heard that on 22nd June 2016 the formerYeOldeLeatherBottlepubwas completely demolished without appropriateactiontakentoensuremembers of the public were not in danger of harm

TheHSEinvestigationfoundnosafesystemofworkexistedatthetime of the incident There had been noasbestossurveydonebeforethedemolitionworkbeganwhichmeantanyasbestos-containingmaterials present would during thedemolitionhavecausedasbestosfibrestobereleasedand widely spread The company had not arranged for gas and electricity supplies to be properly disconnected by the appropriate bodiesleadingtoapotentialriskofexplosionorofelectrocutionofpeople on site

There were no measures such as hoarding or fencing of the site to preventaccesstothedangerousactivityortopreventtheejectionof materials from site The building was on a busy road and pedestrians passing by including primary school aged children going to and from a school200metresawayandtrafficwereallatrisk

BalmonzaLtdpleadedguiltyto

breaching Section 3(1) of the Health andSafetyatWorketcAct1974andhasbeenfinedpound20000withpound1000 costs

MrKulvinderSinghalsoofWoolwichRoadLondonpleadedguilty to Section 37(1) of the Health andSafetyatWorketcAct1974and was sentenced to pound5000 He was ordered to pay costs of pound1000

Sole director jailed after employee killed by excavatorOn16thOctoberRobertHarveysole director and employee of FrontRowBuildersLtdhasbeensentenced after an employee Nicholas Hall was crushed to death byanexcavatorbucketwhichHarveywasoperating

The employee was pinned against thewallofanexcavationpitforavehiclewashbaythatwasunderconstructionforPeterLawlessRoadPlanningLimited

Hamilton Sheriff Court heard that on7thMay2016workwasbeingcarried out by Front Row Builders LtdemployeestobuildawallwithinanexcavationRobertHarveyoperatedanexcavatortolowercementandblocksdownintothehole for three other men who were

23

workingintheholetouseRobertHarveytippedthebuckettoemptythe mortar contents and shouted to Nicholas Hall to lsquoscrape the rest out withashovelrsquoNicholaswaspinnedagainstthewallbytheexcavatorbucketanddiedofbluntforceinjuries to his chest and abdomen

AninvestigationbytheHSEfoundthatRobertHarveyhadfailedtoundertakeasufficientassessmentoftheriskstothosewhohadbeeninstructedtoworkwithhimheoperatedalongreachexcavatorwithoutreceivingtheappropriatetrainingorcertificationandheinstructed Nicholas Hall who was workingwithintheexcavationtoremovemortarfromthebucket

RobertHarveypleadedguiltytobreaching Section 7(a) and Section 33(1)(a) of the Health and Safety at WorkActetc1974andwasgivena10 month custodial sentence

Construction company finedafter carpenter injured in fallfrom heightOn18thOctoberaHitchin-basedconstruction company has been sentenced after a carpenter sustainednerveandtissuedamagetohislowerbackafterafallfromheight

LutonMagistratesrsquoCourtheardon 2nd May 2017 the employee wasworkingforandunderthecontrolofMPBuildingLimitedHeclimbeduptoremoveanailfromabrace holding trusses one of which started to fall causing the employee tofallwithitRaisedsafetydeckingused as fall mitigation within the buildingdidnotcoverthewholeareaandleftsignificantgaps

The36-year-oldcarpentersustainednerveandtissuedamagetohislowerbackwhiplashtohisneckandhislittlefingerwasrippedopen

TheinvestigationbyHSEfoundthattheriskassessmentsofMPBuildingLimitedweregenericTheyidentifiedfallsfromheightbut control measures focused on scaffolding and did not mention internalfallsanddeckingItwasalsofoundthatoperativesonthesite were not trained to install the safetydecking

MPBuildingLimitedpleadedguiltytocontraveningRegulation6(3)oftheWorkatHeightRegulations 2005 and Regulation 13(1) of Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 The company has been

finedpound65000andorderedtopaypound629882 in costs

Ferry operator prosecuted after worker injured by moving vehicleOn 21st October a ferry operator was prosecuted after an employee sustained serious injuries when he wasstruckbyavanbeingreversedoutofadockedvessel

LiverpoolMagistratesrsquoCourtheardthat on 17th September 2017 GeorgeBallapontoontrafficmarshallworkingforStenaLineLimitedwasstruckbya35tonnedeliveryvanatthecompanyrsquosportterminalinBirkenheadWirralThevanwasbeingreversedofftheStenaLaganvesselontothepontoonareabyaportserviceoperative

ThevehiclereversedoverMrBallrsquoshead and body after the initial collisionhadknockedhimdownMr Ball suffered multiple injuries that included numerous fractures tohisskullribsandotherbonesloss of sight in one eye He has been leftwithdoublevisionintheothereye and ongoing mental health problems

AHSEinvestigationfoundtherewas no consideration of physical

latestprosecutions

24

segregation of pedestrian operativesfrommovingvehicleswhenvesselswerebeingunloadedStenaLineLimitedhadfailedtoadequatelyassesstheriskstopedestriansfrommovingvehiclesand consequently put in place effectivecontrolmeasuresleadingtoasafesystemofwork

StenaLineLimitedpleadedguiltyto breaching Section 2(1) of the HealthandSafetyatWorketcAct1974Thecompanywasfinedpound400000 and ordered to pay costs of pound657615

CallsafeServices Ltd

CallsafeServices Ltd

UKATA-accredited Asbestos Awareness Course

Date November 12thDuration Half Day 1pm ndash 5pmFee pound5500 per delegate plus VATRef ASBA191112Location Ronald McDonald House St Maryrsquos Row Birmingham B4 6NY United Kingdom This course is accredited by the United Kingdom Asbestos Training Association (UKATA)

Upon conclusion of the course delegates should be able to

bull Have an increased awareness of the nature and properties of asbestos and its effects on health including the increased risk of lung cancer for asbestos workers who smoke

bull Be familiar with the types uses and likely occurrences of asbestos in buildings and where appropriate items of plant

bull Know how to avoid the risks from asbestos by understanding

bull Where to obtain information on asbestos in premises prior to commencing work

bull What to do if suspicious materials are found

bull How to use appropriate workplace precautions including the risk assessment process or seek advice on workplace precautions in respect of the risks of asbestos

bull Undertake work activities in a safe manner and without risk to themselves or others

bull Have an awareness of the key aspects of the asbestos regulations and how they fit into the broader context of health and safety legislation

bull Procedures to be followed when coming into unintentional contact with ACMs and an understanding of the appropriate emergency arrangements

APS CDM2015 Awareness

Date November 19thDuration 1 dayFee pound30000 per delegate plus VATRef CDMA191119Location Ronald McDonald House St Maryrsquos Row Birmingham B4 6NY United Kingdom This course is designed to provide all persons involved in construction projects including current and potential clients project managers principal designers designers principal contractors and contractors with a broad overview on the CDM Regulations 2015 This course is accredited by the Association for Project Safety (APS) On completion of the course delegates should

bull understand the need and application of the CDM regulations

bull appreciate the framework of the regulations and the interfaces between the key parties and

bull understand the duties and responsibilities of the client principal designer designers principal contractor and contractors

Callsafe Services LtdYardley House 11 Horse Fair Rugeley WS15 2EJhttpscallsafe-servicescouk

callsafeservicesltd

callsafesvcsltd

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an open fracture resulting in numeroussurgeriesincludingskingrafts

AninvestigationbytheHSEfoundthatBlackstarHandlingSystemsLimitedhadnotrecognisedthatthe unsafe method of using hand held emery cloth on lathes was custom and practice among their employees The company failed to provideasuitableandsufficientriskassessment and so did not identify and put in place control measures orprovidetraininginanalternativesafemethodofworkingsuchasusing a suitable tool post to handle emery cloth

BlackstarHandlingSystemsLimitedpleadedguiltyofbreachingSection 2(1) of the Health and SafetyatWorketcAct1974Thecompanywasfinedpound20000andordered to pay costs of pound368960

Property development company and director prosecuted after unsafe demolition workOn 16th October a building developmentcompanyanditsdirector were sentenced after unsafedemolitionworktookplaceataformerpubinBexley

Westminster Magistratesrsquo Court

heard that on 22nd June 2016 the formerYeOldeLeatherBottlepubwas completely demolished without appropriateactiontakentoensuremembers of the public were not in danger of harm

TheHSEinvestigationfoundnosafesystemofworkexistedatthetime of the incident There had been noasbestossurveydonebeforethedemolitionworkbeganwhichmeantanyasbestos-containingmaterials present would during thedemolitionhavecausedasbestosfibrestobereleasedand widely spread The company had not arranged for gas and electricity supplies to be properly disconnected by the appropriate bodiesleadingtoapotentialriskofexplosionorofelectrocutionofpeople on site

There were no measures such as hoarding or fencing of the site to preventaccesstothedangerousactivityortopreventtheejectionof materials from site The building was on a busy road and pedestrians passing by including primary school aged children going to and from a school200metresawayandtrafficwereallatrisk

BalmonzaLtdpleadedguiltyto

breaching Section 3(1) of the Health andSafetyatWorketcAct1974andhasbeenfinedpound20000withpound1000 costs

MrKulvinderSinghalsoofWoolwichRoadLondonpleadedguilty to Section 37(1) of the Health andSafetyatWorketcAct1974and was sentenced to pound5000 He was ordered to pay costs of pound1000

Sole director jailed after employee killed by excavatorOn16thOctoberRobertHarveysole director and employee of FrontRowBuildersLtdhasbeensentenced after an employee Nicholas Hall was crushed to death byanexcavatorbucketwhichHarveywasoperating

The employee was pinned against thewallofanexcavationpitforavehiclewashbaythatwasunderconstructionforPeterLawlessRoadPlanningLimited

Hamilton Sheriff Court heard that on7thMay2016workwasbeingcarried out by Front Row Builders LtdemployeestobuildawallwithinanexcavationRobertHarveyoperatedanexcavatortolowercementandblocksdownintothehole for three other men who were

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workingintheholetouseRobertHarveytippedthebuckettoemptythe mortar contents and shouted to Nicholas Hall to lsquoscrape the rest out withashovelrsquoNicholaswaspinnedagainstthewallbytheexcavatorbucketanddiedofbluntforceinjuries to his chest and abdomen

AninvestigationbytheHSEfoundthatRobertHarveyhadfailedtoundertakeasufficientassessmentoftheriskstothosewhohadbeeninstructedtoworkwithhimheoperatedalongreachexcavatorwithoutreceivingtheappropriatetrainingorcertificationandheinstructed Nicholas Hall who was workingwithintheexcavationtoremovemortarfromthebucket

RobertHarveypleadedguiltytobreaching Section 7(a) and Section 33(1)(a) of the Health and Safety at WorkActetc1974andwasgivena10 month custodial sentence

Construction company finedafter carpenter injured in fallfrom heightOn18thOctoberaHitchin-basedconstruction company has been sentenced after a carpenter sustainednerveandtissuedamagetohislowerbackafterafallfromheight

LutonMagistratesrsquoCourtheardon 2nd May 2017 the employee wasworkingforandunderthecontrolofMPBuildingLimitedHeclimbeduptoremoveanailfromabrace holding trusses one of which started to fall causing the employee tofallwithitRaisedsafetydeckingused as fall mitigation within the buildingdidnotcoverthewholeareaandleftsignificantgaps

The36-year-oldcarpentersustainednerveandtissuedamagetohislowerbackwhiplashtohisneckandhislittlefingerwasrippedopen

TheinvestigationbyHSEfoundthattheriskassessmentsofMPBuildingLimitedweregenericTheyidentifiedfallsfromheightbut control measures focused on scaffolding and did not mention internalfallsanddeckingItwasalsofoundthatoperativesonthesite were not trained to install the safetydecking

MPBuildingLimitedpleadedguiltytocontraveningRegulation6(3)oftheWorkatHeightRegulations 2005 and Regulation 13(1) of Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 The company has been

finedpound65000andorderedtopaypound629882 in costs

Ferry operator prosecuted after worker injured by moving vehicleOn 21st October a ferry operator was prosecuted after an employee sustained serious injuries when he wasstruckbyavanbeingreversedoutofadockedvessel

LiverpoolMagistratesrsquoCourtheardthat on 17th September 2017 GeorgeBallapontoontrafficmarshallworkingforStenaLineLimitedwasstruckbya35tonnedeliveryvanatthecompanyrsquosportterminalinBirkenheadWirralThevanwasbeingreversedofftheStenaLaganvesselontothepontoonareabyaportserviceoperative

ThevehiclereversedoverMrBallrsquoshead and body after the initial collisionhadknockedhimdownMr Ball suffered multiple injuries that included numerous fractures tohisskullribsandotherbonesloss of sight in one eye He has been leftwithdoublevisionintheothereye and ongoing mental health problems

AHSEinvestigationfoundtherewas no consideration of physical

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segregation of pedestrian operativesfrommovingvehicleswhenvesselswerebeingunloadedStenaLineLimitedhadfailedtoadequatelyassesstheriskstopedestriansfrommovingvehiclesand consequently put in place effectivecontrolmeasuresleadingtoasafesystemofwork

StenaLineLimitedpleadedguiltyto breaching Section 2(1) of the HealthandSafetyatWorketcAct1974Thecompanywasfinedpound400000 and ordered to pay costs of pound657615

CallsafeServices Ltd

CallsafeServices Ltd

UKATA-accredited Asbestos Awareness Course

Date November 12thDuration Half Day 1pm ndash 5pmFee pound5500 per delegate plus VATRef ASBA191112Location Ronald McDonald House St Maryrsquos Row Birmingham B4 6NY United Kingdom This course is accredited by the United Kingdom Asbestos Training Association (UKATA)

Upon conclusion of the course delegates should be able to

bull Have an increased awareness of the nature and properties of asbestos and its effects on health including the increased risk of lung cancer for asbestos workers who smoke

bull Be familiar with the types uses and likely occurrences of asbestos in buildings and where appropriate items of plant

bull Know how to avoid the risks from asbestos by understanding

bull Where to obtain information on asbestos in premises prior to commencing work

bull What to do if suspicious materials are found

bull How to use appropriate workplace precautions including the risk assessment process or seek advice on workplace precautions in respect of the risks of asbestos

bull Undertake work activities in a safe manner and without risk to themselves or others

bull Have an awareness of the key aspects of the asbestos regulations and how they fit into the broader context of health and safety legislation

bull Procedures to be followed when coming into unintentional contact with ACMs and an understanding of the appropriate emergency arrangements

APS CDM2015 Awareness

Date November 19thDuration 1 dayFee pound30000 per delegate plus VATRef CDMA191119Location Ronald McDonald House St Maryrsquos Row Birmingham B4 6NY United Kingdom This course is designed to provide all persons involved in construction projects including current and potential clients project managers principal designers designers principal contractors and contractors with a broad overview on the CDM Regulations 2015 This course is accredited by the Association for Project Safety (APS) On completion of the course delegates should

bull understand the need and application of the CDM regulations

bull appreciate the framework of the regulations and the interfaces between the key parties and

bull understand the duties and responsibilities of the client principal designer designers principal contractor and contractors

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workingintheholetouseRobertHarveytippedthebuckettoemptythe mortar contents and shouted to Nicholas Hall to lsquoscrape the rest out withashovelrsquoNicholaswaspinnedagainstthewallbytheexcavatorbucketanddiedofbluntforceinjuries to his chest and abdomen

AninvestigationbytheHSEfoundthatRobertHarveyhadfailedtoundertakeasufficientassessmentoftheriskstothosewhohadbeeninstructedtoworkwithhimheoperatedalongreachexcavatorwithoutreceivingtheappropriatetrainingorcertificationandheinstructed Nicholas Hall who was workingwithintheexcavationtoremovemortarfromthebucket

RobertHarveypleadedguiltytobreaching Section 7(a) and Section 33(1)(a) of the Health and Safety at WorkActetc1974andwasgivena10 month custodial sentence

Construction company finedafter carpenter injured in fallfrom heightOn18thOctoberaHitchin-basedconstruction company has been sentenced after a carpenter sustainednerveandtissuedamagetohislowerbackafterafallfromheight

LutonMagistratesrsquoCourtheardon 2nd May 2017 the employee wasworkingforandunderthecontrolofMPBuildingLimitedHeclimbeduptoremoveanailfromabrace holding trusses one of which started to fall causing the employee tofallwithitRaisedsafetydeckingused as fall mitigation within the buildingdidnotcoverthewholeareaandleftsignificantgaps

The36-year-oldcarpentersustainednerveandtissuedamagetohislowerbackwhiplashtohisneckandhislittlefingerwasrippedopen

TheinvestigationbyHSEfoundthattheriskassessmentsofMPBuildingLimitedweregenericTheyidentifiedfallsfromheightbut control measures focused on scaffolding and did not mention internalfallsanddeckingItwasalsofoundthatoperativesonthesite were not trained to install the safetydecking

MPBuildingLimitedpleadedguiltytocontraveningRegulation6(3)oftheWorkatHeightRegulations 2005 and Regulation 13(1) of Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 The company has been

finedpound65000andorderedtopaypound629882 in costs

Ferry operator prosecuted after worker injured by moving vehicleOn 21st October a ferry operator was prosecuted after an employee sustained serious injuries when he wasstruckbyavanbeingreversedoutofadockedvessel

LiverpoolMagistratesrsquoCourtheardthat on 17th September 2017 GeorgeBallapontoontrafficmarshallworkingforStenaLineLimitedwasstruckbya35tonnedeliveryvanatthecompanyrsquosportterminalinBirkenheadWirralThevanwasbeingreversedofftheStenaLaganvesselontothepontoonareabyaportserviceoperative

ThevehiclereversedoverMrBallrsquoshead and body after the initial collisionhadknockedhimdownMr Ball suffered multiple injuries that included numerous fractures tohisskullribsandotherbonesloss of sight in one eye He has been leftwithdoublevisionintheothereye and ongoing mental health problems

AHSEinvestigationfoundtherewas no consideration of physical

latestprosecutions

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segregation of pedestrian operativesfrommovingvehicleswhenvesselswerebeingunloadedStenaLineLimitedhadfailedtoadequatelyassesstheriskstopedestriansfrommovingvehiclesand consequently put in place effectivecontrolmeasuresleadingtoasafesystemofwork

StenaLineLimitedpleadedguiltyto breaching Section 2(1) of the HealthandSafetyatWorketcAct1974Thecompanywasfinedpound400000 and ordered to pay costs of pound657615

CallsafeServices Ltd

CallsafeServices Ltd

UKATA-accredited Asbestos Awareness Course

Date November 12thDuration Half Day 1pm ndash 5pmFee pound5500 per delegate plus VATRef ASBA191112Location Ronald McDonald House St Maryrsquos Row Birmingham B4 6NY United Kingdom This course is accredited by the United Kingdom Asbestos Training Association (UKATA)

Upon conclusion of the course delegates should be able to

bull Have an increased awareness of the nature and properties of asbestos and its effects on health including the increased risk of lung cancer for asbestos workers who smoke

bull Be familiar with the types uses and likely occurrences of asbestos in buildings and where appropriate items of plant

bull Know how to avoid the risks from asbestos by understanding

bull Where to obtain information on asbestos in premises prior to commencing work

bull What to do if suspicious materials are found

bull How to use appropriate workplace precautions including the risk assessment process or seek advice on workplace precautions in respect of the risks of asbestos

bull Undertake work activities in a safe manner and without risk to themselves or others

bull Have an awareness of the key aspects of the asbestos regulations and how they fit into the broader context of health and safety legislation

bull Procedures to be followed when coming into unintentional contact with ACMs and an understanding of the appropriate emergency arrangements

APS CDM2015 Awareness

Date November 19thDuration 1 dayFee pound30000 per delegate plus VATRef CDMA191119Location Ronald McDonald House St Maryrsquos Row Birmingham B4 6NY United Kingdom This course is designed to provide all persons involved in construction projects including current and potential clients project managers principal designers designers principal contractors and contractors with a broad overview on the CDM Regulations 2015 This course is accredited by the Association for Project Safety (APS) On completion of the course delegates should

bull understand the need and application of the CDM regulations

bull appreciate the framework of the regulations and the interfaces between the key parties and

bull understand the duties and responsibilities of the client principal designer designers principal contractor and contractors

Callsafe Services LtdYardley House 11 Horse Fair Rugeley WS15 2EJhttpscallsafe-servicescouk

callsafeservicesltd

callsafesvcsltd

callsafe-services-limited

20

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segregation of pedestrian operativesfrommovingvehicleswhenvesselswerebeingunloadedStenaLineLimitedhadfailedtoadequatelyassesstheriskstopedestriansfrommovingvehiclesand consequently put in place effectivecontrolmeasuresleadingtoasafesystemofwork

StenaLineLimitedpleadedguiltyto breaching Section 2(1) of the HealthandSafetyatWorketcAct1974Thecompanywasfinedpound400000 and ordered to pay costs of pound657615

CallsafeServices Ltd

CallsafeServices Ltd

UKATA-accredited Asbestos Awareness Course

Date November 12thDuration Half Day 1pm ndash 5pmFee pound5500 per delegate plus VATRef ASBA191112Location Ronald McDonald House St Maryrsquos Row Birmingham B4 6NY United Kingdom This course is accredited by the United Kingdom Asbestos Training Association (UKATA)

Upon conclusion of the course delegates should be able to

bull Have an increased awareness of the nature and properties of asbestos and its effects on health including the increased risk of lung cancer for asbestos workers who smoke

bull Be familiar with the types uses and likely occurrences of asbestos in buildings and where appropriate items of plant

bull Know how to avoid the risks from asbestos by understanding

bull Where to obtain information on asbestos in premises prior to commencing work

bull What to do if suspicious materials are found

bull How to use appropriate workplace precautions including the risk assessment process or seek advice on workplace precautions in respect of the risks of asbestos

bull Undertake work activities in a safe manner and without risk to themselves or others

bull Have an awareness of the key aspects of the asbestos regulations and how they fit into the broader context of health and safety legislation

bull Procedures to be followed when coming into unintentional contact with ACMs and an understanding of the appropriate emergency arrangements

APS CDM2015 Awareness

Date November 19thDuration 1 dayFee pound30000 per delegate plus VATRef CDMA191119Location Ronald McDonald House St Maryrsquos Row Birmingham B4 6NY United Kingdom This course is designed to provide all persons involved in construction projects including current and potential clients project managers principal designers designers principal contractors and contractors with a broad overview on the CDM Regulations 2015 This course is accredited by the Association for Project Safety (APS) On completion of the course delegates should

bull understand the need and application of the CDM regulations

bull appreciate the framework of the regulations and the interfaces between the key parties and

bull understand the duties and responsibilities of the client principal designer designers principal contractor and contractors

Callsafe Services LtdYardley House 11 Horse Fair Rugeley WS15 2EJhttpscallsafe-servicescouk

callsafeservicesltd

callsafesvcsltd

callsafe-services-limited

20

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