Tag Archives: construction

Construction Site Safety During Summer Holidays

Construction Site Safety During Summer Holidays We get it, you want your children to come away from their screens, whether they be TV’s, tablets and phones. You want your kids to get some fresh air, play and enjoy the outdoors. Construction sites can be seen as a form of entertainment for kids. Put your young…
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Construction Sites – How To Eliminate Risks

Every year many construction site workers are killed or injured as a result of their work. Its easy for you and I to think that accidents will only happen to other people and wont affect us – but construction workers and their families continue to witness unnecessary pain, injuries and suffering within the construction industry.…
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Gap Analysis – What, Why and How?

Gap Analysis What is it? A Gap Analysis is an audit of an organisations health and safety management system. It is an assessment against an accepted model for a health and safety management system, normally BS OHSAS18001. The assessment looks at both the management system and its application. If Gaps are identified suggests improvements to…
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When does CDM apply?

The CDM Regulations is a piece of legislation that covers Health & Safety for construction activities. The scope of CDM is vast, covering a large industry and many sub-sectors. The regulations were first introduced in 1994 to implement the minimum health and safety requirements at temporary/mobile construction sites. The CDM Regulations 2015 aim to: Improve…
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