Fire Risk Assessments: A Legal and Safety Imperative for Commercial Landlords
In the realm of commercial property management, fire risk assessments are not just a matter of safety; they are a legal necessity. As a commercial landlord, understanding and implementing thorough fire risk assessments can mean the difference between compliance and costly legal repercussions.
What Are Examples Of Successful Health and Safety Practices in Construction?
If you’ve read my previous blogs, you’ll know that properly managing health and safety can be a challenging and daunting task – however it is possible! In this blog, I’ll be explaining some examples of successful health and safety practices in construction that we can all learn from… and explaining what it takes to achieve them.
How To Create a Robust Emergency Response Plan for Your Construction Project
It is essential to create a robust emergency response plan for your construction project because despite our best efforts, construction suffers from the highest accident, injury, and fatality rates of all industries, both in the UK and worldwide. For most site managers, this means the question is not “if” an accident will happen, but “when”.
How to prevent musculoskeletal disorders through ergonomics
In this blog, we’re looking at how you can prevent musculoskeletal disorders through ergonomics. We’ve all been there. You need to move a heavy item off the floor, or reach behind us to grab something, then- pop! A searing, twinging pain sears through your back, reminding you that you’re not as flexible as you once were, or that awkward movement was a mistake in general.
How to Promote Mental Health and Well-being in the Construction Workplace
In this blog, we’ll look at how you can promote mental health and well-being in the construction workplace. A productive workforce, great workmanship, and good safety record are what every project and site manager hopes to achieve. However, this should never be at the cost of workers’ wellbeing or mental health. Mental health challenges are […]
Is Effective Safety Training in the Construction Industry necessary?
In today’s blog we’ll be looking at the importance of effective safety training in the construction industry; why safety training should be on every site manager’s priority list and why it pays to do it properly. While historically a lot of training on the work site consisted of either being told to crack on and […]
Top 10 Essential Health and Safety Practices for Construction Sites?
When it comes to managing safety on your construction site, you may be confused or even daunted by the sheer number of legal rules and regulations you must follow. To make this easier, here are our top 10 Essential Health and Safety Practices for Construction Sites. Strong safety management is essential in construction, helping companies […]
What is the Importance of Terms and Conditions
An inevitable element of any construction project is the coordination and management of people. The importance of terms and conditions mustn’t be underestimated. They’re implemented in order to determine and set out the expectations, boundaries, and scope of work which all parties, such as designers, principal contractors, and sub-contractors, and even the client, must work […]
Why has there been a rise and fall in construction costs?
If you’ve ever spent time working in the construction industry – be it manufacturing of materials, supply chain and distribution or, indeed, actual construction – you’ll know that things rarely stay steady for long. Several factors can influence the rise and fall in construction costs; this then has a knock on effect on productivity levels, […]
Health and Safety Rules for Self-Employed Workers – A Nuisance?
A year or two ago, I was talking to a friend who was having work done by a local builder. The work involved re-rendering a gable end section of his house, followed by pebble dashing and painting. The work notably involved significant work at height, via scaffolding accessed by ladders. During the usual ‘getting to […]