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Best Practices for Ensuring Clean Drinking Water on Construction Sites

UK Construction Blog

Construction site managers are responsible for the health and wellbeing of the staff who operate on their work sites. This includes providing safe, clean drinking water that complies with the UK standards that regulate drinking water on construction sites.

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Digital Documentation Tricks Every UK Builder Should Know

UK Construction Blog

While many builders have mastered their craft through years of hands-on experience, the digital documentation requirements from Building Regulations to health and safety records now demand equal attention. hours weekly handling documentation tasks, according to the 2022 McKinsey Digital Construction Report.

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Precast Concrete Lintels: The Ultimate Guide to Strength, Durability & Installation

UK Construction Blog

Available in sizes ranging from 70100mm up to 215215mm, these variants handle substantially greater structural demands than standard options. The manufacturing process for fair-faced options ensures a consistent high-quality finish with smooth surfaces, providing both improved appearance and safer manual handling.

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Unlicensed Asbestos Removal Work in the UK

UK Construction Blog

Many people are unaware of when unlicensed work is permitted and what precautions are necessary. These tasks are usually lower-risk and involve non-friable asbestos materials. Handling intact textured coatings like Artex. Cleaning debris from asbestos-containing materials (ACMs) where the fibers are firmly bonded.

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Safe Demolition: Controlled Building Project

CCR Magazine

This task requires a meticulous approach to handling various materials, managing debris, and minimizing environmental impact. Whether the structure is a small house or a large commercial building, each demolition project needs to comply with stringent regulations and safety standards.

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OSHA’s PRIORITIES FOR 2016

Safety Services Company

The current Powered Industrial Trucks regulation is recognized to be outdated with several new classes of trolleys, trucks, and pull along tugs being used and an update may come in the last quarter of the year. PSM is a large program that mostly guides how to handle hazardous materials in the petrochemical industry.

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What You Need To Teach Your Employees by December about GHS changes to Hazard Communication Standard

Safety Services Company

Jay Acker is a technical writer who creates material for conducting safety meetings, safety training programs, posters and other items. This is true if you are an employer that uses handles or stores chemicals that subject you to the OSHA Hazard Communication Standard. Keep all employee training for at least three years.