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Unsafe Highs: working at height
Rise in planning applications creates bumper pay day
The relaxation of rules towards affordable housing and tariff style contributions under the National Planning Practice Guidance has resulted in a glut of revised planning applications being submitted by landowners, home owners and small scale property developers. The new rules came into force towards the end of 2014 and means the thresholds have been lowered…
Country’s leading estimating service joins forces with TradePoint
Users of the country’s leading estimating service will now be able to incorporate prices from TradePoint, the trade only arm of B&Q. It means builders and tradespeople who utilise HBXL’s Estimating Service will be able to request the use of live material prices from the TradePoint material price list when their estimates are being put…
Think health and safety doesn’t apply to you? Think again!
Health and safety law applies to ALL businesses – no matter how small! And with construction ranking near the top of the dangerous jobs list, it’s important to make sure precautions are taken – every step of the way.
Unsafe Highs: working at height
Working at height: The need to know facts With falls from height on small building sites remaining one of the most common causes of workplace fatalities, work that seems to present a lower level of risk needs greater attention with regard to proper health and safety measures. That’s the view of Joanna Mulgrew, director at…
Isn’t my business too small to worry about health and safety?
Even small businesses have a duty of care to keep their employees and the public safe on site as well as legal requirements to undertake certain paperwork.
Hidden costs of poor health & safety cripples British builders
Costs of poor health & safety end up costing British builders Not enough build firms are fully aware of the hidden, uninsured costs of poor health and safety on site. That’s the view of experts at build software specialist firm HBXL, who are urging those in charge of site safety to brush up on the…
