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BSG (Building Safety Group), the UK’s largest construction safety group, issues comment on the on HSE construction industry annual statistics as ill health in construction rises sharply. The latest construction sector statistics have been published by the Health & Safety Executive (HSE). Despite a drop in fatalities, falls from height still remain the single biggest

BSG (Building Safety Group) , the UK’s largest construction safety group, has reported a 28% increase in the number of Occupational Health non-compliances recorded through site inspections. BSG’s latest figure from its Non-Compliance Reporting Index (NCRI) is for the period 1st April to 30th June. The increase is based on over 10,000 independent inspections conducted

The Building Safety Group will be running a Site Supervisers Safety Training Scheme (SSSTS) on the 16th and 17th May in Cardiff. This two day course is a requirement for all supervisers who will be working on their sites as set out by the major contractors group. It also meets the standards set by the UK

BSG launched its new secure information area which is exclusive for Members during March. Users now have access to this new facility and are able to view the latest health, safety and environmental information provided through: BSG’s monthly newsletter HSE Blitz notices New legislation updates BSG Safety Alerts Seminar/Webinar presentations (e.g. CDM 2015 & Occupational Health) Members

Following the success of last year, the BSG Annual Awards will be taking place on October 19th 2016 at the Williams F1 Conference Centre in Oxfordshire. Further information regarding awards categories and how to self nominate will be published soon.  

IOSH’s No Time To Lose campaign aims to get carcinogenic exposure issues more widely understood and help businesses take action. The campaign is working to: raise awareness of a significant health issue facing workers in the UK and internationally suggest some solutions on a UK scale to tackle the problem – a national model that

On February 2016, new Health and Safety sentencing guidelines for England and Wales were put into place. Theses guidelines cover Health and Safety, corporate manslaughter, food safety and hygiene cases. The penalties have been categorised depending on the size of the businesses. Please see below Directors of businesses that are found guilty of consent, convenience

Sherri Masson joins the Building Safety Group as a Health and Safety Adviser with a wealth of construction health and safety knowledge having come from a leading construction company. Sherri has a passion for health and safety and is NEBOSH qualified and a Tech IOSH member. Based in Dorset she will be looking after our

CSkills have recently announced the addition of the new category A17E Telescopic Handler in 2016 to cover the lifting and transport of suspended loads with telehandlers. The new endorsement was launched on 4 January 2016. The category has been bought in as a response to the growing confusion on a number of sites over using telehandlers with suspended