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27th March, 2025 - CDM
CDM Health And Safety File Contents (What You Should Include)
The health and safety file is an important document required by the CDM regulations. Information for the health and safety file is gathered from all CDM duty holders, and it's important everyone understands what should be included. Here's a list of contents for the CDM health and safety file.
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25th March, 2025 - CDM
The 3 Stages Of CDM (From Pre-Construction To Post-Construction)
The CDM Regulations don't just apply to contractors and construction workers on sites - but to the whole project team. Clients, designers and contractors all have duties under CDM, at all stages of the project. From pre-construction, through to the construction, project completion and beyond.
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19th March, 2025 - CDM
CDM 2015 Client Duties Explained
CDM 2015 gives clients a number of responsibilities or duties. These legal CDM requirements must be completed by clients on every construction project, of any size or duration. In this post, we summarise CDM client duties and find out what these responsibilities are, and why clients have them.
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13th March, 2025 - Management
Key Duties Of The Health And Safety At Work Act For Your Business
The Health and Safety at Work etc. Act is an enabling act. It sets out the general health and safety duties that all businesses have to comply with in the UK. It enables further, more specific, health and safety regulations to be passed by law and enforced under it.
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11th March, 2025 - Construction
The Working At Height Hierarchy Of Control Explained (With Examples)
In this working at height guide, we look at the three levels of the working at height hierarchy of control, and examples of the control measures you can consider at each stage before moving to the next level.
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5th March, 2025 - Management
The Hidden Cost Of Accidents At Work
In the UK, someone is killed at a workplace almost every working day. Hundreds of thousands of workers are injured each year. The cost of these accidents at work isn't always obvious. Many costs are indirect, and the direct costs are just the tip of the iceberg. In this post, we will look at the hidden cost of accidents at work.
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27th February, 2025 - Construction
11 Free Ways To Improve Construction Site Safety
Don't have the budget or resources to improve health and safety on your construction site? Don't panic! Many health and safety measures are free (or low cost), and easy to put in place. In this post, we will give you 11 free ways you can create a safer site.
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25th February, 2025 - Construction
Getting Safety Right When Working At Height
All work at height is dangerous, even if a job only takes a few minutes, and a fall from any height can be serious - even fatal. In this post, we will discuss the definition of working at height, the regulations and the minimum heights to consider. Let's get safety right when working at height.
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19th February, 2025 - Management
10 Health & Safety Myths And The Truth Behind Them
Health and safety sometimes gets a bad name. It seems like more and more strict rules are put in place each year. But is this the truth, or are these health and safety myths? In this blog post, we take a look at some health and safety headlines and try to separate fact from fiction.
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13th February, 2025 - Management
Why Do People Take Health And Safety Risks At Work?
People don't generally want to get hurt at work, and they don't want to hurt others either. But people unintentionally take health and safety risks, which can harm themselves and others. So why do people take health and safety risks? And how can we prevent them?
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11th February, 2025 - Fire
The 6 Types And Classes Of Fire (And How To Put Them Out)
Not every fire is the same. Different types of fire have different hazards and risks. Using the wrong kind of fire extinguisher could do more harm than good. There are six classes of fire, and each should be attacked differently to put them out safely.
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5th February, 2025 - Construction
How To Check Your Hard Hat Expiry Date
Find out how to check the expiry date on your hard hats, what stamps to look for, where to look, the difference between the manufacture date and the expiry date, how long a hard hat lasts, and most importantly - when to replace your hard hat.
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