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Risk of Asbestos Exposure
Heating engineer fined after homeowners put at risk of asbestos exposure A self employed heating engineer has been fined after removing asbestos lagged pipework in a domestic property with no precautions to prevent exposure to asbestos fibres. Karl Locher pleaded...
Heating engineers in court over asbestos
A Stockport heating engineering firm were sentenced after two of its engineers were exposed to asbestos while working at a Manchester school. Trafford Magistrates’ Court heard Flueclean were contracted to replace boilers in the boiler room of the school. However, two...
IPAF calculates fatal injury rate
Preliminary fatal injury rate calculations confirm that mobile elevating work platforms (MEWPs) are one of the safest ways to perform temporary work at height. This latest analysis complements IPAF’s release of its 2014 MEWP-related accident data and indicates that...
Refusal to supply safety harness results in $367000 fines
Despite his request for a safety harness, the temporary worker was working on a roof without fall protection and later fell 12 feet through the roof. His fall resulted in his hospitalization with fractured arms and severe contusions. The employer, Cotton Commercial...
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Ontario to implement working-at-heights training standard
Training standard aims to curb injuries and fatalities in construction industry December 22, 2014 Jeff Cottrill Jeff Cottrill Categories Compliance & Enforcement Health & Safety Tags Construction Fall Protection Illness Prevention Injury Training/Professional...
PULPIT AND PODIUM SAFETY STANDARDS RISE
Low level access manufacturers achieve compliance with PAS 250 standard Industry body PASMA has been driving forward minimum safety and performance criteria for low level work platforms – commonly referred to as pulpits and podiums. The body has announced that all...
Why are AWPs so popular in the rental sector?
Despite the ever-increasing demand for work at height across the GCC, rental companies continue to account for the majority of access platform manufacturers’ sales. James Morgan reports. Aerial work platforms (AWPs) are different from other types of equipment for a...
Asbestos information, instruction and training
Asbestos information, instruction and training Contents What type of information, instruction and training is necessary? Asbestos awareness Non-licensable work, including Notifiable Non-licensed Work (NNLW) Licensable work with asbestos Refreshing information,...