26th March These are very difficult and unknown times for all of us around the coronavirus COVID-19. Health and safety law says employers must take reasonable steps to protect workers. You can take reasonable precautions by following the guidance provided by www.gov.uk.
29th August SQE are seeking individual work associates who are suitably qualified and experienced to support our staff in undertaking work on our current projects. The work is varied including construction site inspections, fire risk assessments, producing reports, carrying out risk assessments, delivering training, etc.
21st July An article published by the Institute of Safety & Health states that a survey found firms are losing £7.2 billion annually in sick pay through desks and chairs being set up badly. Ergonomics
14th February Due to the ongoing popularity of our CDM 2015 courses more dates have been added to the 2017 training calendar. The course has proved very popular for in house delivery with several bookings for 2017 already taken. The
22nd September The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 (CDM) introduced the new role of Principal Designer whilst also changing duty holders responsibilities for the Client. Our courses will give delegates valuable insight into the legal aspects and practical requirements for undertaking these roles. The
17th March On the 6th April 2015 came the new Construction (Design and Management) Regulations (CDM 2015). SQE are holding breakfast seminars at various locations over the next few months. More dates and venues to be posted shortly - please enquire if you have a specific requirement. In
10th February Coming in to force on the 6th April 2015 is a set of new Construction (Design and Management) Regulations (CDM 2015). SQE are holding breakfast seminars at various locations over the next few months:- Manchester 19th March - Fully Booked Liverpool 26th March - Fully Booked London 14th March - Fully Booked Swansea 15th April - Towers Hotel Liverpool -
1st December The HSE has recently carried out health and safety assessment spot checks at constructions sites across the UK and found only 60% of them protecting their workers satisfactorily. Of the sites inspected 1 in 5 were formally prosecuted under the health and safety at work act with 42% of those enforcements
14th July Now, at risk of sounding like miserable old farts, is it just us or are health and safety breaches in the media common place? Not to kick a horse when it’s down but look at the Top Gear Burma special.
19th June We came across this video and thought it made a great watch as a comparison between the construction / haulage health and safety culture of today and years gone by. It was filmed in the 1960s by British Transport Films and shows trucks hauling cement 7 tonnes at a time up