The history of London Dock and how demolition has evolved over the years
February 5, 2020
St George PLC hosted a recent Women in Health & Safety breakfast meeting, which took place at St George London Dock. A range of health and safety professionals gathered to learn about the history of London Dock and the various aspects surrounding the health and safety demolition. Read More
Innovation in construction: Improving safety on the railways
December 13, 2018
SHP caught up with Ian Raxton, HM Principal Inspector of Railways at Office of Rail and Road, and Louise Ellary CMIOSH, Health and Safety Leader, Laing O’Rourke to find out how safety is manged on some of the UK’s major rail projects. Read More
Assessing hazard competency
November 26, 2018
Simon Walker, Health & Safety Director at Mount Anvil, explains how he has used hazard perception software Hazception to change the way the company assess competency through what the operative sees or doesn’t see. Read More
Innovation in construction: Making near miss reporting easier
November 16, 2018
SHP speaks to Steve Broom, Safety, Sustainability and Training Director at Dyer & Butler, about a Close Call Reporting System which has made the reporting of close calls involving unsafe acts and conditions simpler and has resulted in a reduction in the company’s AFR. Read More
BIM: Designing for safe and smart maintenance
November 14, 2018
Nick Bell and Mike Ford use a case study to offer ideas about how and why BIM is being used to support smart and safe maintenance. Read More
Simplifying construction phase plans
November 9, 2018
Dan Morphew, SHE Manager, and David Day, Head of SHE, at Nuvia UK outline a project they conducted recently in order to simplify production of CPPs, and to make them risk-based and more user-friendly. Read More
How can contracts help in construction?
November 8, 2018
Innovation is often talked about as a means of solving the issues within the construction industry. The tendency is to think about big and often expensive changes. Read More
National e-learning programme launched to target drugs and alcohol
November 6, 2018
The Considerate Constructors Scheme is set to tackle the issue of drugs and alcohol in the construction industry. Read More
Improving road safety for roadworkers
November 5, 2018
Aggregate Industries turns to innovation to improve health and road safety standards in the highways sector. Read More