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The Health and Safety Executive’s (HSE) business plan for 2018/19 includes revised guidance for employers to assess and manage mental ill health, a new guide on how to implement ISO 45001 proportionately, and efforts to improve the reporting and transparency of safety performance in high-hazard sectors. The plan, which maps out action over the next

What are ‘BSG Bytes’? BSG Bytes are a series of short videos discussing topical industry health and safety matters. BSG Byte – Chris May Our new BSG Byte is with Chris May, BSG’s Regional Manager for the South West region. During the video, Chris will be discussing: Why is traffic management important? What legislation applies?

BSG’s July/August 2018 Newsletter is now available for members to download from the Secure Area. This month’s issue includes: Mental Health: what’s changed in 12 months? BSG has split the Bristol Safety Advisers’ team BSG Awards 2018 – Keynote speakers BSG’s new Occupational Health training programme BSG Awards ceremony nomination closing date HSE releases annual

The Building Safety Group (BSG), has reported a 13% rise in the no. of ‘Working at Height’ safety breaches recorded on construction sites. The increase is based on 10,000 site inspections conducted during the first 6 months of 2018, comparing Q1 with Q2. BSG’s figure is also a reflection of the steep increase in fatalities

CITB is changing the way it supports training for the construction industry. Part of this strategic change is the creation of CITB Approved Training Organisation (ATO) status that is awarded to training providers. BSG have been granted ATO, meaning we have successfully completed CITB’s approval process and are an organisation which provides construction training courses

HSE releases annual UK workplace fatality figures – Construction sector fatal accidents rise sharply Building Safety Group (BSG) issues comment on the HSE construction industry annual statistics as fatal accidents in construction rises sharply. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has released its annual figures for work-related fatal injuries for 2017/18, as well as the

BSG will be holding its fourth annual Health and Safety Awards ceremony on Wednesday November 7th 2018. The ceremony is held to mark our members’ achievements and excellence in work-related health and safety performance. The day will also include keynote speeches from two high profile industry speakers: Steve Hull, who is a Principal Inspector for

Due to the continued expansion of our business we have reviewed the logistics of providing BSG services within the Bristol region. Consequently we have split the current Bristol team in two, appointed a new team leader and expanded the resulting two teams focused on the Bristol and Bath area in order to maintain a high

Is there a maximum temperature for working in? During working hours the temperature in indoor workplaces, such as an office, must be reasonable. There’s no law for maximum working temperature, or when it’s too hot to work. Employers must stick to health and safety at work law, including: keeping the temperature at a comfortable level,