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BSG reports a 13% increase in the number of non-compliant lifting operations in the first six months of 2017 Any lifting equipment used at work – including employees’ own equipment – for lifting or lowering loads is subject to the Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations (LOLER). LOLER covers a wide range of equipment, including:

BSG’s subscription fees remain unchanged for the next six monthly period from December until June 2018. This means that fees will stay the same as they were in 2017. Commenting on the decision, Paul Kimpton said: “At BSG we have worked hard to make savings in our operations, whilst still delivering a high quality, value

Download the latest issue Released October 2017 BSG Autumn Training News 2017 This month’s issue includes: Health and safety boring? Far from it mate! – Nebosh case study on Mark Stevens EN131 ladder standards are being revised Not enough being done to tackle work-related ill-health New access scaffold and loading bay built for BSG training course

Construction projects across Britain are being urged to act now to ensure the health and safety of their workers is protected as the second phase of a targeted inspection initiative gets underway from Monday 02 October 2017. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) says 43 workers were fatally injured in 2015/16, and an estimated ten

BSG Comment piece by Chris Chapman, Technical Support Manager On Monday 21 August 2017 following the 12 noon chimes Big Ben was silenced. The Great Bell’s striking and chiming will be paused until 2021 to ensure the prolonged safety of those working on the project. Parliament’s specialist clock mechanics will ensure that Big Ben can

At BSG, we are always striving to make business as easy as possible for our members; therefore, we are pleased to announce that we now offer card payment facilities with most of the major card providers. We regret that we are unable to accept payments made by American Express. We will of course continue to

A new access scaffold and loading bay has been built by one of BSG’s members, Bryant Scaffolding Services. The scaffold will be used for our two day Scaffold Inspection and Appreciation (BSI) course at BSG’s training centre in Bristol. The next course is running on 7th & 8th September with only three spaces remaining. For

A former trading division of contractor Balfour Beatty the client and demolition contractor have been fined £1.27m after exposing workers to asbestos during a project to create a new home for an expanding primary school. The exposure happened in July 2012 at the site of the former Warwick School in Walthamstow, east London, which was

Construction has now begun on the Hinkley Point C Project, the biggest construction project in Europe. The project aims to be completed in 2027. Member companies who are involved in this project and require BSG site inspections may incur additional charges due to the extra time spent complying with security and accessing the site. For