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The Building Safety Group (BSG) has reported a 16% rise in ‘Excavation work’ breaches on construction sites. BSG’s figure is based on approximately 11,000 independent inspections conducted for the construction industry over a six month period, comparing Q3 with Q4 in 2017. Injuries resulting from excavation trench collapses can often be severe and at times

Download the latest issue Released December 2017 BSG Winter Training News 2017 This month’s issue includes: Passing your NEBOSH – BSG’s top 10 tips CITB shares bold new plans for future HSE issued first censure for lab burns New dumper guidance now available BSG Bytes

BSG celebrated its third annual Health & Safety Awards Ceremony on the 18th October 2017 at Williams F1 Conference Centre. The ceremony was a national celebration of BSG members’ dedicated commitment to health and safety in the workplace.  

The Building Safety Group (BSG) the UK’s largest construction safety group, has reported a 74% rise in ‘Traffic Management’ breaches on construction sites. BSG’s figure is based on approximately 11,000 independent inspections conducted for the construction industry over a six month period, comparing Q2 with Q3 in 2017. The increase coincides with the HSE’s announcement

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