Our latest news

CSkills have recently announced the addition of the new category A17E Telescopic Handler in 2016 to cover the lifting and transport of suspended loads with telehandlers. The new endorsement was launched on 4 January 2016. The category has been bought in as a response to the growing confusion on a number of sites over using telehandlers with suspended

Paul Kimpton, MD of the Building Safety Group commented in the January edition of Planning and Building Controls Today. He considered the challenges companies have to complying with the recently updated Construction Design and Management (CDM) Regulations. CDM 2015 is now in full force. Significant changes to these regulations promise a better framework for improving health

We are pleased to announce that we are running a number of Health and Safety courses in Salisbury, Exeter and Cardiff. We will be running the following accredited courses; Site Managers Site Safety Scheme Site Managers Site Safety Scheme Refresher Site Supervisers Site Safety Scheme Site Supervisers Site Safety Scheme Refresher Health and Safety Awareness

January saw the successful delivery of BSG’s Occupational Health Seminar in Warwick and the first of many webinars on the same subject. BSG’s first webinar on Occupational Health was well attended, not only because of the importance of the subject area but also because webinars enable you to take part no matter where you are

The Building Safety Group ‘s continuous growth saw two new Safety Advisers join the team in the new year. Simon Gillum (right) joins the North Wales team looking after our members along with Andrew Parry. Simon holds the  NEBOSH general and construction qualification and has a wealth of experience within the construction industry where  he began

This Working Well Together (WWT) event is taking place on Wednesday 17th February at the National Self Build and Renovation Centre in Swindon and brings together a number of experts within the Construction Industry. The purpose of the FREE morning event is to help all who are in any way involved in the construction process

Employers and employees are among those invited to have their say in the development of the HSE’s new five-year strategy, a move that has been welcomed by IOSH. The new strategy will apply from 2016 to 2020 and cover six themes. HSE is looking to engage with relevant parties, including employers, workers, local and central

Judith Hackitt, chair of the Health and Safety Executive, has been made a dame in the 2016 New Year honours list. Judith, who already holds a CBE for services to health and safety from 2006, has again been recognised for her services to health and safety and for being a role model to young women in

The Löfstedt Review of the UK’s Health and Safety legislation, carried out in 2011 at the request of the government, recommended that the self-employed person whose work activities pose no potential risk of harm to others should be exempt from health and safety law. This recommendation was accepted by Government and will come into force