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Thousands of visitors expected at Safety & Health Expo to discover innovative health & safety solutions

|Date: 30 Mar 2023

Thousands of visitors expected at Safety & Health Expo to discover innovative health & safety solutions

From video scanning technology to exoskeleton suits, demonstrations of user-friendly touchscreen lone wor ...

From video scanning technology to exoskeleton suits, demonstrations of user-friendly touchscreen lone worker safety devices and even a wearable sensor and camera technology that assesses workplace ris ...

30 Mar 2023
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Marshalls | Design for the dark

|Date: 17 Feb 2023

Marshalls | Design for the dark

Architects and designers are being urged to consider a set of key design principles so people feel – and ...

Architects and designers are being urged to consider a set of key design principles so people feel – and are – safe in shared spaces such as housing developments. Johanna Elvidge, head of design at Ma ...

17 Feb 2023
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From BS to EN Standards: British Gypsum Makes the Move to Put Safety First

|Date: 11 Jan 2022

From BS to EN Standards: British Gypsum Makes the Move to Put Safety First

Dave Robinson, Head of Technical Support at British Gypsum, discusses the urgent need for a change in cul ...

Dave Robinson, Head of Technical Support at British Gypsum, discusses the urgent need for a change in culture around safety and testing in the construction industry. It's been over 20 years since the ...

11 Jan 2022
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Keyline Civils Specialist | Delivering health and safety best practice

|Date: 26 Apr 2021

Keyline Civils Specialist | Delivering health and safety best practice

Ensuring a site is managed efficiently and effectively is crucial for health and safety on housing projec ...

Ensuring a site is managed efficiently and effectively is crucial for health and safety on housing projects. Here, Richard Turner, Regional Operations Manager at Keyline Civils Specialist, looks at th ...

26 Apr 2021
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Orbit Homes adopts Safer by design standards

|Date: 22 Jan 2021

Orbit Homes adopts Safer by design standards

Orbit Homes has adopted the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) Safer by design framewo ...

Orbit Homes has adopted the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) Safer by design framework for all future new-build homes, making Orbit Homes only the second housebuilder and first Ho ...

22 Jan 2021
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New homes to receive 24-Hour sanitisation clean

|Date: 15 Jan 2021

New homes to receive 24-Hour sanitisation clean

Pye Homes is ensuring all its newly-built properties receive a comprehensive sanitisation clean before ho ...

Pye Homes is ensuring all its newly-built properties receive a comprehensive sanitisation clean before homeowners move in. The new hygiene procedure is part of a series of initiatives including virtua ...

15 Jan 2021
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What to expect when the HSE inspector calls?

|Date: 13 Jan 2021

What to expect when the HSE inspector calls?

Alcumus specialises in workplace risk management solutions for small and large enterprises. Mike Harris, ...

Alcumus specialises in workplace risk management solutions for small and large enterprises. Mike Harris, Head of Customer Success and Nicola Barker, VP of Product at Alcumus, share three critical fact ...

13 Jan 2021
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Luxury Living | Cleaning up with Grohe

|Date: 30 Oct 2020

Luxury Living | Cleaning up with Grohe

With the country focussed on a global pandemic, hygiene has shot to the top of luxury housebuilders’ prio ...

With the country focussed on a global pandemic, hygiene has shot to the top of luxury housebuilders’ priorities. Here, Elina Enqvist-Twomey, Category Manager at Grohe, takes a look at how you can impr ...

30 Oct 2020
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Lovell secures leading RoSPA safety award

|Date: 12 Oct 2018

Lovell secures leading RoSPA safety award

Leeds partnership homes developer Lovell has received a top award from national safety organisation RoSPA ...

Leeds partnership homes developer Lovell has received a top award from national safety organisation RoSPA for its health and safety performance over the past twelve years. ...

12 Oct 2018
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Construction sector advised to ‘work smarter’ on reducing Silica dust risks

|Date: 14 Sep 2018

Construction sector advised to ‘work smarter’ on reducing Silica dust risks

Amid stringent guidelines on managing exposure to hazardous substances at work, Bureau Veritas has called ...

Amid stringent guidelines on managing exposure to hazardous substances at work, Bureau Veritas has called on the construction industry to ‘work smarter’ on addressing the risk silica dust poses to emp ...

14 Sep 2018
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