Lighthouse says Talk to Us for wellbeing in the industry
The Lighthouse construction industry charity has declared July as Talk to Us month to help raise awareness of the importance of talking about wellbeing issues with friends, colleagues and professionals to prevent situations from...
Lighthouse spotlights Men’s Health Week
The Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity is supporting Men’s Health Week this week (June 12-19) by raising awareness of all the resources it has to support men in construction.
One in five men die before the...
WW’s Rich Fraser gains NEBOSH safety award
Rich Fraser, Business Development Manager for Aluminium and Commercial at Window Ware, has gained the National Examination Board in Occupational Safety & Health (NEBOSH) General Certificate.
NEBOSH qualifications are regarded as the gold standard for...
Lighthouse adds text option for mental health support
The Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity has today added another route to vital wellbeing support with the launch of the ‘Text HARDHAT to 85258’ service to provide immediate help to any worker in the construction...
DHF warns on garage door safety in new video
A new video has been launched by the Door & Hardware Federation to explain the safety implications of the ‘hold-to-run’ feature of garage doors.
The six-minute video explains the issues surrounding the understanding of hold-to-run,...
RoSPA honours Deceuninck with President’s Award
RoSPA, the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents, has honoured Deceuninck UK with its President’s Awardin recognition of ten consecutive years of Gold Awards for its commitment to health and safety.
Lew Harvey, the systems...
Schüco looks at protecting people and property with iNOW No 3
Schüco UK will unveil its latest aluminium and steel product innovations designed to protect people and property in iNOW Secure, the third of its Innovation Now live broadcasts from its Milton Keynes showroom, on...
Vanstone to chair HSE competence committee
The Health and Safety Executive has appointed Jon Vanstone to chair the Interim Industry Competence Committee (IICC), the body which will support the work of the Government in establishing the Building Safety Regulator (BSR).
The...
New asbestos guide from GGF
The GGF has added a revised and redesigned guide, “Asbestos Cement; Soffits and Rainwater Goods Code of Practice to its suite of health and safety publications.
This 28-page publication aims to provide practical advice and...
TiO2 labelling changes – Qualicoat reminder
Qualicoat has issued a reminder to members that powder coatings containing over 1% titanium dioxide will have to carry new warning labelling from October.
Last year, the EU designated that titanium dioxide is a category...
