Health risks in construction activities event October 12th

On October 12th IOSH is holding an event titled "Improve your understanding of the health risks involved in construction activities."

The event will be held at Millwall Football Club in London, and it starts at 8am and runs until 4pm. The cost is $90 +VAT for IOSH members, otherwise it's £108 +VAT.

There will be lots of experienced speakers present, including our very own John Woodward, covering a wide variety of subject matters, from health issues to legal issues within construction. The programme includes a variety of workshops that you can choose from depending on what suits you best.

Here's the description of the event by IOSH:

This joint networking seminar between IOSH London Metropolitan Branch, the IOSH Construction Group and the IOSH Health and Social Care Group will give delegates a broad understanding of the health risks in construction activities and the often simple steps that can be taken to eliminate or control them.

These risk management solutions will be presented by knowledgeable and experiences speakers in these key topics.

Having construction work done, even at a small scale, presents a number of risks to construction workers and challenges to those commissioning, supporting or undertaking that work. It has been identified that the majority of harms caused to construction workers affects their health. This seminar will present cutting edge information about the management of these risks.

The learning outcomes to be gained from this are:

• an understanding of how the CDM framework can be used to create good outcomes on projects
• to take away and transpose the days presentations and activities within your role
• to be able to promote a positive health and safety culture and encourage a positive outlook on prevention during a construction project
• an understanding of the benefits of effective health and safety management.

If you would like to attend, you can book your place(s) online, email bookings@iosh.co.uk or call 0116 2573197.

British Lung Foundation kicks off asbestos awareness campaign

The British Lung Foundation aims to support the one in five people in the UK that have been, or will be affected by lung disease in some form. And it has recently kicked off a campaign called Take 5 and Stay Alive to highlight the dangers of asbestos to tradespeople.

Such awareness campaigns are required, with an average of 18 people a week dying from exposure to asbestos. That breakds down to roughly 6 electricians, 4 plumbers, and 8 joiners every single week. That's pretty staggering if you think about it. Skilled professionals whose lives have been cut short by asbestos in their lungs.

The Take 5 and Stay Alive campaign tasks you with asking these 5 questions before carrying out your work on a site:

1. Do you suspect there’s asbestos on site?
2. Can you be sure it’s asbestos?
3. What’s the level of risk and how do you handle it safely?
4. Have you had the right type of training?
5. Are you taking precautions to minimise the risks?

Here at C&D we run regular asbestos training courses. If you'd like to know more, email us at john.woodward@demolishdismantle.co.uk

Source: The Construction Index