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16th May, 2024 - Construction
Construction Noise And Working Hours Near Residential Areas
The law does not limit noise to certain hours, but between 11 pm to 7 am councils can enforce restricted permitted noise levels. Construction work ideally shouldn't be carried out during these hours, especially close to residential areas, but there can be exceptions.
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2nd April, 2024 - Construction
22 Essential Items For Your Construction Site Office
Setting up your construction site office and getting the correct paperwork in place is important, it's where people go when they arrive on site, and where you run your project from. Your site office needs to contain plenty of information for your team - here are 22 essential items.
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27th March, 2024 - Construction
Do Your Construction Welfare Facilities Pass The Suitability Test?
Construction workers need welfare facilities. These are things like toilets, sinks, washing facilities, places to get changed and places to eat. And to comply with the law, your welfare facilities need to be suitable.
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8th November, 2023 - Construction
Who Is Responsible For Health And Safety On A Construction Site?
The principal contractor has overall responsibility for managing health and safety on a construction site - but they're not the only one. In this blog post, we will look at when the principal contractor is responsible, and who else has health and safety responsibilities too.
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31st October, 2023 - Construction
Safe Digging Practices And Avoiding Danger Near Underground Services
Contact with underground services can be deadly, and expensive. Buried services are a major construction site hazard, particularly in excavation work. Following safe digging practices will help keep you and your team protected when working near underground services.
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25th October, 2023 - Construction
Underground Services Colours UK (And What They Mean)
Underground services usually (but not always) follow the national colour coding system. Locating services isn't just important to avoid damaging the service. But also to avoid damaging (or killing) yourself. Here are the UK underground services colours - and what they mean.
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10th May, 2023 - Construction
The 3 Times When A Scaffold Must Be Inspected
Scaffolding can help your construction project reach new heights, but are your scaffolds safe? The design, installation, alterations and dismantling of scaffolding, and other events, could put your scaffold (and its users) at risk. Here are the three times your scaffold must be inspected.
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29th March, 2023 - Construction
When To Inspect An Excavation And The Legal Requirements
The law requires you to prevent danger to people from excavations. This includes inspecting excavations to make sure they are safe. But who should inspect your excavations, and when do they need to be inspected?
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23rd March, 2023 - Construction
Excavations And The 1.2m Rule
If an excavation is under 1.2m in depth does it need supporting? What are the requirements? In this blog post, we look at the 1.2m rule, how it came about, and if it still applies today. Excavations of any depth are at risk of collapse if they are unsupported.
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15th February, 2023 - Construction
The Construction Site Set Up To Do List To Start Your New Project
There's a lot to remember when you set up your construction site office. What documents do you need? Which paperwork should be completed? What needs to be displayed? Site set-up is a busy time for your construction project - this list will help make sure there is nothing you forget!
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10th January, 2023 - Construction
10 Simple Construction Site Safety Rules
Construction sites are dangerous places to work. Follow these 10 simple construction site safety rules to keep yourself - and others, - safe. From wearing your PPE to following procedures, you can help make your site a safer place to work and prevent accidents.
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25th August, 2022 - Construction
The Health And Safety Documents You Need In Construction (+5 Free Templates)
Do you have all the necessary documents for your construction sites? With so many health and safety requirements to cover, in this blog post, we look at the 11 types of essential health and safety documents you'll need to run a construction site.
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