Randell and Janes Roofing Specialists this week pleaded guilty to health and safety breaches following an employee fall.
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Asbestos fibres may have killed McLaren
July 13th, 2010 by Eurosafe UK
Sex Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren, is thought to have died from mesothelioma as a result of smashing up his punk design store, controversially named ‘Sex’, 30 years ago.
Employee Death Prompts £140,000 Fine
July 9th, 2010 by Eurosafe UK
A plastics manufacturer in Rochdale has been fined £140,000 following a cleaner’s death from a 1.5 tonne pallet falling and crushing the victim.
English teams – are they really all rubbish now? – Part 3 of 4
June 14th, 2010 by The Prawn PunditWell they do say what goes around comes around. A few years back Man Utd fans took great delight in singing that there is only one Peter Ridsdale during matches against Leeds. Now those same fans are being serenaded around Premiership grounds with a similar ditto about a certain Mr Glazer. However Ridsdale and Glazer, and their circumstances, couldn’t be much different.
Failure to check Fibre Fine Hits Cornwall Firm
June 8th, 2010 by Eurosafe UKWeb based solution created for managing roofing works
June 7th, 2010 by Eurosafe UKAsbestos: The Survey Guide (HSG 264)
May 5th, 2010 by Eurosafe UKEarlier in the year the Health & Safety Executive launched a new asbestos guidance document that includes important regulatory changes for the way asbestos surveys are planned and delivered. The publication, entitled ‘Asbestos: The Survey Guide (HSG 264)’ replaces and expands on the surveying industry standard – ‘MDHS100: Surveying, sampling and the assessment of asbestos containing materials’.
English teams – are they really all rubbish now? – Part 2 of 4
May 4th, 2010 by The Prawn PunditIn the second of our four part series we look at the faded giants from the Mersey. As anyone who grew up in the eighties will know, Liverpool were the team of that decade. A succession of managers followed up the work of Bill Shankly and created a true European giant that year after year would challenge for the then European Cup.
CAD Pioneer Graebert GmbH Announces ARES
April 21st, 2010 by Mobile CAD SurveyingGraebert™ GmbH (Berlin) – one of the pioneering companies in high-performance CAD solutions for desktop and mobile devices – today announced ARES™, the industry’s first native cross-platform CAD solution. ARES provides both industry compatibility and the highest-performance features and capabilities for mission-critical design workflow.
Positive outlook for construction
April 13th, 2010 by Careers and Jobs UKAt last, the construction industry seems to be showing signs of growth as business activity picks up for the first time in two years. The CIPS/Markit Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index, which measures construction activity, rose to 53.1 points in March, up from 48.5 in February. Any figure above 50 indicates growth.
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