Posted on November 25, 2015at 8:00 am
Refurbishment contractors are being asked to clean up their act after an HSE safety blitz found that nearly half of all sites inspected were not up to scratch. Small refurbishment sites were targeted during a month long drive which saw 692 enforcement notices and 983 notifications of contravention served. Peter Baker, Health and Safety Executive’s […]
Read MorePosted on November 20, 2015at 1:48 pm
KOK Note: Whilst the events in this article occurred under CDM2007, it is certainly a lesson for Clients under CDM2015 who are now responsible for the actions of the Principal Designer and the Principal Contractor. As well as needing to ensure the skills, knowledge, training and experience of all their appointments, Clients should make arrangements […]
Read MorePosted on November 19, 2015at 8:00 am
Major contractors convicted of corporate manslaughter after site deaths could face fines of more than £20m. New sentencing guidelines were introduced this week, which could see firms with £50m+ turnovers hit with fines of up to £20m. The guidelines also state that firms with a much bigger turnover than £50m could be hit with even […]
Read MorePosted on November 16, 2015at 10:02 am
The following extracts are taken from the text on the HSE webpage regarding the HSE Q&A article of 31st October which relates to the role of Principal Designer:- Who is a principal designer? A principal designer can be an organisation or individual who is appointed by the client to take the lead in planning, managing, […]
Read MorePosted on November 13, 2015at 2:42 pm
Keelagher Okey Klein have long been a Registered Practice of the Association for Project Safety, however we have recently undertaken the Association for Project Safety’s new assessment for Principal Designer and CDM Advisor practices and passed with zero “minors” or advisory comments. Our approach to the enactment of the Construction (Design & Management) Regulations 2015 […]
Read MorePosted on November 09, 2015at 11:56 am
KOK Note: Whilst the events in this article occurred under CDM2007, it is certainly a lesson for Clients under CDM2015 who are now responsible for the actions of the Principal Designer and the Principal Contractor. As well as needing to ensure the skills, knowledge, training and experience of all their appointments, Clients should make arrangements […]
Read MorePosted on September 21, 2015at 10:34 am
HSE is undertaking its annual Refurbishment Initiative between 14 September and 9 October 2015. During this period, inspectors will be targeting visits to sites where refurbishment work is being carried out, focussing on the main causes of accidents and ill-health in this high risk sector. These include work at height site good order welfare exposure […]
Read MorePosted on September 02, 2015at 4:22 pm
As members of The Institution of Occupational Safety & Health (IOSH), our Health and Safety Professionals have recently been asked to comment on the proposals by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Occupational Safety and Health for the eradication of asbestos. Further details, as well as our view, are provided below. The Asbestos Crisis – Why […]
Read MorePosted on August 21, 2015at 11:17 am
Following the tragic death of a 7 year old boy three weeks ago, we feel it prudent to emphasise the heightened risk of children accessing construction sites during school holiday periods. The young boy was killed when he got stuck in a vertical plastic pipe and his clothing restricted his breathing on a construction site […]
Read MorePosted on June 22, 2015at 12:34 pm
We are proud to support our local team by becoming a featured advertiser at The Halliwell Jones Stadium, home of the Warrington Wolves. Keelagher Okey Klein (www.kok-surveyors.co.uk) are Warrington’s leading construction consultancy experts and have a long-standing relationship with Halliwell Jones having completed both their BMW and Mini Showrooms in Warrington and other showrooms in […]
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