Author: The Institution of Structural Engineers' Health and Safety Panel
1 August 2016
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The Institution of Structural Engineers' Health and Safety Panel
The Structural Engineer, Volume 94, Issue 8, 2016, Page(s) 1
In this article, we summarise CROSS newsletter No. 43 from Structural-Safety. Reports include: - Lack of lateral stability in steel frame - Worker trapped in excavation - Fall of material from bridge soffit - Injuries from falling scaffold tube - Alterations of calculations on loft conversion that was already built - Balustrade testing - Local wind effects
This month’s article from Griffiths & Armour introduces readers to the principle of mediation and explains how the process works for a professional indemnity claim.
This article shows how day-to-day good housekeeping on construction sites is necessary to ensure that slip or trip hazards are minimised.