HSE, as the Building Safety Regulator (BSR), has acknowledged the challenges and issues that recent delays to building control application approvals are causing industry.
In a statement published via the Construction Leadership Council, BSR said it is contacting all applicants who have been directly affected and gave reassurance that the necessary contingency is in place for the service to stabilise and improve over the coming months and for the future.
Applicants are urged to play their part to help facilitate the process by ensuring applications provide quality, detailed information that clearly and comprehensively demonstrates compliance with building regulations.
Read the full statement
Building control professionals who carry out any building control work in England or Wales must be registered with BSR.
A temporary extension which allowed registered building inspectors in England to complete their competency assessment ended on 6 July.
Data from the register indicates a growing number of inspectors are joining the registered profession, reflecting the industry’s commitment to upholding high standards.
Read more in our press release
There's no law for maximum working temperature, or when it's too hot to work.
However, employers must keep workplaces at a comfortable temperature.
HSE’s temperature in the workplace webpages have practical guidance on what you can do to manage the risks so people can work safely in hot conditions.
This practical guidance includes advice on:
- managing workplace temperature
- outdoor working
- dehydration
- heat stress
Incidents of building collapses or because work activity has rendered a structure unstable during demolition works have resulted in emergency road closures.
Interventions by authorities have then been required to deal with dangerous structures.
Construction clients, contractors and other stakeholders must thoroughly plan, manage, and monitor all demolition work.
HSE's website has guidance on:
The Construction Industry Advisory Committee (CONIAC) working groups presented to its network of construction industry stakeholders, known as CONIAN (Construction Industry Advisory Network), earlier this year.
With a specific focus on health, delegates heard from the co-chairs of the 4 CONIAC Working Groups. Presentations delivered by the each of the working group co-chairs are now available:
Working Well Together
The CONIAC website also includes the regional groups that make up the Working Well Together initiative (WWT) and its health and safety events. These include:
Asbestos
Links for further guidance and information: Asbestos: Actions to take depending on your job role
Working on or near water
Links for further guidance and information: Prevention of drowning
Electricity
Links for further guidance and information: Electricity – overhead power lines
Mobile elevating work platforms (MEWPs)
Links for further guidance and information: Mobile elevating work platforms (MEWPs)
Plant and machinery
Links for further guidance and information: Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (PUWER)
Unloading vehicles
Links for further guidance and information: Workplace transport – unloading activities
Volunteers
Links for further guidance and information: Volunteering: Guidance for employers
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