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Government Select Committee Independent review of building regulations and fire safety published [July 2018]

Written by David Jones on July 18, 2018. Posted in Competence, Fire Safety, General Interest, Safety, The ICM Blog. Leave a Comment

Summary: The catastrophic fire at Grenfell Tower in June 2017 demonstrated the clear need for an urgent and comprehensive review of our building regulations. When the subsequent Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety, chaired by Dame Judith Hackitt, published its Final Report in...

Featured Quality Job Opportunities …

Written by David Jones on July 17, 2018. Posted in Competence, Featured Jobs, General Interest, The ICM Blog. Leave a Comment

At The Institute of Construction Management [ICM] we continue to develop our Building Excellence strategy ... we use our Blog to feature particular roles to assist the community we serve to recruit in support of that vision ... The ICM website is state-of-the-art and constantly evolving into the...

CDM 2015 isn’t working

Written by David Jones on July 16, 2018. Posted in General Interest, The ICM Blog. Leave a Comment

People’s understanding of CDM 2015 is often far below the level it should be Martin Cox is head of health and safety and CDM at Pellings asks some vital questions ~ Why is it that three years on from the major overhaul of the Construction (Design & Management) Regulations in 2015 that many in...

NEBOSH HSE Certificate in Health and Safety Leadership Excellence

Written by David Jones on July 12, 2018. Posted in General Interest, Safety, The ICM Blog. Leave a Comment

NEBOSH HSE Certificate in Health and Safety Leadership Excellence a new one day health and safety qualification for senior business leaders or those aspiring to this position The one day qualification covers the following topics: What health and safety leadership means The moral, legal and financial...

The LABC 10 point plan to progress the Hackitt recommendations

Written by David Jones on June 28, 2018. Posted in General Interest, Safety, The ICM Blog. 1 Comment

Some of the main recommendations and conclusions The report comes almost one year after the Grenfell Tower fire that killed 71 people and injured a further 70. Some of the main recommendations and conclusions set out in the final report include: Setting up a new regulatory framework for all high-rise...

Louise Taggart named SHP’s Most Influential person in health & safety for 2018

Written by David Jones on June 21, 2018. Posted in General Interest, Safety, The ICM Blog. Leave a Comment

Louise Taggart has topped the SHP poll as ‘Most Influential’ for her work highlighting the personal cost of lax health & safety ... Louise was an employment lawyer in Scotland until personal tragedy led her into the field of health & safety ... the sad death of her younger brother Michael,...

50 years on – Sam Webb, been campaigning on safety in tower blocks since the disaster at Ronan Point …

Written by David Jones on May 22, 2018. Posted in General Interest, The ICM Blog. Leave a Comment

One man's battle to improve tower block safety Architect Sam Webb has campaigned to improve safety in tower blocks since four people died in Ronan Point 50 years ago. He warned of fire spreading in high rises long before Grenfell. Martin Hilditch asks him what needs to be done to avoid future tragedies. ...

Competence in fire engineered solutions – from conception to completion

Written by David Jones on May 2, 2018. Posted in General Interest, The ICM Blog. Leave a Comment

The ICM fully supports the introduction of independent sign-off of Critical Design Issues by suitably qualified persons with the appropriate Skill, Knowledge, Expertise ... Excellent video from Neil Gibbins of the Institute of Fire Engineers answers the question "Where projects are subject to fire...

Our Changing World

Written by David Jones on April 30, 2018. Posted in General Interest, The ICM Blog. Leave a Comment

This film produced by RICS captures well the drivers and trends from the RICS Futures report 2015 ... clearly, our World is dramatically changing ... RICS report there will be major implications for the land and built environment sectors, requiring professionals to gain new skills and have identified...

RICS – Certificate in Construction Project Management

Written by David Jones on April 11, 2018. Posted in General Interest, The ICM Blog. Leave a Comment

As a project manager, you will be responsible for managing the construction project lifecycle from start to finish. This means managing the development process from initially working with clients on their requirements, through the design, procurement and construction stages, to the final handover....