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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...

‘New site safety role’

Written by David Jones on June 28, 2018. Posted in Safety, The ICM Blog. Leave a Comment

Building Safety Manager A 'Super CDM' professional role ... ... requires a “gelling of competences” ... Construction projects will require a new role that combines several existing competences in order to meet a single, overarching set of safety requirements in the future – if the Hackitt recommendations...

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,...

The LABC 10 point plan to progress the Hackitt recommendations

Written by David Jones on June 20, 2018. Posted in Fire Safety, Safety, The ICM Blog. Leave a Comment

LABC has spent 18 months working on its 10 point plan, investing in standards, competencies and qualifications, drawing on expert advice from the Chartered Institute of Building, the Institution of Fire Engineers and the University of Wolverhampton ... What LABC has done Launched an all new National...

What’s the shape of ‘Competence’ eh!

Written by David Jones on June 7, 2018. Posted in Fire Safety, Safety, The ICM Blog. Leave a Comment

Questions: who's design is this? - erh, would YOU do that? So, how many local authorities/ tenants associations/ building companies/ architects etc around the country are looking at photos coming out in the media and thinking "oh - but we did that/ we've just done that on Project X ......" The Judge...

Building a Safer Future Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety: Final Report

Written by David Jones on June 2, 2018. Posted in Safety, The ICM Blog. Leave a Comment

A principled approach "At the heart of this report are the principles for a new regulatory framework which will drive real culture change and the right behaviours. We need to adopt a very different approach to the regulatory framework covering the design, construction and maintenance of high-rise...

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...