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BSI is seeking views on its intention to revise BS 8437 (Code of practice for selection, use and maintenance of personal fall protection systems and equipment for use in the workplace) in order to keep it up-to-date and relevant. Comment is invited by 26th February 2021 at https://standardsdevelopment.bsigroup.com/projects/9021-05077

British Standards Institution (BSI): all set to chair today's meeting of technical committee PH/5, Personal fall protection

DESIGN RISK MANAGEMENT: A short survey for Contractors who engage Temporary Works Designers (TWDs). See: https://t.co/4MD1401rvt

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DESIGN RISK MANAGEMENT: A short survey for Temporary Works Designers (TWDs) engaged by Contractors. See: https://t.co/V7Bj3r7uKZ

A short survey for Temporary Works Designers (TWDs) engaged by Contractors John Carpenter (Founding Secretary, Temporary Works Forum (TWf)) is writing a comprehensive book on design risk management (DRM) and wishes to include within it the views of those who are involved, directly or indirectly, with temporary works design risk management. From this, it is intended to writ...

The (TWf) has revised its Guide, “Hoardings – A guide to good practice” (TWf2012: 01, Revised: August 2020). See: https://t.co/vLD5LPno20

TWf Library - Temporary Works Forum View the selected document's details

A new Guide has been published, "Effective management of scaffolding to BS 5975: 2019" (Document: TWf2020: 01, September 2020). See: https://t.co/Mgg4EgWeeR

TWf Library - Temporary Works Forum View the selected document's details

BSI has published a draft for public comment, BS EN 12841 Personal fall protection equipment - Rope access systems - Rope adjustment devices.
See: https://standardsdevelopment.bsigroup.com/projects/2020-01705 #/section

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Pleased to have been invited to speak at today's event to mark 20 years of "Working Well Together" (WWT), a joint Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and industry campaign to help reduce death and injury in the construction industry. The Lancashire & Merseyside, Manchester WWT Group and the Cheshire WWT Group came together for a unique joint event that included a mock trial based on a fall from height accident scenario in the workplace.

Time for a coffee at HQ Institution of Civil Engineers One Great George Street

A few things to reflect upon at the AIF Conference 2019

In action last week with the TWf at HPC

A great trip to Hinkley Point C. Must find an excuse to go back. :-)

Off to BSI to chair PH/5, Personal fall protection. Can't escape the B-word.

So, another day trip to London. This time to hear all about the new BS 5975: 2019.

"One of the great mistakes is to judge policies and programs by their intentions rather than their results."

Milton Friedman

Thom Kramer, Chair, ANSI Z359, Fall Protection Committee, speaking at the London Work at Height Seminar 2019

IRATA International has published a poster, "Prevent dropped objects: Someone's life may depend on it". A copy can be downloaded from their website, https://t.co/AkaVcujkHV

IRATA International

NEW - BS 8630:2019, Specification for portable stagings and folding trestles

The British Standards Institution (BSI) has published a draft of public consultation of BS 8630: 2019.

This is a full revision of BS 2037 and BS 1129, and introduces the following principal changes:
• the deletion of requirements for portable ladders which are now specified in BS EN 131; and
• new requirements and tests for trestles and stagings including new requirements for side protection for stagings and the strength and stability of stagings and trestles when used together.

Comments are invited by BSI with a closing date of 24th July 2019. See: https://standardsdevelopment.bsigroup.com/projects/2017-04061

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NEW - BS # # Specification for the use of counterbalanced edge protection systems in permanent applications

BSI has published a proposal to prepare a standard specifying the requirements for the design, performance, testing, marking, and instructions of manufactured free-standing guardrails that rely on mass and friction and that are intended to protect workers from a fall hazard. These guardrails are not fixed to a structure.

See: https://standardsdevelopment.bsigroup.com/projects/9019-02877

EN 13374 covers temporary edge protection. Permanent edge protection installed into the structure is covered by BS 6180. BS # # will cover counterbalanced edge protection systems that are installed and remain in place for the life expectancy of the facility.

Comments are invited by 25th June 2019.

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"High Priorities": Reflections on the report from a UK parliamentary group that makes four recommendations to reduce the overall number of falls related to work at height, the cause of one in four workplace fatalities. https://www.ioshmagazine.com/article/high-priorities

High priorities | IOSH Magazine A report from a UK parliamentary group makes four recommendations to reduce the overall number of falls related to work at height, the cause of one in four workplace fatalities.

Westminster Hall debate (Backbench Business) - Working at Height: Safety (2nd May 2019)
https://www.theyworkforyou.com/whall/?id=2019-05-02a.179.1&s=Construction+design+and+management+regulations .2

Working at Height: Safety — [Steve McCabe in the Chair]: 2 May 2019: Westminster Hall debates - TheyWorkForYou TheyWorkForYou is a website which makes it easy to keep track of your local MP's activities.

House of Commons Library: "Preventing serious injury and fatalities while working at height" (including Commons Library Debate Pack).

https://t.co/Xk8adMdQH8

Preventing serious injury and fatalities while working at height - Commons Library briefing - UK Parliament MPs will debate serious injury and fatalities while working at height, on Thursday 2 May at 1.30pm in Westminster Hall. Alison Thewliss MP will open the debate.

Westminster Hall debate, "Preventing serious injury and fatalities while working at height", Thursday 2nd May 2019, 1.30pm,
https://t.co/DZwXijZ8lO

Parliament UK: What's On United Kingdom Parliament: Calendar of forthcoming and past events.

The draft of a revised edition of BS 8411, Safety nets on construction sites and other works - Code of Practice, is available now for public comment: https://t.co/PnjPQj8wy7
(NOTE: You will need to log in or register to comment.) The deadline for comments is 8th July 2019.

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Draft for Public Consultation (DPC): BS 7883:2019, Personal fall protection equipment – Anchor systems – System design, installation and inspection - Code of practice. https://t.co/3Cy8DwIZT3

Draft for Public Consultation (DPC) - BS 7883:2019 Personal fall protection equipment – Anchor systems – System design, installation and inspection BS 7883: 2019, when published, will supersede BS 7883:2005 (which will be withdrawn). It provides information relating to anchor devices and recommendations for their installation and use in conjunction with personal protective equipment for protection against falls from a height.

Pleased to have been invited to speak today to the All-London Borough's Health and Safety Liaison Group (EHOs) on "Work at height: when it all goes wrong". A resume of nine fatal accidents attended between 2002 and 2004.

Hear, read, mark, learn and inwardly digest ...

"Preventing serious injury and fatalities while working at height". Published today.