25th June 2012 – The number of people thought to have been affected by a recent outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in Edinburgh has risen to 95. There are now 48 confirmed cases and 47 suspected cases, with three of the patients in intensive care. The...
Three years ago Acorn Health and Safety achieved ISO 9001:2008 status for the provision of Health and Safety Training and Consultancy, something we are very proud of. To maintain our accreditation we are required to undergo an annual, independent review of our...
As part of the Industrial Training Board and Sector Skills Council’s commitment to increasing competence in the construction workforce CITB – Construction Skills is launching its improved Health, Safety and Environment Test from 2 April. Anyone taking the...
The Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 will come into force on 6 April 2012, updating previous asbestos regulations to take account of the European Commission’s view that the UK had not fully implemented the EU Directive on exposure to asbestos. In practice, the...
Inspectors to focus on unsafe refurb projects during coming months HSE Construction inspectors will be undertaking a further intensive inspection initiative during February and March 2012. These inspections will focus on the refurbishment/building site risks including...
Important Announcement for Suppliers At the last CHAS Scheme National Management Board meeting on the 8th November 2011 the board agreed to a proposal that our scheme should, like the majority of other health and safety pre-qualification schemes, move to an annual...