The CDM 2007 Regulations

The Building and Construction Industry is statistically the most dangerous in Britain.

Most people in the industry agree that improvements in health and safety are needed. The problem is that the original CDM Regulations introduced in 1994 were seen as too complicated.

Getting health & safety right involves changes in changes in attitudes and behaviour. But as important is making health & safety easy to follow and manageable.

That’s where we step in to help you!

The new CDM 2007 Regulations explain each area of construction work and the appropriate safety precautions needed. They are much easier to follow and the full detail can be found at http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2007/pdf/uksi_20070320_en.pdf.

The key to compliance is to get

• the right attitudes and 'buy in' from everyone in the business
• the right products to allow workers to apply safety on site
• the right training tools to communicate safety at each level (try onsite safety booklets)

We are continually developing and sourcing products to help The Building and Construction Industry. If there is anything you cannot find, call us and we will do everything we can to source it for you. If you need help on any aspect of Building and Construction Safety, call us on 0844 870 8770.

Corporate Manslaughter Act 2007

The Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 came into effect on 6th April 2008.

Companies and organisations can now be found guilty of corporate manslaughter as a result of serious management failures resulting in a gross breach of a duty of care.

The Act details the criminal liabilities of companies where serious failures in the management of health and safety result in a fatality. Full details can be found http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2007/ukpga_20070019_en_1.

The liability of directors, board members or other persons under health and safety law and general criminal law is unaffected. Any individuals can still be prosecuted for separate health and safety offences.

This puts even greater emphasis on getting health and safety right in the Building and Construction Industry. The main focus will be to have an accountable health & safety management system. Sounds a bit scary but it’s actually not that difficult.

Health & Safety Management starts with a system. Systems can start with a simple set of instructions and procedures and develop from there. Why not try the HSG Health & Safety Manual, containing helpful procedures and formats for risk assessments.

Disclaimer: The Health & Safety Group Ltd have provided the enclosed information on the basis that the content contained within these documents is to the best of our knowledge accurate at the time of publication. The Health & Safety Group Ltd does not accept any liability for the accuracy of the information.