Construction Law

Simplified Health and Safety Legislation: More Detail
The Health and Safety (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2002 came into force on 17 September 2002, and are aimed clarifying various areas of health and safety legislation. These have previousl... | briefing | 27 Sep 2002 12:00AM

Crane safety for occupiers of premises
One of the issues that can be forgotten when refurbishing, extending or altering premises is the use of cranes. On 11 February 2005, two workers were killed and a third injured by crane collapse at... | briefing | 16 Feb 2005 9:55AM

Corporate killing - proposed reforms and recent case law
Recent high-profile cases have increased pressure for a new corporate killing offence. It is currently difficult to convict large organisations of manslaughter. How might this change? Backgroun... | briefing | 22 Oct 2004 11:24AM

Be prepared: health and safety legislation in the pipeline
Noise Existing regulations. Workers receive protection under the Noise at Work Regulations 1989. Under the 1989 Regulations, employers have a responsibility to reduce the risk of damage to thei... | briefing | 13 Oct 2004 1:29PM

Disability Discrimination Act
Introduction  The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 imposes duties on employers, trade organisations, service providers and landlords not to discriminate against disabled persons.  The d... | briefing | 14 Mar 2001 1:49PM

Surveyor prosecuted for failing to carry out an asbestos survey
A building surveyor who failed to meet his legal duties to carry out an asbestos survey during a refurbishment has been prosecuted by the HSE. Raymond Boyle was convicted of the Control of Asbestos... | case | 15 May 2008 4:38PM

Employer "did not care" about migrant workers' safety
In R v Shah Nawaz Pola (2007), the defendant was fined £750 and imprisoned for six months following an accident in which one of his workers, Dusan Dudi, suffered near-fatal head injuries. Pol... | case | 13 May 2008 4:39PM

Construction company fined after floor collapse
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is warning construction businesses to ensure that they have safe systems of work in place following the sentencing of a company after a floor collapsed at a bu... | case | 25 Jan 2008 12:23PM

HSE: public must be segregated from construction sites
The Health and Safety Executive has warned of the dangers of not segregating the public from construction sites, following the death of a man killed by a collapsing wall after an excavator had stru... | case | 20 Dec 2007 2:19PM

Developer fined £110,000 for injuries to migrant worker
A developer and a contractor from north London, whose poor working practices left a Polish construction worker, Pawel Szczotka, permanently disabled, were fined a total of £110,000 and ordere... | case | 19 Dec 2007 4:32PM

Revised CDM code comes into force
Contents 1. News: Revised CDM Code comes into force 2. Feature: Contracts and outsourcing 3. E-shop: Contracts and outsourcing 4. Network: Changes to the online advice NEWS 1. Revis... | ebulletin | 1 Feb 2002 2:14PM

Issues looming large for FMs in 2007
Workplace Law Group email Workplace Law Members' ebulletin no. 267 01 February 2007 © Workplace Law Network 2007http://www.workplacelaw.... | ebulletin | 1 Feb 2007 11:27AM

Workplace Law Network Members' ebulletin no. 227
Workplace Law Group email Workplace Law Members' ebulletin no. 227 19 April 2006 © Workplace Law Network 2006 http://www.workplacela... | ebulletin | 19 Apr 2006 6:23PM

Workplace Law Network Members' ebulletin no.214
Workplace Law Group email Workplace Law Members' e-bulletin no. 214 18 January 2006 © Workplace Law Network 2006 http://www.workplac... | ebulletin | 18 Jan 2006 5:56PM

Construction site health and safety
572 construction workers have been killed by accidents at work since 1997.Falls continue to be the biggest cause of fatal injury in Britain’s workplaces, with 24 of the 59 worker deaths in co... | Factsheet | 14 Sep 2007 5:04PM

BPF launches fully updated consultancy agreement
The BPF Consultancy Agreement, fully updated to include changes to reflect the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007, is available to buy from Workplace Law today. Developed by clie... | network news | 25 Jul 2007 12:00AM

Workplace Law FM Conference – CDM 2007 Regulations
One of the most fiercely debated and questioned issues at Workplace Law’s 8th Annual Facilities Management Conference today (31 January) proved to be the upcoming Construction (Design and Man... | network news | 31 Jan 2007 12:00AM

DRC sponsors 10th Disability: Making Buildings Accessible Conference
The Disability Rights Commission (DRC) has teamed up with Workplace Law Group to sponsor the forthcoming 10th Disability: Making Buildings Accessible Conference taking place at the Huntingdon Marri... | network news | 27 Jul 2005 12:00AM

Workplace Law launches the third edition of the UK’s top accessibility guide
Workplace Law Publishing has launched the third edition of the best-selling Disability: Making Buildings Accessible Special Report. Published on 25 July 2005 the third edition is essential rea... | network news | 26 Jul 2005 12:00AM

BPF launches new consultancy agreement in association with Workplace Law
The British Property Federation (BPF) has launched a new consultancy agreement which clients have developed in consultation with the industry. The consultancy agreement is endorsed by the Construct... | network news | 26 May 2005 12:00AM

HSE issues urgent safety warning about severe weather
The HSE has issued an urgent warning to construction companies to help prevent unnecessary accidents during the severe weather in the North West today. Wayne Crumpton, Principal Construction Inspec... | news | 12 Mar 2008 2:28PM

Construction site collapses, at least six injured
Six construction workers have been hospitalised after a building collapsed in Belfast city centre. Eyewitnesses said a floor gave way as concrete was being poured onto the top of a six-storey ... | news | 10 Mar 2008 3:43PM

HSE : a third of construction sites put lives at risk
Over one in three construction sites visited by HSE inspectors put the lives of workers at risk, warns the HSE’s Chief Executive Geoffrey Podger.The news comes after the HSE carried out more ... | news | 4 Mar 2008 4:11PM

News of unsafe building sites "no surprise" to union
The news that the HSE has closed ten out of 11 construction sites it visited in a recent blitz in Aberdeen is no surprise to construction union UCATT – it reckons that the high level of unsaf... | news | 25 Feb 2008 12:11PM

HSE spot checks close ten construction sites in Aberdeen
The HSE’s campaign of spot checks on refurbishment sites has been finding working practices so dangerous that, in one area, it has had to stop work at all but one site.   In the Sum... | news | 12 Feb 2008 4:42PM

Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 1994
These Regulations ( “the Regulations”) impose requirements and prohibitions with respect to design and management aspects of “construction work”, defined in regulation 2(1). | Regulation | 13 Sep 1994 10:49AM

Construction (Head Protection) Regulations 1989
These Regulations impose requirements for the provision of suitable head protection for and the wearing of suitable head protection by persons at work on building operations or works of engineering... | Regulation | 13 Sep 1961 8:06AM

Working with Contractors 2008: Special Report
Some of the most high profile health and safety cases have involved contractors – the leading case of R v. Associated Octel (1996), in which an employee of a specialist cleaning contractor wa... | Special report | 28 Sep 2007 3:50PM

Slips, Trips and Falls: how to avoid them in the workplace
Falls in the workplace remain a significant source of concern, both for employers and enforcing authorities. The HSE indicates that in the year 2006-2007, 45 people died and 3,351 suffered major in... | White paper | 22 Jan 2008 4:15PM

BPF Consultancy Agreement version 2.0
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Workplace Law Handbook 2008
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9th Annual Facilities Management Legal Update Conference and Dinner
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Facilities Management Legal Update 2007: Special Report
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Disability: Making Buildings Accessible - Special Report, 3rd Edition
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NEBOSH General Study Guide: Health and safety at work
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Workplace Law Handbook 2007
Over 700 pages of updated practical information for workplace managers in an easy to read A-Z format A-Z guidance on everything you need to know about HR and employment law, health and safet... | product

Building Regulations One-day Legal Update Conference 0907
Changes to parts of the Building Regulations in 2006 have health and safety implications for building managers throughout England and Wales. This conference gives an overview of recent changes ... | product

Health and Safety Training Policy and Management Guide, version 3.0
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BPF Consultancy Agreement
Published by the British Property Federation in association with Workplace Law Group, the BPF Consultancy Agreement provides a document where the same terms and conditions can apply to each consult... | product

Facilities Management Legal Update One-day Conference
All you need to know about the latest FM law and regulation in one day Welcome to this new event in the facilities management calendar, organised by the Workplace Law Group. The Facilities Manage... | product

CDM One-day Legal Update Conference 2007, LON 290307
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CDM One-day Legal Update Conference 2007, MAN 0307
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CDM One-day Legal Update Conference 2007, LON 220307
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CDM One-day Legal Update Conference 2007
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8th Annual Facilities Management Legal Update Conference and Dinner
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Asbestos: Duty to Manage Special Report
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IOSH Managing Safely Certificate 1106 CAR
Workplace Law Training is running the IOSH Managing Safely Certificate course – the UK’s most popular and accessible course for anyone who needs Health and Safety training. The cours... | product

Facilities Management: Legal Update - Special Report, Second Edition
The Facilities Management: Legal Update – Special Report, Second Edition gives facilities managers and other workplace managers practical guidance on the latest developments in health and saf... | product

NEBOSH: National General Certificate 0906 Manchester
The Workplace Law Training NEBOSH National General Certificate course is the UK's most popular course for facilities managers. The course starts on 21 September and is taught on a da... | product

IOSH Managing Safely Certificate 1006 LON
Workplace Law Training is running the IOSH Managing Safely Certificate course – the UK’s most popular and accessible course for anyone who needs Health and Safety training. The cours... | product

NEBOSH: National General Certificate 0306 London
The Workplace Law Training NEBOSH National General Certificate course is the UK's most popular course for facilities managers. The course starts on 21 March and is taught on a day-release... | product

NEBOSH: National General Certificate (FM) 1205 London
The Workplace Law Training NEBOSH National General Certificate (FM) course is specially designed for facilities managers. The course starts on 13 December and is taught on a day-release basis over ... | product

NEBOSH: National General Certificate (FM) 0905 Cambridge
The Workplace Law Training NEBOSH National General Certificate (FM) course is specially designed for facilities managers. The course takes place in Cambridge from 21 September and is taught on a da... | product

IOSH Managing Safely Certificate 0306 CAM
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IOSH Managing Safely Certificate LON 0206 - Day
The February London IOSH course is now fully booked. The next IOSH course in central London will be taking place from 15 - 18 May 2005 at the Strand Palace Hotel. click here for further... | product

Workplace Law Handbook 2005
Every business in the UK should own a copy of this essential publication! The Workplace Law Handbook 2005 is a complete A-Z guide to everything you need to know about HR and employment law, health... | product

10th Disability: Making Buildings Accessible Conference - Day Delegate
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10th Disability: Making Buildings Accessible Conference - Residential Delegate
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Facilities Management Legal Update Special Report
Essential up-to-date practical guidance for facilities managers. The Facilities Management Legal Update Special Report provides a complete update for facilities managers to get to grips with the... | product

NEBOSH: National General Certificate (FM) 0104 LON
The Workplacelaw Network NEBOSH National General Certificate (FM) course is specially designed for facilities managers. The course starts on 6 January and is taught on a day-release basis over 14 w... | product

Workplacelaw Network Handbook 2004
The bestselling Workplacelaw Network Handbook 2004 updates and builds on the A-Z content from the second edition. The Handbook was developed to help those involved in facilities management deal wit... | product

Disability: Making Buildings Accessible - Special Report, 2nd Edition
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NEBOSH: National General Certificate (FM) 0304 LON
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Architects Legal Update Conference and Dinner - 18-19 May 2004
This conference will help you to: - understand the requirements of new legislation and how propsed regualtions will affect your firm - review existing polices and practices and adapt them to co... | product