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Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015

News Released from HSE and CITBREVISED CONSTRUCTION (DESIGN & MANAGEMENT) REGULATIONS 2015January 2015Subject to Parliamentary approval, the revised Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 (CDM 2015) will come into force on 6 April 2015.The draft...

New – Category ‘A’ Asbestos Awareness Course

Here at Acorn Health and Safety we are forever looking at ways to further increase support of our customers within the construction sector as we continually develop the number of training courses that we are able to offer. More recently we’ve been working...

20 Tradespeople die every week

HSE launch new Asbestos safety campaign Did you know that if you work in the ‘Trades’ you could come into contact with deadly asbestos on average more than 100 times a year – this alarming statistic comes from a new survey commissioned by the Health...

Acorn Health and Safety Continues to Improve

….ISO 9001:2008 and CHAS Accreditation AchievedQuality is an integral part of our business – as a Health and Safety Training and Consultancy provider people’s lives may depend on the advice and the service that we provide. ISO 9001:2008 is a recognised...

Bath Company Sentenced for Exposing a Worker to Deadly Fumes.

A Bath company has been sentenced for exposing a worker to deadly fumes whilst working in a bathroom in June 2009. Colin Pocock, 55, was using an industrial paint and varnish remover to strip a resin coating from a bath at a housing association property in Eton Close,...

Repeals, Revocations and Amendments

6th April rings changes – some fear could compromise protectionsOn the 4th March 2013 the Health and Safety (Miscellaneous Repeals, Revocations and Amendments) Regulations 2013 were laid before Parliament and came into force on 6th April – these are still...