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See you in four years!

There was joy and sadness on Sunday evening as the closing cermony of the Paralympics ended.

If you have been under a rock for the last couple of weeks, you may not be aware team GB won 12% of the total number of gold medals available – the best since way back in 1968! Finishing second in the medal table behind China, GB set 49 Paralympic and 27 world records. Both the oldest (Anne Dunham) and youngest (Abby Kane) competitors on the team claimed medals, and 11 sports won gold medals with a record-equalling 15 securing at least one medal.

You can view the full medal table here.

So Well Done team GB! Now the challenge will be to maintain momentum and rise to the occasion once again in 2020!

A two-day celebration of the UK’s achievements at the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Rio is to start with a homecoming parade for the athletes in Manchester on 17 October, with more festivities in London the following day.

 

Construction news this week…

  • Moda Living and Apache Capital Partners have been given the green light for an £80m PRS development in Liverpool.
  • The government’s buying arm, the Crown Commercial Service, has finally invited bids for its long-awaited £2.9bn consultancy framework, please click here for further info.
  • Theresa May’s green light for Hinkley has raised hopes of a slew of infrastructure deals, despite Brexit, click here for full article.

 

MECsafe news this week…

There are still plenty of places available on our courses scheduled at Doncaster over the next couple of weeks:

  • SMSTS – 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 Sept (block week)
  • SMSTS – 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 Oct (day release)
  • CCNSG Refresher – 30 Sept (book refresher training asap, to avoid having to attend the initial course again)!
  • Fire Warden / Awareness – 26 Sept

If you would like to book or require any further information, please do not hesitate to contact us.

We are Winning!

Great Britain’s tally soars to 23 gold medals following our most successful day at the Rio Paralympics so far. (There were also some silvers picked up too)! For a full list of last nights events/wins, please click here.

Over in America, Trump ‘Feels Great’ as he wishes Clinton gets well soon after pneumonia diagnosis.

UK growth expectations have been downgraded after Brexit. The British Chambers of Commerce warns that, although the UK should avoid recession, a turbulent business period still lies ahead. Please click here for further details.

In Construction news…

The boss of the controversial HS2 rail link is leaving to take up a senior post at Rolls-Royce, the aerospace and engineering group has said. Please click here for full article.

London is worlds fifth greenest city!

Spurs buys five cranes for £400m stadium build. New £400m ground is being built right next to White Hart Lane.

In MECsafe news…

We still have places available on our SMSTS block week course in Doncaster (26th – 30th Sept), if you would like to book please contact us.

Superhumans!

Just over a week ago we saw the closing ceremony of the 2016 Rio Olympic games. Now, this week, Rio will be opening the 2016 Paralympic games. We will get to witness GB’s finest hopefully smash some records and bring some medals home.

Channel 4 will be providing the coverage over 11 days (from Weds 7th Sept). You can click here for your ultimate guide.

The effort, drive and training all athelets go to should never be underestimated. Here is a reminder of all the golds GB won four years ago… 34 golds in total!!

And in Health and Safety news…

Lighting up London’s bridges competition has now come to a close, six teams vie to light up the bridges. The winner will be announced in December 2016.

Birmingham firm, Associated Architects submits plans for 10,000 m² Leeds lab project.

Finally, acitivity in the construction sector has picked up after nose-diving in July following the Brexit vote.

 

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Get your giggle on!

If it’s your first day back to work today after the bank holiday weekend, you may be experiencing the post bank holiday blues! According to many psychologists the best way to make yourself feel a little brighter is to laugh. Either watch a funny YouTube clip right now or force yourself to laugh. By forcing yourself to laugh, you’ll set off a chemical reaction in your brain that will ensure your fake laughter turns into real laughter in the space of a few minutes.

Here is a funny YouTube health and safety related clip 🙂

Alternatively you could give MECsafe a call and to enquire about a course. Attending one of MECsafe’s courses will add value to you and your organisation, it will further your skills and develop your career. And certainly will get rid of those post bank holiday blues!

 

In other news, The CITB have serious concerns over Government funding cuts, please click here for the full article.

And there are some changes instore for Balfour Beatty, click here for further info.

 

If you would like any further information on any of the services MECsafe can offer, please do not hesitate to contact us!

 

Your one stop, Health & Safety Shop!

Welcome to MECsafe Limited, for those of you who come here often, you are probably aware that we offer Training and Health & Safety advice, but there is so much more we are able to offer, for example:

  • Site Inspections
  • Audits
  • Health & Safety Policies
  • Accident Investigations
  • Fire Risk Assessments
  • Fire Station Hire
  • Extinguisher Servicing
  • Asbestos Surveys
  • Electrical PAT Testing

…and much, much more! Please contact us for more details of what we could help you with!

On a completely different note, did you see the olympics this weekend? Super Saturday certainly rolled into Super Sunday. You can see the highlights in photographs here.

And now for the latest construction news (which is what you probably came to this section of the website for)!
Contractors are not changing their business plans more than 50 days after the EU referendum, despite just under half seeing projects put on hold, according to the latest CN Barometer. Click here for the full story.

Preparations for this year’s Basements and Underground Structures 2016 conference are well underway with over 30 speakers and 180 senior industry figures already registered to attend. If you would like to attend, book by 9th Sept 2016 and save £50!

J G Hale Construction Ltd based in South Wales has been fined £100,000 for running an unsafe timber-frame construction.

If MECsafe can be of any assistance to you, please do not hesitate to contact us! 🙂

New this week!

Firstly a huge congratulations and well done to our British swimmers over in Rio – Adam Peaty and Jazz Carlin! Both are proof with hard work, determination and training you can go a long way! Hopefully these will be first of many medals to come home, all the best to the rest of team GB out there 🙂

Now, for all the latest construction news…

Bam Nuttall is in pole position to build a £300m tidal barrage project that is attracting interest from major pension funds.

A Hertfordshire-based home improvement company has been fined after the unsafe removal of asbestos material from a domestic property.
St Albans Magistrates’ Court heard how Ace of Hearts Home Improvement Limited (AOH) removed asbestos containing materials (ACM) from a domestic property in St Albans. Click here for full article.
If you would like UKATA Asbestos training, please call us on 01302 775900.

And finally, A new technique deep under London in Crossrail’s 42km of tunnels has seen how 3D scanning can be ‘unwrapped’ into 2D to rapidly speed up preparation for drilling. Click here for more info.

Latest News

Hereford Construction News
Hereford MP Jesse Norman has been given ministerial responsibility for construction and infrastructure. He was the former chairman of the culture, media and sport select committee and has played trumpet for a parliamentary jazz band. Click here for the full article.

UK Government
EDF director says group not worried after UK government delays Hinkley. The director-level source insisted that “the mood [within EDF] was very positive” despite business and energy secretary Greg Clark saying he would now need more time to consider the scheme.

CSCS News
From 1 August 2016 the following changes to Trainee cards will be introduced:
• Only one Trainee card (irrespective of occupation) will be available
• The card will be red in colour and clearly marked “Trainee”
• The occupation will not be displayed on the reverse of the card. It will simply say Trainee
• The card will be valid for 5 years and will be non-renewable
• Prior to applying for a card an applicant must register for a CSCS recognised construction related qualification
• SSSTS, SMSTS and NEBOSH General will not be accepted as routes to a Trainee card
• Applicants for a Trainee Card must have completed the appropriate CITB Health, Safety and Environment Test within the last 2 years.
• Applicants must complete their qualification before the Trainee card expires
• On completion of their qualification applicants can move onto a skilled CSCS card
For further information, please click here.

MECsafe offer Health & Safety Awareness courses and CSCS tests on the same day (at the same training centre), which is handy if you need to apply for a “Labourers” CSCS card! (We can even apply for your card for you)! You can find out further information here.
labourers card BLOG

New This Week

Infrastructure and housing focus for incoming prime minister. Theresa May, who will get the keys to Number 10 tomorrow, has pledged more government-backed infrastructure bonds, more housebuilding and a revamped industrial strategy.

Like most businesses in construction, developing our own talent has become more crucial than ever. If you would like to develop your career prospects, become a safer worker or just update your knowledge start here.

The demolition of the remaining section of Didcot Power Station could be carried out in two weeks time.

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MECsafe Social Media Platforms

MECsafe Limited are active on a number of social networking platforms Including Facebook, Twitter, Google + as well as the MECsafe Blog. All the latest H&S updates, relevant enforcement cases, MECsafe news and course availability etc will all be now uploaded to view on these online outlets. With all these platforms in place and information being easier to access than ever, we will no longer be uploading a Monthly Newsletter to the MECsafe website. To keep up to date on all the latest H&S news and updates please follow us on one of the below platforms or check back regularly to the Blog updates on our website;

Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/MECsafe-Limited-842930975767643/
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CSCS Profile Route Eleminated

The CSCS Profiled Route was introduced in 2011 as a route to the Black or Gold Card for construction site managers or supervisors who have on-site experience but no nationally recognised qualification in construction. The primary objective of CSCS is to provide evidence that individuals working on construction sites have the required training and qualifications for the type of work they carry out.

With the announcement made by the construction leadership council, Profiled Route no longer supports industry’s desire for a fully qualified workforce.

Applicants will still be able to apply for a Construction Site Manager or Construction Site Supervisor CSCS card, but will be required to complete an NVQ/SVQ levels 4, 5, 6 or 7*.

Please note that existing cards issued under Profiled Route will remain valid and can be renewed as normal provided applicants renew their cards in line with CSCS scheme requirements.