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Construction Newsletter Construction update Newsletter Issue 2 2015 Welcome to issue 2 of the 2015 QBE Construction Newsletter With summer here and temperatures Solar radiation set to rise in certain areas of the Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the UK with just under 116,000 cases diagnosed annually. Construction workers are country employers need to be aware the most-at-risk group for this type of cancer. The construction of the effects of solar radiation, industry accounts for 55% of all skin cancer registrations and 58% particularly on a workforce that is of all skin cancer related deaths. Where outdoor tasks cannot be eliminated, it is important to exposed throughout the working minimise the risk to the worker. day. We take a look at some of the What employers can do: measures you can implement to • Educate workers on the dangers of the sun protect your workforce. • In situations where it is not possible to avoid people working in direct sunlight and shade cannot be provided, consider rotating There is good news for the UK construction sector with research workers to minimise potential exposure to direct sunlight forecasting that output will rise by 15% over the next nine months, Ensure workers on site are not working topless. Clothing although capacity is already stretched in London and we are • designed for work outdoors in sunny, hot weather should be seeing an increase in local labour costs as a result. worn. The clothing should be quick drying, high wicking and Apprenticeships are to be given the same legal status as university have a UV protection rating of 30+ degrees in a move by the government which they hope will drive • Hats and neck covers should always be worn. It is worth more young people in to work training schemes, a move that remembering that 80 per cent of skin cancers are on the head could be very beneficial to the construction industry. or neck. The fabric should have a UPF of 30+. For those required to wear safety helmets, attachable neck protection should be QBE and law firm BLM have produced a new CDM 2015 guidance made available document for clients, which is available to view within this newsletter. • Provide or encourage workers to use sunscreen. The sunscreen We take a look at The Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate selected should have a SPF rating of 30 and a UVA four-star rating Homicide Act 2007 and how the legal landscape is changing, as well as a brief update on the Sentencing Council consultation • Sunglasses assessed for work should be worn. These should be of a wrap around design to prevent sun creeping in at the sides which has recently been completed. and should be marked UV400 and offer 100% UV protection • Encourage workers to take breaks in the shade. Where no natural In this issue: shade is available, if practicable, canvas shades should be provided • Solar radiation • Encourage workers to regularly check their skin for unusual spots or moles that change size, shape or colour or that start bleeding • Construction set for bumper year and to seek prompt medical advice if they are concerned • Apprenticeships to be given legal protection For more information on health and safety challenges for the • CDM 2015 guidance Construction sector, download QBE’s Protecting Employees on • Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 site guide. • Sentencing Council Consultation IOSH has produced a number of free resources as part of the No • Construction Fatalities in Qatar reach significant levels Time to Lose Campaign which can be found at • Contractors vote for joined up approach www.iosh.co.uk/NTTL/Home/About-NTTL.aspx and we would • Recent court cases encourage all our readers to visit the IOSH webpage, and consider what you can do to improve the health of your workers. QBE Construction newsletter - Quarter 2 - 2015 | 2 Construction output is set to rise by 15% over the next nine months Scape Group Construction set for It is hoped that this move will help Corporate Manslaughter and bumper year crack down on firms that misuse the Corporate Homicide Act 2007 term apprenticeship to promote low Construction output is set to rise by 15% It has been seven years since the quality training. over the next nine months according to Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate analysts at built environment firm Scape Under the plans, unauthorised use of the Homicide Act 2007 (CMCHA 2007) came Group (source CITB). term would be illegal, as is already the case into force in the UK in April 2008. for the use of the term degree. Public sector building work is expected to So where are we now? grow by 11% during the final three quarters For schemes to be recognised as In the 12 years preceding the Act there of the year and has been one of the best apprenticeships they will have to meet a were only 11 prosecutions of companies performing areas of the industry, growing range of criteria, including the offer of at for manslaughter and of these only six by 13% over the last two years. least a year’s training. resulted in convictions. Further findings suggest that output across Further measures will see the Momentum is now gathering with a total of the whole construction sector has risen by Government’s aim of creating three million 16 cases being brought in the seven years 17% since the first quarter of 2013. apprenticeships by 2020 put into law and following the introduction of the act, and it form part of efforts to ensure that on-the- However, according to the Office of is therefore important for senior officers in job training schemes are seen alongside National Statistics the supply of new homes all organisations to ensure that their health university courses as a way into work. entering the property market is at its and safety risks are properly managed. lowest level since records started in 1978. These include the requirement for all public Prosecutions are now being brought within sector bodies, including schools, hospitals, In London the increase in activity has a much shorter time scale and there has prisons and police forces, to employ had the unfortunate effect of increasing been a significant increase in the number apprentices. labour costs as capacity is stretched. This of investigations being opened. has driven an additional increase in labour CDM Regulations 2015 update In addition to fines for breaching health costs in the south as labour migrates to & safety law, custodial sentences can and London to take advantage of higher wages. Following the recent implementation of the Construction (Design & Management) have been imposed, publicity orders and Regulations 2015 QBE Risk Solutions and remedial orders, as well as significant fines Apprenticeships to be given which can vary from £500,000 to many legal protection BLM Law have produced guidance on the key areas of the regulations. millions of pounds. The UK Government is planning to give Interestingly there has yet to be a apprenticeships legal protection to This publication can be read in full here prosecution of a large company with ensure they have the same legal status as Construction (Design & Management) complex management structures, although university degrees as part of the Enterprise Regulations 2015 with the gathering momentum this is likely Bill which will be making its way through to change in the future. parliament over the coming months. QBE Construction newsletter - Quarter 2 - 2015 | 3 Sentencing Council overall figure, for these three countries alone, nearly 40 trade bodies from within the consultation to in excess of 600 per year or over 1,800 National Specialist Contractors Council, between 2011 and 2013. representing over 11,500 firms, agreeing the The Sentencing Council Guidelines, which deal yesterday. provide guidance to courts on sentences It is likely that the total figure is significantly and fines, were last issued in 2010. A new higher as Bangladesh, India and Nepal Build UK is being set up to offer a strong consultation has just been completed and account for approximately 70% of the migrant collective voice for the contracting supply new guidance is expected in September 2015. workforce, with others coming from countries chain with the wider aim of improving as far apart as Egypt and the Philippines. conditions for the industry and its clients. The aim of the consultation was to improve consistency in the courts, introduce The Indian Government says in a press release: Business, Innovation and Skills minister Nick guidance for food safety offences, “Considering the large size of our community, Boles said: “For businesses and Government individual offences and offences not the number of deaths is quite normal.” an investment in construction is an investment in improving UK productivity. causing death, none of which are covered Can you imagine the response in the UK if under the current guidelines. such a statement was to be released? “The creation of Build UK is a very welcome development and places them in an The consultation also looked at the aims These are shocking figures and despite influential position to continue improving of sentencing, to ensure they are fair and the western world making huge advances performance across the sector.” proportionate, a punishment and deterrence in safety in the construction industry ( the and reflect the extent to which the offender London 2012 Olympic Games project was Joint chairmen of Build UK, Kevin Louch and fell below the required standard. completed without a fatality) there clearly James Wates, both said: “Our discussions remains a lot to be done globally. in the run up to the merger have clearly Construction fatalities in Qatar shown that we share a common position on A recent BBC news investigation has Contractors vote for joined up the majority of issues such as image, skills, highlighted a large number of fatalities approach health and safety, and procurement.
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