1. IOSH SOUTH DOWNS CONSTRUCTION SECTION 17 th September 2014.

2. Emergency arrangements @ K2. Please sign in. Welcome to all members. Any new members – who wish to make themselves known. News and updates. News from the floor. Next event – 19 th November 2014. Chair Jeff Manion 17 th September 2014.

3. The Construction Site Operative (CSO) Green Card is no longer available. There is a new green CSCS card for people working in labouring occupations. To obtain the CSCS card the requirements are to attend a ‘Site Safety Plus – Health and Safety Awareness Course’ (1 day) & pass the HSE test for operatives.

4. Markers/Inks for Use On Harnesses – Miller by Sperian The “Sharpie” brand of felt-tip marking pens from Sanford, Inc. uses a type of permanent ink that will not cause deterioration to nylon and polyester webbing. This is the only brand of marker that DuPont has tested and approved; if you have a marker other than Sharpie, please send the MSDS of the marker to the customer service department to be analysed by DuPont. If you have any additional questions on the subject please feel free to call Technical Service 800/873-5242. If you need another way to mark your harness, all Miller brand harnesses have a blank label in the back of the label pack to use for identification. Any permanent marker will work when using the blank label. SPERIAN Fall Protection, Inc. 1345 15th Street - PO Box 271 - Franklin, PA 16323 Toll-Free: 800 873-5242 – Tel: 814 432-2118 – Fax: 800 892-4078 www.millerfallprotection.com TL 059 Markers/Inks for Use On Harnesses 9-24-07

5. http://www.hse.gov.uk/aboutus/meetings/hse board/2014/130814/paugb1462.pdf

6. CDM 2015. 14. Among the 1427 responses received, some 65% were received from either CDM Co-ordinators or from the entertainments sector (which was not the target of the consultation) whose responses are effectively campaigns. 27. A substantial number of respondents to the consultation raised concerns about the perceived lack of flexibility in the transitional provisions of the revised Regulations. HSE acknowledges these concerns, and following more detailed discussions of the perceived shortcomings with industry stakeholders, proposes to redraft this provision to provide for more flexibility. The overall approach to simplifying the Regulations, however, is supported by the consultation.

7. CDM 2015. 56. HSE considers that there is a strong case to proceed with the revision to CDM broadly as proposed in the CD. HSE proposes, however, subject to Board agreement, to develop an ACOP in a reduced form as described in paragraph 31 (HSE believes, however, that a case has been made to develop a new, shorter signposting ACOP, complemented by the HSE and joint HSE-industry guidance and therefore seeks the agreement of the Board for this work to proceed in 2015). 57. The Board is therefore invited to agree that the proposed amendments to the Regulations proceed to the relevant Government clearances to allow the draft CDM 2015 Regulations to be included in the Statement of New Regulation 9, with a view to CDM 2015 coming into force in April 2015.

9. nigel.burgess@merck.comnigel.burgess@merck.com or phone (07974 444735). London Metropolitan Branch and Fire Risk Management Group have organised a joint fire safety seminar at Millwall FC on Thu 9 th Oct. Nigel Burgess fire specialist is disappointed that many safety professionals find themselves in positions of responsibility without having the requisite levels of experience, knowledge and training. This seminar will include periods where two different topics are being presented simultaneously which allows both novice and more experienced delegates to choose topics that are of particular interest to them. They have speakers that are leading experts in their field as well MP Jim Fitzpatrick who will provide the opening address and chair the panel debate. Jim is a passionate West Ham fan so getting him to come to Millwall was quite a challenge.

10. HSE source Provisional figures show construction workers killed (2013/2014) was 42. Previous year 39 a rise. The provisional figures released on the 2 nd July show that across all sectors 133 workers were fatally injured.

11. http://www.utilitystrikeavoidancegroup.org The Utility Strike Avoidance Group (USAG) is a collaborative group of over 60 utilities asset owners, industry groups and contractors that seek to ensure the highest standards of safety and best practice when carrying out work on the vital services for our homes and businesses. In particular it will help those carrying out work avoid disrupting supplies through accidental strikes on utilities in the ground. The USAG is free to join and there is no fee for signing the Charter or using the tool-kit

12. http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg327.pdf Working safely with acetylene Leaflet provides guidance on the fire and explosion hazards of acetylene. It is for people who use acetylene for welding, cutting and similar processes. 

13. ACOP Management of Health and Safety of Work Regulations The Management of Health and Safety of Work Regulations ACOP now withdrawn. The replacement guidance explains the Plan, Do, Check, Act approach and shows how it can help you achieve a balance between the systems and behavioural aspects of management. It treats H&S management as an integral part of management generally, rather than as a stand-alone system. http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/books/hsg65.htm

14. http://www.wos2014.net/EventProgramme.aspx Workingonsafety.net 2014 will focus on Learning from the past to shape a safer future. The conference will run over four days and will include keynote speeches, parallel technical sessions and a number of social and networking events. The main conference programme will start in the morning of Wednesday 01 October 2014 and finish after lunch on Friday 03 October 2014.