Health, Safety, Ethical & Environmental
The latest news from the Stone Industry
24 January 2021 | Health, Safety, Ethical & Environmental
Paul Simmonds, Digital Marketing Manager of Wunda Group, explains how Underfloor heating helps homeowners take back power on energy costs.There’s a lot to be said about waking up on a cold...
15 January 2021 | Health, Safety, Ethical & Environmental
by Amy Webb, Trainee Sustainable Engineer at building services design consultancy Whitecode Design Associates I always knew I wanted to work in sustainability. My appreciation for...
6 January 2021 | Health, Safety, Ethical & Environmental
The Worktop Fabricators Federation (WFF) has passed on a fresh warning to its members in the face of the new year lockdown to make sure their covid precautions are up to date. Secretary General...
22 December 2020 | Health, Safety, Ethical & Environmental
HeidelbergCement plans to have the world's first full-scale cement carbon capture & storage facility up and running at its Brevik plant in Norway in 2024. Funding for the project is...
8 December 2020 | Health, Safety, Ethical & Environmental
The National Federation of Builders’ Major Contractors Group has armed main contractors with practical tools for accelerating a move towards achieving net zero carbon with the publication of a...
3 December 2020 | Health, Safety, Ethical & Environmental
The latest fine for exposing workers to the risk of the debilitating and painful condition of hand arm vibration syndrome (HAVS) has earned the employer an £80,000 fine with £5,293.10...
1 December 2020 | Health, Safety, Ethical & Environmental | 2 Comments
A man has died at West Midlands worktop company Graniteland after stone slabs fell on him. The incident happened at the Graniteland premises on Lyde Green, Halesowen, at about 3.20pm on Monday...
16 November 2020 | Health, Safety, Ethical & Environmental
A company has been fined £24,000 and ordered to pay £1,412.24 in costs after an employee cut his face when an angle grinder kicked-back. The cutting disc caused a deep...
5 November 2020 | Health, Safety, Ethical & Environmental
111 fatal injuries at work (40 in construction) 693,000 non-fatal injuries (61,000 in construction) 1.6million working people suffering from a work-related illness (81,000 in construction)...
1 November 2020 | Health, Safety, Ethical & Environmental
After weeks of saying it will not happen, the government plans to return to a national lockdown in England, at the same time extending the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (the furlough) for another...
21 October 2020 | Health, Safety, Ethical & Environmental
The Health & Safety Executive (HSE) is carrying out spot checks and inspections on all types of businesses in all areas to ensure they are Covid-secure.In October HSE has been checking workplaces...
20 October 2020 | Health, Safety, Ethical & Environmental
A transport company has been fined £5,000 after an agency driver died following a pallet of stone tiles he was delivering falling on him.High Wycombe Magistrates’ Court heard how, on 23...
25 September 2020 | Health, Safety, Ethical & Environmental | 2 Comments
Health & Safety Executive Inspectors across Great Britain will be targeting construction firms during a month-long inspection initiative starting on Monday 5 October. They are focusing on dust in...
9 September 2020 | Health, Safety, Ethical & Environmental
Cathedral stonemasons are becoming a casualty of the coronavirus pandemic.There are 10 cathedrals that have their own stonemasonry workshops in the Cathedral Workshop Fellowship, the original nine...
21 August 2020 | Health, Safety, Ethical & Environmental
BS 8298 is one of the more useful British Standards as far as the stone industry is concerned, offering guidance on the use of stone for cladding buildings. Part 4 of the standard is currently being...