Construction & Structural Safety, Risk and CDM Specialist providing Consulting, Forensic and Expert Witness Services via @MPWRandR
Maidenhead
Joined October 2014
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MPW R&R along with Natasha Perry, CPsychol and Richard Roels undertook a two-month rapid review of the CDM 2015 Principal Designer role for HSE during February and March 2021
HSE has recently published a summary of the findings of that review as Research…lnkd.in/exuewPXJ
CROSS Newsletter 68 has just been published online and in PDF format, and is well worth a read as it provides commentary / lessons learned on structural and fire 'near-misses' involving:
- Potential dangers in misusing fire safety terminology
- Corrosion…lnkd.in/eqQgyZuq
CROSS Newsletter 67 has just been published online and in PDF format, and is well worth a read as it provides commentary / lessons learned on structural and fire 'near-misses' involving:
- Control of temporary works excavation
- Fire spread through balcon…lnkd.in/e8sgXYWw
TWf has just published Part 2 of its guidance on 'Temporary condition of reinforcement cages prior to concreting'. Part 2 provides Technical Guidance and supplements Part 1 which provides Management Guidance.
Reinforcement cages for walls, columns and…lnkd.in/epGBeixm
CROSS Newsletter 65 has just been published online and in PDF format, and is well worth a read as it provides commentary / lessons learned on structural and fire 'near-misses' involving:
- Concern that the structural design of some recent buildings may no…lnkd.in/eRrniCdu
CROSS Newsletter 66 has just been published online and in PDF format, and is well worth a read as it provides commentary / lessons learned on structural and fire 'near-misses' involving:
- Concern that the structural design of some recent buildings may no…lnkd.in/eiXVpFpZ
HSE has just released the third edition of HSG 168 'Fire safety in construction'. This update supersedes the 2010 version and is compatible with the requirements of CDM 2015.
In particular, Appendix 4 clarifies what each of the f…lnkd.in/eTjqNTTy lnkd.in/epS5-XS7
The government has just published two 12-week consultations with responses required by 12 October 2022 on:
1 - The new safety regime for occupied higher-risk buildings
2 - Implementing the new building control regime for higher-r…lnkd.in/etZ-Bh3w lnkd.in/eWAMPENa
HSE's Building Safety Regulator (BSR) has just published a series of guides covering safety cases and safety case reports for occupied high-rise residential buildings to help people prepare for the new building safety regime. Thes…lnkd.in/epC-zdU2 lnkd.in/eDzviCNS
CROSS Newsletter 65 has just been published online and in PDF format, and is well worth a read as it provides commentary / lessons learned on 'near-misses' involving:
- Concerns over robustness of some 20 year old buildings
- Fire…lnkd.in/eMbVQnKx lnkd.in/eu56U-8m
This presentation by Ray Filip is well worth watching. It contains lots of really useful guidance and good practice on the Procedural Control of Temporary works based on Ray's extensive experience. Thanks to Andun Engineering Consultants for organising…lnkd.in/ehy5zEWJ
The latest CROSS report is well worth a read. As well as structural safety issues, CROSS has expanded to include fire safety specialists and we now provide anonymised reports on fire safety.
The latest newsletter contains reports on lessons learned rela…lnkd.in/dyrESu95
The latest version of the Building Safety Bill (as amended by Committee and dated 27 Oct 2021) is now available for download. Plenty to read in this document - it's 222 pages long.
#buildingsafetybill #buildingsafety #structuralsafety #firesafety lnkd.in/gJEb9TWv
Mike Webster retweeted
🚨Brand new TWf information sheet
Considering temporary works early in a project: Reducing cost, improving buildability and reducing risk 👷
Share among your networks 🤝
Click below to view the full document 🔽
twforum.org.uk/viewdocument/…
#TemporaryWorks #TWf #ConstructionUK
Mike Webster retweeted
The Temporary Works Forum (TWf) has issued Information Sheet No. 14, Considering temporary works early in a project: Reducing cost, improving buildability and reducing risk #temporaryworks #twf twforum.org.uk/viewdocument/… – at Sale, England
HSE has just released a document summarising the safety case principles for high-rise residential buildings. Well worth a read to get a feel of what be required.
#structuralsafety #firesasfety lnkd.in/edCfmDi5
Mike Webster retweeted
Want to work at CROSS? We are looking for a Scheme Manager to manage the day-to-day operations of CROSS in the UK. If you have in-depth knowledge of structural engineering and interested in making structures safer find out more details bit.ly/3kGEMZ2 @IStructE
The Government published the Building Safety Bill today along with a range of supporting documents. These include draft regulations for:
- Higher risk buildings; and
- Appointment of persons, Industry competence and Duty holders.…lnkd.in/gr_GZsi lnkd.in/gHfRVFa
Mike Webster retweeted
"The main 53m pre-stressed pre-cast concrete span truss was in position when cracks appeared at a node and over a period of almost three weeks they visibly worsened until collapse occurred"
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