Regulars
Car Top Balustrades and Work at Height
Are the protective measures suitable for the work to be performed? A With the focus of this issue upon safety, a look at EN 81-20 provisions for lift car top...
Intent on Disaster
The perils of relying on a letter of intent In CLS Civil Engineering Ltd. v WJG Evans and Sons [2024], the court found that in the absence of a formally...
How To Evaluate Training
The definitive guide to thinking, tools and techniques You’ve spent big money, time, effort, blood, sweat and tears in creating your training program … but did it work? Was there...
Digitalisation’s Impact
A consultant’s take on AI and technology’s role in this industry now and moving forward As we enter 2024, the challenging background of economic instability, war and turmoil in Ukraine...
Pay First or Risk Disappointment
Court declines to save “true value” adjudication commenced prematurely. In Henry Construction Projects Ltd. v Alu-Fix (UK) Ltd. [2023], the Technology and Construction Court (TCC) dismissed a contractor’s application for...
A Move Toward Standardisation
European Union updates machinery standards with the new Machinery Regulation. submitted by Liftinstituut In a significant move to standardise machinery regulations across Europe, the European Union (EU) announced the publication...
Closing Skills Gaps
Top tips to improve your training needs analysis In the last edition, we looked at the structure for a training needs analysis (TNA). Now that you understand the importance of...
A Consultant’s Reflections
Your author discusses frustrations with U.K. regulations. The decision to scrap the UK Conformity Assessment (UKCA) mark and recognise the European Union (EU) CE mark is welcome, but too long...
Works Despite Quirks
Liability cap upheld by TCC notwithstanding difficult language In Drax Energy Solutions Ltd. v Wipro Ltd. [2023], the Technology & Construction Court (“TCC”) upheld a contractual clause said to impose...
Training Needs Analysis
How to help your staff help you. Why is training, and even lifelong learning, important? Well, what our grandfathers learnt was pretty much the same as what their grandfathers learnt....
