HSE, as the Building Safety Regulator (BSR), has acknowledged the challenges and issues that recent delays to building control application approvals are causing industry. In a statement published via the Construction Leadership Council, BSR said it is contacting all applicants who have been directly affected and gave reassurance that the necessary contingency is in place for the service to stabilise and improve over the coming months and for the future.  Applicants are urged to play their part to help facilitate the process by ensuring applications provide quality, detailed information that clearly and comprehensively demonstrates compliance with building regulations.  Read the full statement Building control professionals who carry out any building control work in England or Wales must be registered with BSR. A temporary extension which allowed registered building inspectors in England to complete their competency assessment ended on 6 July.  Data from the register indicates a growing number of inspectors are joining the registered profession, reflecting the industryâs commitment to upholding high standards.  Read more in our press release There's no law for maximum working temperature, or when it's too hot to work. However, employers must keep workplaces at a comfortable temperature.  HSEâs temperature in the workplace webpages have practical guidance on what you can do to manage the risks so people can work safely in hot conditions.  This practical guidance includes advice on: managing workplace temperature outdoor working dehydration heat stress Incidents of building collapses or because work activity has rendered a structure unstable during demolition works have resulted in emergency road closures.  Interventions by authorities have then been required to deal with dangerous structures.  Construction clients, contractors and other stakeholders must thoroughly plan, manage, and monitor all demolition work.   HSE's website has guidance on: Demolition Structural stability during alteration, demolition or dismantling The Construction Industry Advisory Committee (CONIAC) working groups presented to its network of construction industry stakeholders, known as CONIAN (Construction Industry Advisory Network), earlier this year.  With a specific focus on health, delegates heard from the co-chairs of the 4 CONIAC Working Groups. Presentations delivered by the each of the working group co-chairs are now available: Supporting small employers Managing risk well Tackling ill health Keeping pace with change Working Well Together The CONIAC website also includes the regional groups that make up the Working Well Together initiative (WWT) and its health and safety events. These include: Excavations & plant safety and health awareness day
17 September (am), Doncaster Improving welfare facilities and employee welfare event
25 September (am), Leominster Asbestos Companies fined after 16-year-old worker exposed to asbestos Links for further guidance and information: Asbestos: Actions to take depending on your job role  Working on or near water Openreach fined following death of engineer Construction company fined £2.3m after worker drowned in river Links for further guidance and information: Prevention of drowning   Electricity Company fined after delivery driver electrocuted Links for further guidance and information: Electricity â overhead power lines  Mobile elevating work platforms (MEWPs) Company director given suspended sentence after worker crushed to death Links for further guidance and information: Mobile elevating work platforms (MEWPs)  Plant and machinery Construction company fined following death of HGV driver Links for further guidance and information: Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (PUWER)  Unloading vehicles Housing company fined after worker killed by concrete blocks Links for further guidance and information: Workplace transport â unloading activities  Volunteers Charitable trust fined following death of volunteer Links for further guidance and information: Volunteering: Guidance for employers | 