HSEs Working Minds campaign welcomes 6 new partners across the construction industry to help reach trades and offer free support. Working Minds helps employers prevent stress and support good mental health, providing free online learning and resources. This includes our new bitesize learning, which covers what the law requires of employers and whats needed to do to be compliant. Joining the campaign this month are the Asbestos Removal Contractors Association (ARCA), the Contract Flooring Association (CFA), the Chartered Institute of Plumbing and Heating Engineering (CIPHE), the Electrical Contractors Association (ECA), the National Federation of Demolition Contractors (NFDC) and the National Federation of Roofing Contractors (NFRC). If you or someone you know needs help or support, reach out and ask how they are feeling and coping. To find out more: Read our latest press release Visit our Working Minds website to access free tools and support, including free online learning, templates and details of helplines HSEs 'Asbestos Your Duty' campaign targets those responsible for managing asbestos in buildings (dutyholders). To support dutyholders, we recently updated our webpages for the duty to manage asbestos in buildings. This includes guidance on: what the legal duty is and the steps required to comply with the law who the dutyholder is, depending on the type of building etc, and what they must do new templates of an asbestos management plan and an asbestos register with a site plan examples of how asbestos can be managed across different industries The campaign provides dutyholders with a range of resources. You can: download the asbestos management plan template and the asbestos register template for your buildings answer a few simple questions to check if you have a legal duty to manage asbestos view examples of where asbestos can hide watch our video explaining the steps to the duty to manage asbestos in buildings HSE has made recent updates to 2 publications on first aid at work: First aid at work: Guidance on regulations (L74)
This publication sets out what you need to do to address first aid provision in the workplace. The updates include emphasising employers responsibilities to take account of employees mental health in their first aid needs assessment Selecting a first aid training provider: A guide for employers (GEIS3)
This publication helps you identify and select a competent training provider to deliver your first aid training needs. It has been updated to simplify what employers should consider when selecting a training provider The updates do not change what is required to comply with the law. For further advice, resources and information visit our first aid website. There are a range of upcoming virtual and in-person events and training courses organised by, or which involve HSE including: Achieving safety culture excellence for the construction industry: HSE webinar
14 March (pm), live online
HSE experts will present a free, hour-long, knowledge-sharing webinar on how to successfully and sustainably improve safety culture, the resources available and how the HSE Safety Climate Tool could help your organisation
Construction Industry Advisory Network (CONIAN) update event
20 March, 3Ms facility, Bracknell, Berkshire
CONIAN, the industry stakeholder network associated with CONIAC (the Construction Industry Advisory Committee), will be holding its latest update event for the construction industry later this month Find out more about HSE's training, webinars and events.
WWT events 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: Working at Height: Controlling the Law of Gravity
20 March (am), Ledbury
Management of Workplace Transport Health and Safety
21 March (am), Walsall Work at Height Company and director fined after worker seriously injured Links for further guidance and information: Assessing all work at height Gas Safety Unregistered plumber handed suspended prison sentence Links for further guidance and information: Gas safety for employers | 