Culture Club If you are of a similar age to me, I bet the first thing that came into your head on reading that title was Boy George and all those great Culture Club songs. Actually, I didn’t really like them at the time – I was more into heavier stuff, but it’s funny how you … [Read more...] about Construction Industry Culture
RRC International Supports Health and Safety Week 2014
RRC International are proud supporters of Health and Safety Week 2014, an initiative that is celebrating the UK's 85% reduction in fatal accidents since the introduction of the Safety at Work Act in 1974. The UK's key health and safety bodies have untied to launch H&S Week … [Read more...] about RRC International Supports Health and Safety Week 2014
Environmental Responsibilities
Digital vs Paper – The jury’s out One of the photographs we looked at during a recent NEBOSH Environmental Awareness at Work pilot course featured a pile of waste electronic circuit boards that had been dumped in the corner of a farmer’s field somewhere in south-east Asia. I’m … [Read more...] about Environmental Responsibilities
What Is a Permit to Work?
Permission to speak, sir? That was it, wasn’t it – Corporal Jones’ usual request whenever he felt he had something important to say to Captain Mainwaring. I’m showing my age again with these ancient references – for the benefit of younger readers, I’m referring to the excellent … [Read more...] about What Is a Permit to Work?
Environmental Impacts
Which is the fairest of them all? One area that has interested me lately is how impacts on the environment are costed. This topic is more important than you might think, as it is the basis of many environmental laws and taxes. So it relates to all three of the reasons for … [Read more...] about Environmental Impacts