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		<title>Competent Person Service</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 13:58:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Why do you need a Competent Person? &#160; As an employer, you must “appoint one or more competent person to assist” with health and safety – it’s the law. So, where does it say that? well, Regulation 7 of The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 states “Every employer shall appoint one [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fire Safety Building Regulations 2007 Part B</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fire Safety Presentation on Building Regulations Part B 2007 View more presentations from David Cant.]]></description>
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		<title>Top Tips for Inspecting Scaffolding</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[  A suitably trained, qualified and competent person will carry out at least weekly inspections of all scaffolds as detailed in this document in pursuance of the The working at height regulations 2005. Scaffolding must be inspected before first use.   Here is a basic checklist for inspecting Tube and Fitting Scaffolds.   FOUNDATIONS Inspection [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Asbestos survey &#8211; The legal duty</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 requires an employer to provide a safe workplace. Asbestos, a category 1 chemical carcinogen, is subject to a specific set of regulations: the Control of Asbestos Regulations (CAR) 2006. These regulations cover work with asbestos, prohibitions on the importation, supply and use of asbestos, and licensing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Asbestos Survey &#8211; The Reasoning</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Did you know that the name Asbestos derives from the Greek word a-, “not”; sbestos, “extinguishable”. Some say that this term may refer to the everlasting wicks of the ‘Eternal Flame’ in the temple of the Vestal Virgins, or possibly an alternate translation such as “indestructible” maybe more appropriate. You can safely say that [...]]]></description>
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