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About David Cant

A chartered (fellow) safety and risk management practitioner with 20+ years of experience. David provides a healthy dose of how-to articles, advice and guidance to make compliance easier for construction professionals, Architects and the built environment. Get social with David on Twitter and Linkedin.

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health and safety at work
Pushing and nudging: psychological techniques to raise standards

Nudging in the workplace is a subtle psychological technique used to encourage positive behaviour – and it could help improve site safety too. Your company is duty-bound to continually raise…

principal designer at a desk
Will Brexit make me less safe at work?

Uncertainty about Brexit has generated all kinds of predictions, including a reduction in workplace safety. But is that really likely? With news that Prime Minister Theresa May has finally thrashed…

Health and Safety at christmas
Christmas Elf n Safety Ruins Festive Fun. Again.

The annual Christmas elf n safety madness is in full swing. Here’s our favourite ridiculous stories this year. The first week of the new academic year, and the month of…

ISO45001 - Health and Safety Management
ISO 45001 – Why bother with health and safety management systems?

ISO 45001 is the new internationally recognised occupational health and safety management system replacing ISO 18001 standard – this is why you should implement it, today. According to statistics quoted…

Construction worker injury
MSDs are bad for your business.

Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) represent a serious long-term health issue for your employees – are you doing enough to protect them? Although well-intentioned, many workplace risk assessments only address visible dangers…

Construction robot
Is Brexit about to make UK construction sites SAFER?

New technologies are set to revolutionise UK construction sites and solve the skills shortage crisis. Confusion about Brexit is causing problems for the construction industry, mainly because no one is…

principal designer at a desk
Is your principal designer just paying lip service.

As a CDM Client, what steps do you take to ensure that your Principal Designer is managing the risks adequately on your behalf? What steps do you take to check…

man-walking-a-tight-rope
Workplace risk assessments are not difficult

Do you get frustrated with people NOT looking at workplace risk assessments with a degree of common sense with regards to controlling the residual risk needed in the workplace? Many…

wearables technology in construction
How wearable technology could make construction safer

Wearable technology is disrupting construction Devices like the Apple Watch may sound like a gimmick, but they could help raise standards on construction sites. Which can only be a good…

Is your cup of coffee harming the Barista?

Coffee shop jobs are sometimes the butt of unkind jobs, portrayed as an unskilled role for struggling millennials. But the reality is that coffee has been elevated to an art…

working at height safety
How to protect employees working at height

Working at height is the UK’s biggest cause of workplace deaths – this is what you need to know. The first rule of working at height on construction sites: don’t….

Artificial Intelligence in Construction

Technology is playing an increasingly important role in society, helping to automate common tasks, increase efficiency and productivity, and to drive down operating costs. As the name implies, artificial Intelligence…