A round up of some recent HSE prosecutions and enforcement action in the construction sector and links to relevant advice.

Asbestos

Utility company fined after exposing employees to asbestos

Further information

Asbestos health and safety

Electricity

Construction firm fined after employee suffered serious burns

Further information

Electricity

Construction Safety Topic – underground cables

Roofwork/ Working at height

Builder fined after worker fell from height

CITB is reviewing the Health, safety and environment (HS&E) test to ensure that it continues to contribute towards a qualified workforce with the right knowledge, skills and training.

New question styles

From January 2018 the test will include two new question styles:

•           Multiple-choice with images

•           Drag and drop with text

The content of the questions will not change, but some questions will be presented using the two new styles.

Digital revision materials

All digital revision materials have been updated (DVD’s, downloads and apps) and can be purchased at shop.citb.co.uk.  The hard copy revision materials will not be updated, but can still be used to revise for the test as the question content has not been changed.

For further details of the changes, and to try the new question styles go to citb.co.uk/hsetestdev.