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 The FPS is setting up a new Sustainability Working Group to look at how the piling sector can move towards net-zero carbon production by 2050
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FPS to establish Sustainability Working Group

The FPS has a new Sustainability Working Group to look at how the sector can become carbon neutral

11 November 2020

 Central Piling has quarterly safety workshops with all staff to discuss best practice procedures, which provides space for the raising of concerns and the development of new ideas away from the pressures of the working environment
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Safety culture take off

What safety lessons can the construction industry learn from the aviation sector

20 October 2020

 Being able to take time out during the working day along with flexible work patterns are two solutions to improving workers’ health and safety within the construction industry
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Construction's biggest problem

Sleeping on the job is no laughing matter when it can cost workers their lives

13 October 2020

 The Federation of Piling Specialists (FPS) has published a new Guidance Note for the Mechanised Handling of Drilling Tools
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FPS publishes new guidance note for the mechanised handling of drilling tools

The FPS has published a new Guidance Note for the Mechanised Handling of Drilling Tools

02 October 2020

 Evidence of a move towards lowering emissions within the ground engineering sector can be seen with the development of equipment such as the electric-powered LB16 50T piling rig launched by Liebherr last year
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Our friends are electric - moving ground engineering to a greener future

Can ground engineering be more environmentally-friendly?

01 September 2020

 Central Piling supports charity work that its employees undertake having found it offers a fantastic opportunities for building camaraderie and effectiveness within the company’s regular operations
PILING

Activating seeking systems and the benefits of greater worker engagement

What can employers do to motivate their staff to do more?

19 August 2020

 The Federation of Piling Specialists says hand injuries caused by reinforcement cages on jobsites can be avoided if correct protocols are followed
PILING

Reinforcing cage safety

Writing on behalf of the FPS, Philip Hines looks at how to avoid hand injuries on job sites

05 June 2020

 Construction has the highest suicide rates of all industries in the UK, with two workers a day, on average, taking their own life
PILING

It's good to talk - mental health in the drilling industry

Is mental health wellbeing treated in the same way as physical health on job sites?

03 June 2020

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