When a swimming pool is constructed the concrete is poured into sections to allow for expansion and contraction of each section. These joints must follow all the
Swimming pools need to be able to move and are constructed with ‘expansion joints’ to enable this to happen. Temperature changes will make the concrete tank expand
In 2009 regulations came into effect in order to protect the European Eel (Anguilla anguilla), whose numbers are in decline. Eels spawn in the Sargasso Sea and
Fish need to be protected from inlets and outfalls. If they gain access into pumping equipment they can be killed and fish stocks can be affected. Critical
Commercial divers with a Health and Safety Executive (HSE) approved diving qualification no longer require a Construction Skills Certification Scheme(CSCS) card to work within the construction industry.
Health and Safety in swimming pools is vital, yet there are still around 10 deaths every year caused by drowning. Each of these is a tragedy and
A Council in the UK has been prosecuted by the HSE to the sum of £18,000 and ordered to pay £7,500 costs following a terrifying incident. A
The following guidance is taken from the HSE publication ‘Managing Health & Safety in Swimming Pools’. “Abrupt changes in depth should be avoided in water less than
Bridge scour is the removal of sediment such as sand and rocks from around bridge abutments or piers. Scour is typically caused by swiftly moving water that
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