In response to the Health and Safety Executives (HSE) consultation document 'Proposals for new regulations requiring the notification of tower cranes operating on construction sites', the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) feels little can be achieved by the formation of standalone regulations with regards to tower cranes.

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The CIOB has called for greater clarity in its response from the HSE, specifically around the benefits for a proposed register and the development of standalone regulations.

Adam Hollis of the CIOB’s Health and Safety Committee said: "We applaud the HSE for tackling this serious issue, but we feel there are alternative ways to gather the information without developing a new set of standalone regulations.

"It would be more sensible to develop them within existing Construction Design Management Regulations (CDM). This will be both a cheaper and less time consuming exercise for the HSE and the industry."

(CD/KMcA)