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London Fire Brigade has announced that councils and businesses will face tough new penalties if they persistently call 999 to deal with non-emergency lift call outs.
Under the new rules, the Brigade will charge 290 plus VAT from the owners of buildings and lifts for attending non-emergency lift call outs. The charge is applied from the third occasion firefighters are called to the same building in a twelve month period.

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The next semester of the LEIA New Distance Learning course starts on 1st September. For course details and how to enrol click on the heading above

The IOSH Managing Safely for LEIA qualification will start afresh on 1st September. All the material is now contained in one workbook and the presentation is more stimulating and user-friendly, in line with IOSH requirements. Click on the title for further details.

Inquiry recommends legislation to introduce code of conduct in construction.
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Less than a week to go for the LEIA LiftEx Exhibition which will be held at the Excel Centre 22-23 May 2013. We look forward to meeting you there.

The LEIA Annual publication “Focus” is now available for download from the LEIA website in ‘Publications’

Recently, an inquest jury returned a verdict of unlawful killing after a woman died in a fall down a lifting platform well. This raises serious issues for lift owners over the control and use of lift landing door unlocking keys.

Project Bank Accounts (PBAs)will be introduced in government construction contracts awarded by Central Procurement Directorate on behalf of gevernment departments.

A short video on escalator safety is now on YouTube.

The government will name and shame big construction companies that screw subcontractors and suppliers by failing to pay their bills on time.