All Letters articles 鈥� Page 87
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Pressure on the HBF
You report that the government is to decide this month whether pressure testing will be required to conform with Part L of the 黑洞社区 Regulations (3 June, page 64).
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Get out of the office
As a woman involved in and passionate about a career in construction, I read with interest the article regarding the construction industry being 鈥渘o place for women鈥� (10 June, page 28).
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Turn the mike down 鈥�
Perhaps Ian Abley was simply trying to be provocative in his Open Mike article (10 June, page 34) but it is rather alarming that any professional designer should express such views. There is much to take issue with in his article but I will settle for the following.
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Nails, but no claws
It鈥檚 good to see 黑洞社区 espousing the cause for more women in construction but sadly the hammer-wielding lady on your front cover isn鈥檛 properly equipped for the job.
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Carrot health scare
Carrots may be good for you, as Roger Knowles suggests in his letter (3 June, page 36), but the idea of giving a bonus for a reduction in accidents has been tried in the offshore oil industry, with unfortunate results.
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鈥� in defence of architects
Ian Abley seems to be in denial about the responsibilities of designers for site safety.
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Speedy 3D 鈥�
Your article on the use of building models by contractors (10 June, pages 58-59) focuses on very large projects and organisations with professional clients and a large commitment of resources up front.
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A pragmatist writes
Ann Minogue鈥檚 recent article 鈥淵ou know it makes sense鈥� (27 May, page 47) listed the wholly unilateral benefits of the new British Property Federation form of consultancy agreement compared with the forms of the Association of Consulting Engineers, the RIBA and the RICS.
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Missing: One ombudsman
When I took up the tenancy of a flat from a Berkshire housing association I gave them a snag list of various items including health and safety breaches.
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In defence of management trainees
Although I agree that there are many young management trainees who clearly exhibit a worrying need to proclaim their greatness in front of anyone they meet, I would also ask that John Smith (27 May, page 31) acknowledges the many other hardworking, enthusiastic and motivated young individuals whose aim is ...
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Counting the cost
I read with interest the news that the Health and Safety Executive is to target injuries caused by manual handling with a view to 鈥減romoting the use of mechanical handling equipment鈥�.
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BIW vindication
Last year, you published a potentially misleading article concerning my company (鈥淚nland Revenue probes IT provider BIW鈥�, 24 September 2004, page 14) and a subsequent letter from me (8 October 2004, page 32), relating to BIW Technologies鈥� claims for some 拢400,000 worth of research and development tax credits.
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A bit of light pressure
In an attempt to meet the targets set by our government for a CO2 reduction of 20% by 2010 and a 60% reduction by 2050, we should embrace pressure testing as a way of demonstrating that the performance and construction of our dwellings is improving (3 June, page 64).
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An attack on adversaries
Nick Henchie (20 May, page 39) suggests Tony Bingham鈥檚 proposed 鈥渁rbitral investigator鈥� may be possible but is unlikely to succeed as it requires consent.
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Nice NEC does it
Ann Minogue (27 May, page 47) wrote: 鈥淎t last, someone has produced a consultancy agreement that applies the same terms for each member of the team.鈥�
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English: a construction skill
Your feature on immigration from the new entrants to the European Union (20 May, pages 26-29) chimes with the findings of the RICS鈥� UK construction industry survey earlier this year.
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Conspiracy theory
Stephen Ratcliffe, chief executive of the Construction Confederation, suggests that my article on the ailing CSCS scheme amounts to an outlandish conspiracy theory (20 May, page 17).