CPA Bulletin

www.cpa.uk.net CPA Bulletin > February 2024 45 British Concrete Pumping Group (BCPG) The next British Concrete Pumping Group meeting will take place in the first quarter of 2024, with the meeting format and venue communicated once arrangements have been confirmed. Construction Hoist Interest Group (CHIG) The Construction Hoist Interest Group Steering Committee and Open Meetings took place on Wednesday 18th and Thursday 19th October 2023 respectively as hybrid events, with both physical and virtual delegates attending. The meeting venue was the Heart of England Conference & Events Centre, Meriden Road, Fillongley, CV7 8DX, with the respective meeting agendas covering a range of topics including: • HSE Update • CHIG Guidance Document Update • BS7212 Revision Update • EN12159 and EN16719 Update • Hoist Selection Guidance Document • Rescue from Height on Hoists • NASC Update on Guidance for Scaffolders using Lifting Equipment • IPAF Update • Late Payment – How to Approach/Deal with Clients • Tackling the Skills Shortage • Non-Road Mobile Machinery (NRMM) Requirements Update Crane Interest Group (CIG) The Crane Interest Group Open meeting took place on Thursday 2nd November 2023 at the Heart of England Conference & Events Centre, Meriden Road, Fillongley, CV7 8DX, with the meeting agenda covering a range of topics including: • TIN and Publications Update and Review Programme Priorities • CAP 1096 Update • Minimum Standards for the Procurement of a Mobile Crane Guidance • HSE Update • Apprenticeship and Skills Update Suction and Vacuum Excavator Special Interest Group (SAVE) The Suction and Vacuum Excavator Steering Committee Meeting took place on Thursday 26th October 2023 at the Heart of England Conference & Events Centre, Meriden Road, Fillongley, CV7 8DX, with the meeting agenda covering a range of topics including: • Election of the new SAVE Interest Group Chair • Recent Safety and Operational Issues • Apprenticeship Potential Update • Standardisation of Manufacturer’s Instructions • Safe Use of Suction Vacuum Excavators - Good Practice Guide Review Shoring Technology Interest Group (STIG) The Shoring Technical and Steering Committee Meeting took place on Wednesday 29th November 2023 at the Holiday Inn Hotel, Queens Drive, Ossett, Wakefield, WF5 9BE, with the meeting agenda covering a range of topics including: • Recent Safety Issues • HSE Update • CITB Update • STIG Guidance Documents and TIN’s Review Update Tower Crane Interest Group (TCIG) The Tower Crane Interest Group Open Meeting took place on Wednesday 22nd November 2023 at Ironmongers’ Hall, Shaftesbury Place, Off Aldersgate Street, Barbican, London EC2Y 8AA, with the meeting agenda covering a range of topics including: • TINs and Publications Update • CAP 1096 Update • HSE Update • Non-Road Mobile Machinery (NRMM) Requirements Update • Training and Apprenticeship Update • Over Sail Licence Charges by the City of London • Refusal by TfL to Issue Advance Bus Diversion Quotations Special interest groups SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS