CPA Bulletin

www.cpa.uk.net CPA Bulletin > August 2024 47 British Concrete Pumping Group (BCPG) The last British Concrete Pumping Group steering committee meeting took place on Thursday 20th June 2024 at the Heart of England Conference & Events Centre, Meriden Road, Fillongley CV7 8DX, with the meeting agenda covering a range of topics, including: • Recent Safety Issues • HSE Update • Blockages/FPS • Group Levy Update Construction Hoist Interest Group (CHIG) The last Construction Hoist Interest Group meeting took place on Thursday 4th July 2024 at the Heart of England Conference & Events Centre, Meriden Road, Fillongley, CV7 8DX in the form of a working group for the Safeguarding Requirements for Landing Gates for Temporary Installed Construction Hoists document development. The next Construction Hoist Interest Group steering committee and open meetings will take place on Wednesday 2nd and Thursday 3rd October 2024 respectively. The meeting venue is the Heart of England Conference & Events Centre, Meriden Road, Fillongley, CV7 8DX. Crane Interest Group (CIG) The last Crane Interest Group steering committee meeting took place as a hybrid event on Tuesday 2nd July 2024 at the Heart of England Conference & Events Centre, Meriden Road, Fillongley CV7 8DX, with the meeting agenda covering a range of topics including: • TINs & Publications Update • HSE Update • CIG1801/CIV0063 - Mobile Cranes Alongside Railways Update • ILLAPG Update • Abnormal Loads/Embargo/Police Enforcement Challenges • CPA Update • Handover of Cranes Guidance Update • Guidance on When a Lifting Operation Should be Winded Off • CIG2308 - Tendering, Management and Operation of Cranes Update • CIG Members Survey - Operators Hours Update • ESTA Activity Update and Publications Access • CIG Group Levy Suction and Vacuum Excavator Special Interest Group (SAVE) The next Suction and Vacuum Excavator steering committee meeting will be communicated once agreed and confirmed by the group, with the meeting format and venue confirmed at a later date prior to the meeting. Shoring Technology Interest Group (STIG) The next Shoring Technology Interest Group technical and steering committee meeting will be communicated once agreed and confirmed by the group, with the meeting format and venue confirmed at a later date prior to the meeting. Tower Crane Interest Group (TCIG) The last Tower Crane Interest Group Steering Committee meeting took place on Tuesday 16th July 2024 at CCT Venues, 2 East Poultry Avenue, London EC1A 9PT. VERTIKAL DAYS 2024 - JOINT CIG/TCIG OPEN MEETING A joint Crane Interest Group (CIG)/Tower Crane Interest Group (TCIG) open meeting will be hosted by CPA on Thursday 12th September 2024 from 10am-12pm in the Cedric Ford Pavilion at Newark Showground during Vertikal Days. For further details, please email Rob Squires at rob @ cpa.uk.net Special interest groups SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS