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“Through our strong membership, the

CPA has a powerful voice within industry and government on

all matters relating to construction andthe hire of plant.”


The CPA Bulletin is the official magazine of the Construction Plant-hire Association (CPA), the leading membership and representative body for construction plant-hire in the UK.

Established for over 80 years, we

now have over 1,700 members,

ranging from owner operators with

a single machine, right through to

the largest plant-hire companies

in the industry, with hire fleets of

thousands of machines.

The UK plant-hire industry is

the best established and most

professional in the world, and is

worth over £4 billion to the UK

economy. Together, CPA members

supply 85% of hired plant to the

construction industry.

The CPA is the UK’s principal point

of contact for all issues relating to

use of construction plant. We work

with government departments

and agencies, local authorities,

construction clients, private

companies, other trade associations

and third-sector organisations.

The CPA Model Conditions have

become the standard hire conditions

within the plant-hire industry and

we produce a range of publications,

such as Technical Information Notes

(TINs) and Good Practice Guides,

to make our industry a safer place

for all.

The CPA Bulletin is produced by a

small team who are closely involved

with CPA activities. It frequently

runs to 48 pages - typically 24

pages are editorial, of which 75%

is original material written by CPA

staff especially for the Bulletin.

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THE CPA HAS OVER

1,700 MEMBERS

WORTH OVER

£4 BILLIONTO THE UK ECONOMY

OUR MEMBERS SUPPLY 85%

OF HIRED PLANT TO THECONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY

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CPABULLETINTHE UK’s leading association for plant-hire professionals

HEALTH & SAFETY | technical | Q&A’s

P14 After COVID-19: What next?

P8 STARS OF THE FUTURE 2021 P10 Tributes to Dan Griffin

FEATURES

IN THIS ISSUE:| CITB ConSENSUS| CPA Webinar Programme| Trailblazer Apprenticeships

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CPA Webinar Programme 2021

Hiring into the EU in 2021

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In order to address some of the key issues for the construction

plant sector during the COVID-19 pandemic, the CPA has

introduced a programme of webinars during 2021.

The webinars are designed to spread knowledge and information

about key issues affecting CPA members and the construction

plant sector overall. They also help us understand what problems

and challenges members are facing, and how we at CPA may be

able to develop collective solutions in place to support companies

in the most cost-effective way.

The online events are delivered via Zoom and last approximately

one hour each. In January, two CPA webinars were delivered

focused on hiring into the EU and reducing emissions.

International trade expert Holly Tonge of Brightfinch Ltd delivered the ‘Hiring

into the EU’ online briefing. This followed the briefing held for CPA members

in November 2020 which concentrated on the likely process for companies

looking to serve clients in the EU.

Following the confirmation of a trade deal with the EU on Christmas Eve, the new

arrangements following the end of the transition process came into effect on

1st January 2021. Holly set out the main areas and issues companies need to be

aware of, including:

• Under the current arrangements, the issue is not goods leaving

the UK, it is getting them into the EU

• Making sure levels of communication between the haulier and the

customs agent/broker establish who is responsible for which part

of the paperwork that is now needed

• Goods from Northern Ireland into the EU can travel freely -

companies need to show that the goods have passed through a

non-EU country (i.e. if the goods go through the mainland UK).

The systems will, in time, get easier to deal with as the

arrangements settle and the processes develop, however there has

been mounting concern at the likelihood of delays and the need to

plan ahead in advance when dealing with the EU and goods going

into Northern Ireland.

For further information on the latest developments around the EU

transition process and the current processes, please go to

https://cpa.uk.net/ukeutransition/

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Inland Border Sites

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January 2021

Customs

Customs declarations required in both UK

& EU

Safety & Security

ENS declarations must be made for all

goods headed to the

EU

Border Processes

Extra systems in place to check goods are ready to

cross border, required for ferry

bookings

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Arriving at an Irish Border

https://www.ros.ie/customs-roro-control-web/ros

/pbn/create

Holly Tonge, Brightfinch Ltd

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Special interest groups

SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS

British Concrete Pumping Group (BCPG)British Concrete Pumping Group Steering Committee meetings are on hold due to COVID-19, with further updated information to follow.Construction Hoist Interest Group (CHIG)The Construction Hoist Interest Group Steering Committee took place on Wednesday 18th November 2020 utilising the Zoom online

meeting platform with the agenda for the meeting covering a range of topics including:• Update on Guidance:

(a) CHIG 1101 - Maintenance and Thorough Examination of Hoists(b) Rescue from Height on Hoists(c) CHIG 0401 - Safeguarding of Landing Gates (Goods Only)(d) CHIG 0901 - Working at Height on Construction Hoists(e) TIN 050 - Prevention of Objects Falling from Height • Revision of BS7212 Update

• NASC SG26 Transporting of Scaffold in Hoists Update• Revision of EN12158-1 and EN12159 Update• Revision of CPA Model and Supplementary Conditions• IPAF Update:(a) Hoist Operator Course(b) CAP Course(c) MCWP/Hoists for Managers Course(d) Hoist Installer Course

Crane Interest Group (CIG)The next Crane Interest Group Steering Committee meeting will take place in January/February 2021 utilising the Zoom online meeting platform with the date to be confirmed.

Suction and Vacuum Excavator Special Interest Group (SAVE) The next Suction and Vacuum Excavator Steering Committee meeting will take place in February/March 2021 utilising the Zoom Online meeting platform with the date to be confirmed.

Shoring Technology Interest Group (STIG)The Shoring Technical and Steering Committee meeting took place on Wednesday 4th November 2020 utilising the Zoom online meeting platform with the agenda for the meeting covering a range of topics including:

• Recent Safety Issues• HSE Update• CITB Update and Shoring Training in the UK• Guidance and TINS Update• Management of Shoring Part 3 Update• Revisions to Parts 1 & 2 Update• Promotion of the Group

Tower Crane Interest Group (TCIG)The next Tower Crane Interest Group Steering Committee meeting will take place in February 2021 utilising the Zoom online meeting platform with the date to be confirmed.


QUARTERLYPUBLICATIONThe CPA Bulletin is published on a quarterly basis.It is normally printed and distributed in February,May, August and November, although the datesmay be subject to change.

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DISTRIBUTIONThe magazine is published both in hard copy and digital format. Over 2,000 hard copies of the magazine are distributed across the industry and every CPA member receives a copy.

Increased coverage is received online and both the latest issue and archived

copies can be viewed on the new CPA website at

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READERSHIPOur readership includes all CPA members and other companies across the construction plant sector including:

• National plant-hire companies

• Regional and local plant-hire companies

• Crane companies

• Construction manufacturers

• Rail operators

• Dealers

• Insurance companies

• Site managers

• Civil engineers

• Local authorities

WIDE RANGINGCONTENTEvery issue of the CPA Bulletin covers a wide range oftopics of interest to CPA members including:

• Association news

• Policy

• Technical

• Health and safety

• Plant theft

• News from CPA members

• Training

• Legal

• Q&As

• Special Interest Groups

• New members

• Rail Plant Association (RPA)


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In what was the most challenging year professionally most of us have ever experienced, I thought given the fast-moving pace of events in an already crowded news agenda, (as I type this it is early January) looking at what the first few months of 2021 for construction and plant-hire might look like would be, would be an ultimately fruitless exercise. Yet, learning from the events of last year and how the construction

industry has developed and evolved in the last 12 months, provides an opportunity to at least, have an indicator for the coming year ahead.

It is important to remember that, while the pandemic had a major impact on the economy and touched on most industries and sectors in one way or another, construction is one of the few sectors to carry on and operate, albeit on an emergency basis in Scotland for most of the Spring and early Summer. Plant-hire companies took immediate steps to make their depots,

workshops, and hire shops COVID-19 secure, with guidance and information provided to clients on how to reduce infection and operate safely. Throughout the rest of the year, CPA members were able to demonstrate that they were able to continue to play a key role in the construction industry and provide a first-class service to their clients and colleagues. Building and maintaining on this progress through the difficult winter months ahead will be important in keeping construction open for business. Already there are concerns from some sub-contractors around

being able to maintain social distancing requirements and we know that the authorities are keeping a closer eye on the levels of infection rates that can be sourced and identified as coming from construction and building sites. Given the continued pressures on the NHS and the rising levels of infection, there is a need for construction to demonstrate it is doing everything it can to continue to comply with COVID guidance and legislation, while also working efficiently and effectively. But dealing with COVID-19 is one thing - what comes next? The

government has made it clear through its announcements across last Summer, that the infrastructure sector and the government’s ambitious plans for new homes, will remain key drivers of growth. While good news for construction and a welcome sign that the sector remains a part of the government’s levelling up agenda, that did not mean the sector was able to keep hold of its latest construction minister. Although Nadhim Zahawi’s new ministerial role in charge of the rollout of the UK’s COVID-19 vaccines is clearly important, it meant Kwasei Kwarteng became the 18th minister to hold the

role since 2001, swiftly followed by Anne-Marie Trevelyan who took over in early January following the former’s promotion to the Business Secretary role. As the industry emerges from the pandemic and starts to resume working in a more normal way, forming a strong, collaborative relationship with the new minister is critical at such a delicate moment in the UK’s wider economic recovery and response. We look forward to working with the new minister over the course of the year. It was reassuring to see that the new business secretary has already taken the opportunity to write to the construction sector and praise its role in keeping the country moving and driving economic growth. Among the top items in the minister’s in-tray will be the need to work with construction on the new Energy White Paper, published in December. The paper revisits a lot of former commitments and pledges from former announcements, but it provides context and the structures needed to meet our government’s net zero future by 2050. The paper was broadly welcomed by the business community, with the Confederation of British Industry saying: “The Energy White Paper will give business further confidence to deliver new infrastructure, including electric vehicle charging, renewable power generation and low-carbon upgrades to people’s homes.” The challenge for the government is to work closely with construction in setting out the challenges and the opportunities in the net zero future. For construction plant-hire companies and manufacturers, this involves the development and introduction of technology that runs on alternative fuel sources and moves the industry away from fossil fuels. As part of this work and the government’s desire to be the ‘greenest ever’, the government set out its plans in last year’s Budget to remove the rebate for red diesel from construction plant by April of next year. At the time of writing, the government has yet to respond to the red diesel consultation which closed at the start of October. The CPA has led the industry reaction in setting out the challenges already facing the industry and why a measured approach is needed in removing the rebate. While companies are ready and willing to play their part in lowering emissions (something CPA members have already been doing), we need support and action from government in recognising the challenges, extra costs and risks this move will put onto plant-hire companies.With all four nations of the UK remaining in some form of

lockdown, it is vital government recognises these additional

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POLICY After COVID-19: What next?

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FROM THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE

FROM THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE

I hope you, your families and colleagues

remain well. At CPA, we are now restarting

and re-energizing some of the topics

that were put on pause in 2020, as well

as developing new strands of work such

as the pathway to zero carbon, and the

continuing effects of Brexit on cross-

border hire. It will be a busy year as we

continue to adjust working practices,

but the CPA team and I remain available

to support you. Email or call us - I’m on

07817 688913 or [email protected].

You can find all of our contact details on

page 42.

Dan GriffinLast month we received the sad news

that former CPA Chairman and President

Dan Griffin had died following a serious

illness. Dan joined CPA Council in 1991,

and became a devoted supporter of CPA

through his contribution to Council in

addition to attending many CPA events.

Dan was also a board Director of the Rail

Plant Association (RPA). We shall all miss

his sense of humour and friendship, and

we pass our condolences to his family. You

can read more about Dan on page 10.

Plant Sector Representative Organisation (PSRO)In early 2020, work was progressing

on the formation of the Plant Sector

Representative Organisation (PSRO).

Working alongside six other organizations,

we see the PSRO as being a key authority

in maintaining and developing skills for

plant operators, and supporting card

schemes and employers in planning

workforce supply.

The project was paused when the

pandemic took hold but has now restarted.

CPA will continue to chair the PSRO and

lead on the formation of its policies and

practices. The relationships with CLC,

CSCS and CITB will all be reviewed in the

light of developments through 2020, and

new agreements made. The formation of

the PSRO is a good example of how CPA

and other employers’ associations can

organize themselves efficiently to tackle

shared challenges. Please contact me or

Peter Brown if you want more information

on this.

CITB consensusCITB consensus is almost certain to go

ahead this year. When it last took place,

in 2017, CPA returned a “yes” vote for

continuation of the Levy, grant and CITB.

But there have been many changes since

then, and your participation in this year’s

vote is more important than ever before.

You can read about this on page 11.

Set for a busy year


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ASSOCIATION NEWSNominations Invited for CPA Stars of the Future Awards 2021

A total of six national titles are up for grabs and

nominations are welcomed from plant-hire

companies, manufacturers, contractors,

suppliers and others operating in the

construction plant sector with apprentices

and trainees in their workforce.The Stars of the Future winners will be

announced at an awards ceremony being

hosted on Thursday 1st July 2021. We

are preparing for the event to be hosted

physically at the Heart of England Conference

and Events Centre, between Birmingham and

Coventry, but due to the current uncertainty

regarding when mass gatherings can take

place, it could be a physical event, an online

event like last year or a hybrid event. We will

confirm a little nearer the time.The closing date for nominations is

Wednesday 31st March 2021 and nomination

forms are available now on the CPA website

at http://www.cpa.uk.net/starsdownloads/

Stars of the Future is a national awards

scheme for apprentices and trainees in the

construction plant-hire industry, organised

by the CPA.

The national awards categories for 2021

comprise Plant Mechanic of the Year (Level

2), Plant Technician of the Year (Level

3), Plant Operative of the Year, Lifting

Technician of the Year, Hire Controller

of the Year and a brand new category for

Plant Installer of the Year. There are also a

number of generic awards, including a new

College of the Year Award, Best Personal

Statement and the Judges’ Special Award.

We have decided to introduce the ‘Plant

Installer of the Year’ award due to the

number of trainees undertaking what is a

dedicated occupation that builds, installs

and in most cases, dismantles plant from

a component base to one configured for

operational activities. These would typically

include tower cranes, crawler cranes,

mobile cranes, hoists, tunnelling and

material processing equipment. Although a formalised apprenticeship for

this occupation has yet to be devised, the

CPA entry criteria requires that applicant

trainees are on an employer-programmed

training programme of at least 12 months

duration and working towards or holding

either the Plant Installations NVQ or SVQ

or other form of formal occupational

competence-based qualification for the

machine type. A training programme for

tower crane and hoist installers has been

devised by the respective interest groups in

conjunction with CITB and the Plant Installer

occupation is listed as a CSCS category. Kevin Minton, CPA Chief Executive said:

“Stars of the Future recognises the UK’s

most promising apprentices and trainees in

the construction plant sector and the awards

scheme is now in its ninth year. Each year

it has grown in stature and it is now firmly

established as the premier event of the

construction plant sector for recognising

and rewarding the skills and calibre of the

industry’s apprentices and trainees.“Last year we had over 70 nominees for

Stars of the Future and the standard of

entries was exceptional. We’re delighted

that we’ve been able to extend the awards

programme even further this year by

introducing another new national title of

CPA Plant Installer of the Year. We’d like

to urge employers and companies in the

construction plant sector to nominate

apprentices and trainees who they believe

should be recognised as stars in the

making.”Stars of the Future winners will be in

contention for a number of prizes, as well as

national recognition. Previous prizes have

included Snap-on tool kits, iPads and an

all-expenses paid trip to Germany to visit a

Liebherr crane manufacturing plant.

Nominations are now open for the CPA Stars of the Future

apprentice and trainee awards for 2021.


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Q&As: 1

q&asWe are new into the crane

business and would like

to know which contract

conditions are appropriate

to use. I would be grateful if

you can clarify the position.

There are two sets of contract conditions available to you as a Member. One is the CPA

Model Conditions, supported by the Supplementary Conditions for crane hire. The second is

the standard conditions for Contract Lifting Services.

The Model Conditions should be used when you are hiring a crane and operator to your

customer, but they are planning and controlling the lift and all related operations, as

required by LOLER. Any individual(s) supplied by the Plant Owner will be deemed the

customer’s employee for the duration of the Hire Period.

The Contract Lift conditions are for provision of services where you will supply the

necessary personnel, the crane, and carry out the necessary planning and control of the lift,

so that it is correctly and safely carried out in accordance with LOLER and BS7121.

A Contract Lift usually occurs where the customer lacks the necessary expertise to safely

plan and control the lifting operation themselves; and therefore contracts with a crane

company to do the work. We have guidance on these issues available on the CPA website,

under the Crane Interest Group publications section.

If the MEWP is being supplied without an operator, then if the customer ‘allows’ people to

exit the basket while it is at height, then that is their responsibility. As the customer is hiring

in the MEWP, then the customer should complete all the Risk Assessments. So, if there is

a serious injury or fatality because of their worker’s actions, it will be the customer who will

have to answer to the HSE.

To help crystallise the customer’s potential position with the HSE, it would be advisable

to provide a highlighted copy of the manufacturer’s manual detailing this unacceptable

practice; and explain that the HSE may refer to it should any action against the customer

arise. It would also be advisable to inform the customer of the risks of exiting the basket

while at height and refer them to BS 8640.

If you are going to supply an operator with the MEWP, you should make it clear that the

operator will not allow anyone to exit the basket whilst it is at height.

This can be incorporated into all contractual documentation so that the customer has not

only been made aware, but by agreeing to this, they will comply and be accountable.

We had hired MEWPs

to customers, and have

discovered that on some

hires, the customer’s

workers have exiting the

basket whilst it is still at

height. Do you have any

suggestions on how we can

remind the customer of

their responsibilities?

If you have crossed-hired in the access platform from another CPA member, then

you will be the Hirer; but as you know, when you supply it on to your customer, you

will be deemed the ‘Owner’, provided you had used the Model Conditions when

hiring to your customer.

If that is the case then clauses 8 (Handling of Plant), and 13 (Hirer’s Responsibility

for Loss and Damage) would apply.

If the damage to the sign occurred during the hire period, and whilst the operator

was manoeuvring the access platform, then the clause defines the operator as

being under the direction and control of the hirer. The operator is also deemed to be

the servant of the hirer.

Under clause 13, the Hirer is not only liable for any loss or damage to the plant

during the hire period; but is also liable for any claims raised by any third party

who suffers a loss as a consequence - in this case, the owner of the sign itself - if it

belongs to another party.

The plant owner who supplied you with the machine and operator appears to be

conversant with the Model Conditions and would rely on the two clauses I have

mentioned. Whether you rely on these same two clauses with your customer is your

prerogative.

Some months ago, we cross-

hired in a truck-mounted access

platform with an operator, who

would assist one of our clients

working on a motorway electronic

sign.

During the hire period itself, the

operator accidentally caught the

sign and damaged it. Subsequently,

our client has sent us an invoice for

the repairs. We contacted the plant

company, who informed us that the

CPA’s Model Conditions applied,

and therefore they were not liable

for the damage.

From your expert position, could

you advise where we stand vis-

à-vis the charge sent to us by our

client please.


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News from CPA MembersTo submit news for consideration for future issues of the CPA Bulletin,

please email [email protected]

Plantforce Rentals - in partnership with BAM, Leica Geosystems and SMP - has

launched the UK’s first trials of a semi-automated excavator and tilt rotator combination

integrated with the Leica Geosystems MC1 platform and its iCON iXE3 semi-automatic

3D machine control system.

Trials have commenced with strategic partners BAM Construction on a major highways

project in Southampton. Further trials will continue across various strategic sites in the UK

over the coming months. Plantforce Rentals will be showcasing the machine to customers

who actively looking to embrace new technologies and ways of working.

Sam Mercer, Operations Director of Plantforce Rentals said: “Plantforce Rentals has a

great record of showcasing and presenting new technology and solutions and bringing

them into the hire market. We were privileged to

be chosen by Leica Geosystems to be involved in a new trial of a semi-automated excavator with GPS

and tilt rotator combination, working with strategic partners such as BAM, Kobelco and SMP.

“With months in the planning, we have now began trials of the new machine on various BAM

projects. We are very excited to see the future of machine control advancing at such a fast rate for

our customers, and as a supplier to some of the largest infrastructure projects we feel it’s our duty

to push such innovations to the forefront of the industry.”

The semi-automatic system has been designed to automate the boom, bucket and tiltrotator

movements, helping the operator achieve high levels of accuracy when operating the machine onsite

using a 3D model. The functionality also helps to reduce operator tiredness by supporting complex

excavating applications like restricted visibility trenching.

Innovations Improving Productivity and Safety

RSP has been awarded the accolade of ‘Suction Excavator Manufacturer of the Year 2020’ by BUILD at the magazine’s annual Construction

and Engineering Awards.

Lloyd Gardener, Director of RSP said: “It was a complete surprise to be nominated by BUILD and winning the award has been the icing on the

cake. 2020 was a difficult year for everyone and to see our team’s award winning efforts recognised, really lifted spirits.”

RSP report that the construction industry

has started to realise the benefits of suction

excavation for safer and more efficient sites.

Charlie Gardener, Director of RSP added: “We

pride ourselves on working collaboratively with

all industries and construction is no different.

We will continue to communicate the benefits

of suction excavation to the industry and why

RSP is the right choice when investing in the

equipment.”

RSP also offer full suction excavator training from

the company’s base in Roxton, Bedfordshire.

When a suction excavator is purchased from RSP,

training is included alongside.

Accountability and duty of care are of paramount

importance where the safety requirements of

mobile cranes and non-road mobile machinery

are concerned.

Suction Excavator Manufacturer of the Year

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TRAINING

TRAINING: 1

Trailblazer Apprenticeships Delivery

The CPA has led the

development and

launch of a range of

construction plant-

based trailblazer

apprenticeships

including Hire

Controller,

Construction

Plant Operative

and Construction

Equipment Mechanic.

The delivery of

apprenticeships is

however left to market

forces, based on the

demand by employers

and services offered

by training providers.

But currently there

remains a partial

disconnect between

the employers who

are seeking training

providers for their

apprentices and

providers offering

training who generally

will not offer a training

programme until

sufficient ‘signing-up’

of employers has taken

place.

To seek a solution,

CPA has looked at

other methods that

can both promote

apprenticeship

delivery to prospective

training providers and

match employers to

local availability. To this end, we are setting up an apprenticeship

delivery provision programme and have temporarily appointed a

Programme Co-ordinator.

They will identify current training provider provision for plant-based

apprenticeships, identify employer requirements, engage with

providers to encourage take-up of training provision and ensure

providers understand the flexible nature and differing delivery

methods of trailblazer apprenticeships. They will also set up an

information hub/portal including training providers and EPAO

directory and finally, support employers when apprentices are

taken on by assisting them in implementing training programmes

and other materials.

A number of known training providers and assessment organisation

are already identified on the CPA website at

https://www.cpa.uk.net/trailblazerproviders/ and this facility will

be expanded once the delivery provision programme gets underway.

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TECHNICAL

TechnicalHot Tub Safe Lifting GuidanceFollowing a number of high profile incidents involving the lifting and placing of hot tubs to mainly domestic customers, the CPA was approached by the British and Irish Spa and Hot Tub Association (BISHTA) to co-develop guidance for the safe lifting of hot tubs, exercise spas (sometimes referred to as swim spas) and one-piece pools. The need for guidance follows an incident in North Wales where a hot tub was being lifting over a house and became detached from the lifting accessories when a tag line became snared on part of the house it was being lifted over.

Although there were no injuries, lifting incidents involving hot tubs are not uncommon and are centred around either a falling load

or an overturn of the crane. Other incidents involving hot tub lifting include the overturning of a crane which not only damaged neighbouring properties, but also ruptured a gas-supply line and caused closure of a nearby tram network whilst recovery of the crane took place.As a number of incidents involved the use of a lorry loader, the Association of Lorry Loader and Manufacturer’s (ALLMI) are also participating in the project. The three associations - CPA, BISHTA and ALLMI - are in the process of developing a set of safe lifting standards for these load types and for CPA, will be converted into a Crane Interest Group-issued Technical Information Notice (TIN) on completion of the joint project.In the case of CPA crane members, the principles and requirements of safe lift planning are well understood and implemented, but the specific factors relating to hot tubs may be less well known. For example, the pipework for new hot tubs are pressure tested during manufacture and although drained afterwards for shipment,

trapped residual water sometimes remains in the pipework which adds to the weight to be lifted. The weight of any covers can often add to the overall lift weight, not always identified on manufacturer’s data, and covers on some big swim spas can add a significant weight for which these and other accessories such as steps, etc. should be lifted separately.A large percentage of hot tubs are delivered to domestic customers who would not have the requisite knowledge to plan or control the lift and therefore the guidance makes clear on the responsibilities of crane hire and contract lifting with the advice that domestic customers should not be offered a crane hire agreement.On completion of the guidance, BISHTA, ALLMI and CPA intend to host a joint webinar in early spring to launch and promote the guidance to their respective sectors, with an invite to be automatically forwarded to CPA members.

The Strategic Forum Plant Safety Group (SFPSG), in conjunction with the International Powered Access Federation (IPAF), are currently working on new sets of guidance material for access platforms and include Secondary Guarding, EN280 Part 2 - Suspended Loads, and using MEWPs as an overhead anchor point.IPAF are chairing the Secondary Guarding and EN280 projects whilst the CPA are chairing the Overhead Anchor Point project. The working groups for both the Secondary Guarding and Overhead Anchor Point projects continue their work although the EN280 project may suffer additional delays as EN280 Part 1 is still in development by the CEN Group and must be agreed before Part 2 is published. Once published, the Plant Safety Group may resume to finish development of the supporting guidance.

The request for the overhead anchor point guidance originated from the construction steelwork sector where their members are engaged in the unloading of steel from a trailer bed in an open area, for which suitable anchoring points for personal fall arrest equipment was not available, so were using an elevated MEWP boom platform as a temporary anchor point. The MEWP sector took the view that although not best practice, as it was being undertaken - it was better to produce guidance so that the dangers could be better understood and how to evaluate the activity for the safety possible methods, rather than ignoring the issue. Therefore, the primary message of a document was that it is not a recommended practice but if undertaken, a number of considerations need to be taken into account - which were listed and stretched to over five pages.

The steel sector subsequently indicated that other, safer methods are now being used and most significantly, a number of principal contractors were restricting this practice on their sites as the potential issues outweighed the benefits. Furthermore, a number of MEWP manufacturers were further divided on authorising this practice on their respective machines.A key requirement of any document bearing the SFPSG logo is full support from industry, manufacturers and the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and the decision has been taken to remove this project under the auspices of the SFPSG. The working group recognise the need for some form of basic guidance from which they will review and seek other methods.

Strategic Forum Plant Safety Group - Forthcoming MEWP Guidance Publications

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LEGAL: 1

The reverse (inverse) charging applies solely to construction

industry services, and only those which are business-to-business

supplies - whether VAT is standard or reduced rated - and the

recipient of the services is a VAT-registered business.

The reverse charging is not applicable to zero-rated services,

or where there is no Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) report.

However, where there are mixed services supplied to the customer,

and any element is a reverse charge construction service, then the

whole supply is subject to the reverse charge.

One key point to note is that end users (described as a business not

intending to onward supply the services as part of their business) or

intermediary suppliers (described in the guidance as VAT and CIS

registered businesses connected or linked to end users), will need to

give prior written confirmation on their status to service suppliers, to

ensure the reverse charge regime does not apply.

The question then is: how does any of this affect plant-hire businesses?

The supply of plant without an operator, on a self-drive basis, is

outside the scope of CIS (unless supplied along with other qualifying

construction services), and so the new rules will not apply, i.e.

invoicing continues as it currently is.

However, should an operator be supplied with the item of plant, then

this would fall within CIS, and so reverse charging would apply when

the changes come into effect.

For example, a mobile crane company supplied a machine and

operator to a contractor for £10,000 + £2,000 VAT. The contractor is not

an end user, and this is a CIS service so that the new rules will apply.

From 1st March 2021, only £10,000 would be invoiced to the

contractor, with the contractor accounting for both his input tax

(£2,000) and the crane hire company’s output tax (£2,000).

The main downside that has been identified in the industry is that

suppliers will often have used the VAT received on payments as

short-term financing for working capital. Given that, where a mixed

supply includes a reversed charged element, the whole supply will be

reverse charged, and the impact on businesses could be significant.

The golden rule is that suppliers of plant for hire with an operator

should ask their customer for an end user confirmation statement. If

this is made available, Reverse VAT does not apply, otherwise it does

(subject to the first four questions in the flowchart on the right) and you

should proceed accordingly.

Where the service is reverse charged, the supplier must raise an invoice

as usual, but must indicate on the face of the invoice that the supply is

reverse charged. That will involve including one of these statements:

a. Reverse charge: VAT Act 1994 section 55A applies; or,

b. Reverse charge: section 55A VATA 94 applies; or,

c. Reverse charge: customer to pay VAT to HMRC.

In these circumstances the supplier will put no output tax in box

1 of their VAT return but record the value of the sale in box 6. The

customer will put the value of the output tax in box 1, but no entry in

box 6, but put the value of the input tax in box 4 and put the value of

the net purchase in box 7.

HMRC has produced a reasonably helpful decision tree and this is

reproduced below.

Reverse (Inverse) VAT in the

Construction IndustryAs a reminder to members, from 1st March 2021, Her Majesty’s Revenue and

Customs (HMRC) will implement the reverse (inverse) charging of VAT.

HMRC has published some useful guidance which can be found here at:

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/vat-domestic-reverse-charge-for-

building-and-construction-services

If you require any assistance with reverse charging for VAT or indeed

any other matters, please do not hesitate to contact Barnes Roffe

accountants. Contact Mario Cientanni on 01322 275335 or email

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Point of Rental has received an Editor’s Choice Award from Rental magazine in recognition of the company’s efforts during 2020 to help rental businesses transfer to contactless processes.During the early stages of the coronavirus pandemic, as rental

businesses attempted to determine whether they were deemed ‘essential’ or not, Point of Rental took its electronic signature product and made it work independently of its software. This allowed businesses using any rental software to capture signatures contactlessly. When companies needed a way to collect payments digitally and easily as well, this functionality was added within a week.

Over the months that the company was offering free set-up and 90 days’ worth of unlimited signatures, Point of Rental gave away over £1 million worth of software to help keep rental businesses running during the pandemic.

Point of Rental CEO Wayne Harris said: “2020 was a tough year throughout the industry; it forced a lot of innovation, problem-solving, and working together to get through it. We’re glad that so many people found eSign & Pay to be helpful in their businesses and in their lives, and we look forward to helping the industry build back up to what we all were envisioning pre-COVID.”Point of Rental joined other rental leaders Briggs & Stratton, JLG, Powr2 and Wacker Neuson in earning Rental

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Flannery Plant Hire has introduced a special telehandler and mini excavator to its hire fleet.

The machines have an eye-catching spotty design and all fees generated from their rental are

being donated to the BBC Children in Need charity. The first mission of the machines has been to support a huge team of volunteers and develop

a new base for Surfability UK - the country’s first-fully inclusive surf school. Surfability UK

currently supports more than 500 people from across the UK and gives disabled people the

opportunity to take to the waves.With the help of DIY SOS: Big Build volunteers, the Flannery spotty machines have been in use renovating Surfability’s current space - a run

down and disused bus shelter that has no electricity or water amenities - turning it into a well-designed surf suit and board storage unit. The

show will be broadcast in November during BBC Children in Need Appeal week.Patrick Flannery, Flannery Plant Hire Managing Director said: “We are proud to support the DIY

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build. Our spotty machines have been hard at work in Swansea and will continue to raise money

for BBC Children in Need over the coming months. As a company we are very proud to support this

great cause and we are very grateful to our suppliers, including JCB, for supporting this initiative.”

The Flannery spotty machines are now available to hire with all of the rental fees being donated

to the charity. As well as going out to customer sites, the machines will be used at fundraising

events to raise more money in aid of BBC Children in Need. To donate please visit https://www.

justgiving.com/fundraising/flannery-plant-hire or call 0208 900 9290 to enquire about hiring

the spotty machines.

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