Launched only three months ago, the newest product from building software specialists HBXL has already scooped a top award.

Having radically improved the way builders approach their legal obligations the new product called Health & Safety Xpert™ saves builders huge amounts of time.

As a result, the UK’s leading builder magazine, Professional Builder, has awarded HBXL with its Top Product award for 2006.

Joanna Mulgrew, marketing director at HBXL said: “We’re really thrilled to have been given this award from the country’s leading building magazine. We develop our products to help builders improve the way they operate so to receive an accolade such as this is a real bonus.”

According to the latest HSE figures, over 4000 major accidents are reported each year (fractures, amputations, unconsciousness, loss of sight, electric shocks etc), and that’s why the construction industry has set its own targets to reduce the rate of fatal and major injuries by 66% by 2009/10.

In addition over 70 fatalities occurred on sites between April 2004 and March 2005 – of which 70% are whilst working on small construction projects.

Joanna added: “Making sure that building sites of small and medium sized building companies are safe has risen up the agenda with the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) now making thousands of random site inspections every year.

“Building companies have a legal obligation to demonstrate that they take their responsibilities seriously and that they have done as much as is reasonably practicable to safe guard their employees, subcontractors and general public.”

How It Works

Developed in partnership with leading health and safety professionals, Health & Safety Xpert encourages an active approach to health and safety on building sites across the country.

All users have to do is tell Health & Safety Xpert™ what they are building and it simply does the rest, automatically producing Company Health & Safety Policies, Risk Assessments, COSHH Assessments, Construction Phase Health & Safety Plans, forms required by the HSE, and many more essential documents.

It has already proved to have saved builders huge amounts of time, quickly guiding them through the crucial paper work that’s required under current UK law, including the Health & Safety At Work Act 1974 and Construction Design Management (CDM) Regulations 1994.

In addition Health & Safety Xpert™ is a fraction of the ongoing costs that builders pay for consultant’s fees.

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