{"id":47298,"date":"2026-07-07T16:11:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T15:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=47298"},"modified":"2026-07-07T11:00:22","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T10:00:22","slug":"ihbcs-practice-cpd-signpost-help-tackle-one-of-constructions-biggest-killers-dust-a-5-minute-survey-open-to-31-july-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=47298","title":{"rendered":"IHBC\u2019s \u2018Practice\u2019 CPD Signpost: \u2018Help Tackle One of Construction\u2019s Biggest Killers: \u2013 Dust\u2019\u2026. a 5-minute survey open to 31 July"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dr.<a href=\"http:\/\/linkedin.com\/in\/scott-mcgibbon-80b3704b\">Scott McGibbon<\/a> IHBC, at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pvotalconsult.com\/\">Pvotal Consultancy<\/a>, seeks help to develop flexible Silica dust CPD courses for professionals <em>etc<\/em>, and has launched a 5-minute survey to scope interest in tackling \u2018One of Construction\u2019s Biggest Killers: &#8211; Dust\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pvotal Consultancy writes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Silica dust remains one of the most serious, and often overlooked, killers in construction. Every day, workers are exposed to respirable crystalline silica, a hazard linked to life?changing and fatal illnesses, yet awareness, training and consistency of control still vary widely across the industry.&nbsp; This exposure is causing irreparable damage with direct links to cardiovascular, autoimmune and cancer risks. Research funded by CIOB, led by Dr Scott McGibbon and supported by IHBC is working to change that. The project is already highlighting critical gaps in knowledge, skills, and behaviours around silica dust management, from understanding legal duties and health impacts, to applying effective control measures and monitoring exposure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is where you come in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Your experience will directly shape practical tools, industry guidance and training interventions designed to improve how we assess, control and manage dust risk across our sector \u2013 protecting both workers and the public. The outputs will influence real-world practices, from site decision-making to leadership capability and compliance approaches\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We need as many industry voices as possible to build a credible, evidence-led response to this issue\u2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The stronger the response, the greater the impact this work can have and the more people that understand the risk the better it will be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u2018Let\u2019s not accept harmful exposure to dust is \u2018part of the job\u2019 or stand by whilst people don\u2019t think ahead to the impact on them and others, help us drive meaningful change.&nbsp; Together we are stronger.\u2019<\/em><em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><u>Complete the survey&nbsp;<\/u><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smartsurvey.co.uk\/t\/T008FM\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a> <strong>and share with colleagues and contacts<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For further queries contact Dr. Scott McGibbon: <a href=\"mailto:scott@pvotalconsult.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">scott@pvotalconsult.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr.Scott McGibbon IHBC, at Pvotal Consultancy, seeks help to develop flexible Silica dust CPD courses for professionals etc, and has launched a 5-minute survey to scope interest in tackling \u2018One of Construction\u2019s Biggest Killers: &#8211; Dust\u2019.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[664,27,20,203,450],"class_list":["post-47298","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ihbc-newsblog","tag-built-environment","tag-construction","tag-cpd","tag-health-and-safety","tag-ihbc"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47298","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=47298"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47298\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":47300,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47298\/revisions\/47300"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=47298"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=47298"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=47298"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}