The government must improve on the detail if it is to prove that its new Building Safety Bill will drive reform in the industry, according to a new report by the HCLG.
The Scottish Plant Owners Association (SPOA) has called for stakeholders across the industry to tackle the problem of plant operators failing drug and alcohol tests without any impact on their competence cards.
Construction union, Unite has urged the government and construction employers to enforce stricter rules to tackle rising Covid-19 transmissions in the industry.
To mark Road Safety Week (16 – 22 November 2020) Highways England is urging all road workers to ensure they report any and all incidents of both incursions and abuse.
Nearly half (49%) of design professionals believe that the recent rise of pedestrianisation in city and town centres is making public spaces more vulnerable to attack, according to new research.
Construction company, Axio (Special Works) Limited has been fined £20,000 after an employee was seriously injured when he was struck by a concrete pump.
The Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity is partnering with the CIF to promote better mental health and wellbeing within the Irish construction industry.
The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has published new guidance to help engineering and construction firms keep their staff safe in the light of new government restrictions.
Construction and engineering workers are struggling with poor mental wellbeing, with more than a third taking time off due to poor mental health, according to Benenden Health.
The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) has launched an open online course, ‘Mental Health in Construction’, which will begin on the 12 October 2020.
Cultural factors and poor working relationships between machine operators and controllers have been identified as significant factors in a railway machinery crash.
