For those who work in the construction industry, safety is always a top priority: unexpected dangers could be lurking within job sites, putting workers at risk of injury or illness.
Former director of now-dissolved landscaping company R K United Ltd, Hafeez Ghafoor has been sentenced for safety breaches after a worker was impaled on a spike.
Two-thirds of schools across England are not properly prepared for a fire, as an analysis of 1,000 site surveys reveals a discrepancy between fire risk management in schools across England and Scotland.
As part of our ongoing series of previews of the Building Innovation Awards, PBC Today is taking a look at the nominees for the Best Health & Safety Innovation Award.
A public inquiry will be held to examine issues at the new Royal Hospital for Children and Young People (RHCYP) and the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital (QEUH) sites following concerns over safety and wellbeing.
A recent study from the University of Nottingham developed a multisensory virtual environment to see how workers respond in evacuation scenarios and if sensory stimuli can help to improve safety outcomes.
A major new payment and mental health survey has been launched by 27 bodies in the UK construction industry, to understand how poor payment practices are impacting mental health.
P.D.R. Construction and Metcalfe Roofing & Building Services, have been fined after a worker fell through a fragile mesh roof whilst carrying out work at height.
Dacorum Borough Council has been fined £100,000 for exposing seven grounds maintenance workers to Hand Arm Vibration, caused by excessive use of power tools.
A manufacturer of steel water storage tanks and supporting towers has been fined £9,400 after a worker suffered multiple fractures following a fall from height.
High-rise construction site workers aren’t treating evacuation alarms seriously enough and are “risking their lives” by not responding immediately, new research reveals.
A manufacturing company has been fined for safety breaches after a worker suffered severe crush injuries while fault finding on a mesh welding machine.
Frankie Bryon, senior sustainability surveyor at Lambert Smith Hampton, discusses why smart technology can help buildings improve on sustainability as well as introduce other benefits such as promoting health and wellbeing and enabling agile working.
