Social housing residents are to team up with their landlords to trial innovative methods of communicating building safety matters to residents as part of a new Government-appointed group.
A construction company has been fined £900,000 after an employee died when he sustained head injuries when a wall collapsed on a construction site at Lyme Regis.
The circumstances surrounding the two fires at the Glasgow School of Art’s Mackintosh Building should be the subject of a public inquiry, says government committee.
Specialists in Hand Arm Vibration (HAV), Reactec, have collaborated with a software consultancy firm to develop a new automated management tracking and reporting system for HAV risk management.
Pure Water Environmental Services Ltd has been fined after failings which led to the contamination of drinking water supply to 83 residential apartments located in Worcester.
Construction company Rivergate Developments Ltd has been fined £20,000 for safety breaches after worker Nathan Howes fell 2.7 metres through an open stairwell.
The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Working at Height has published a new report urging the Government and the construction industry to undertake a major review of work at height culture.
Anchor Hanover Group, a housing and care provider for the over 55s, has appointed five companies to a medium-term framework to deliver asbestos removal works.
A self-employed drainage contractor has received a suspended sentence after conducting gas work he was not registered or competent to do and leaving it in a dangerous condition.
Engineering firm Colas has collaborated with Highway Service to maximise on site safety by beaming a clear red danger zone around its biggest machines.
Two construction firms have received thousands of pounds worth of fines after a worker tragically fell to his death when a temporary platform collapsed.
An investigation into a wall that collapsed onto a child has revealed Basildon Borough Council failed to take any action after receiving concerns about the wall’s condition from private tenants.
