What do you need to know in order to safely and correctly install a fully functioning fire detection and alarm system in a building? A new qualification pathway from the Fire Industry Association aims to provide the answers
Jonathan Seymour, Business Leader for HCL Safety, specialist sub-contractor in fall protection and part of MSA Safety, shares his view on the latest provisional statistics on fatalities at work by The Health and Safety Executive (HSE)
A Manchester-based property developer has been sentenced after the roof and part of the rear wall collapsed at one of his properties during demolition works
Lloyd's Register looks into the new international standard for occupational health and safety, ISO 45001, which aims to prevent work-related injury and ill-health, and to provide a safe and healthy workplace.
Asbestos may have been long since banned in the construction of new buildings but exposure to this hazardous material is still a very real risk for many working in the industry. Louise Hosking, director of Hosking Associates, looks at how to manage that risk
Ryan Simmonds, Sales Director for Framing at voestalpine Metsec plc, explores the importance of only specifying framing materials and fire safety work including the many options available to the industry.
When you think about job site hazards, physical risks probably top the list. But what about the dangers you can’t see? Trimbol discusses mental health throughout the construction industry.
Kier has received a £200,000 fine following safety breaches that led to a subcontractor’s employee falling through a roof and suffering “life-changing” head injuries
Civil engineering contractor BAM Nuttall is set to eliminate the use of rock drills, scabblers and hand breakers on its projects by the end of the year
There has been a 13% rise in the number of Working at Height safety breaches recorded on construction sites, according to the Building Safety Group (BSG)
The number of fatalities among construction workers has increased by 27% to 38 in the year to March 2018, according to new figures from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE)
Secretary of State for Communities, Rt. Hon James Brokenshire MP has announced further plans to support councils as they work with owners of high-rise residentials blocks to remove unsafe cladding.
Michael Allen, a 64 year-old construction boss based in Ashbourne has been banned after failing to pay fines following multiple health and safety breaches.
A new agreement between the Chartered Association of Building Engineers (CABE) and the Association for Project Safety (APS) will aim to ensure British buildings are safer and better designed
Servicing fire extinguishers? Can you use generic parts or should you buy from the manufacturer? The Fire Industry Association sheds some light on BS 5306-9:2015
Sheffield Crown Court has issued a £500,000 fine to Balfour Beatty Utility Solutions after it discovered its workers had been exposed to hand-arm vibration over a nine-year period
