The Met Office has issued cold and icy weather alerts across large parts of the country, therefore construction employers are being reminded of their responsibilities to keep their workers safe as cold weather prevails across the UK.
Callsafe Services Ltd outlines how it has been providing effective and efficient health and safety training for the construction industry for over 25 years...
Callsafe Services...
A roofing company has been fined for breaching health and safety regulations after an employee fell and fractured his wrist…
Worcester-based roofing firm AES (Roofing...
John Banks, Director at The Association for Project Safety explains the role of the Principal Designer and how to comply with the CDM2015 Regulations…
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A contractor has been given a six months prison sentence following the death of an employee after a trench collapsed…
Contractor William Ryan Evans, of...
A firm specialising in metalwork casting and machining has been fined after a worker nearly fell through a fragile roof…
MJ Allen Holdings Limited, based...
A national crane hire company has been prosecuted for the deaths of two men following an incident on a London housing development…
Falcon Crane Hire...
Budget cuts have seen a drop in the number of safety inspections undertaken at construction sites across Scotland…
Employees face greater risks from serious injuries...
Joanna Mulgrew, Marketing & Product Development Director at HBXL Building Software reminds builders to maintain their hold on their health and safety obligations as CDM 2015...
Union UCATT has warned there are a number of failings in the prosecution system when it comes to dealing with workplace accidents…
Delays in justice...
A scaffolder who fell through a fragile roof has suffered significant life changing injuries that left him unable to talk or move…
Hemel Hempstead Scaffolding...
The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 (CDM2015) received Parliamentary approval on 29th January 2015, and came into force on 6th April 2015. The...
A Cheshire construction company has been fined following the death of a bricklayer in 2011…
Edgemere Projects Ltd of Tarporley, Cheshire, has been fined £397,500...
The Chief Fire Officers Association give an overview of how fire safety management is integral to reducing fire hazards within public buildings…
Many of us...
The British Safety Council will host an event highlighting the importance of sharing good health and safety practices, and how this can empower employers…
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Adjacent Government highlights the problem of failing fire alarm systems in hospitals around the UK and how the Department of Health guidance document aims...
New data from insurance firm Aviva has revealed construction drivers are rated the safest…
Insurance firm Aviva has rated construction workers as the safest drivers...
Construction companies require useful and pragmatic tools to help them comply with their legal duties and to improve overall health and safety issues ensuring...
Building Safety Group MD Paul Kimpton considers the challenges to companies complying with the recently updated Construction Design and Management (CDM) Regulations…
CDM 2015 is...
