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.
The Fire Industry Association’s CEO Ian Moore, explains the importance of ensuring efficient power for fire and security alarm systems in line with environmental...
Association for Specialist Fire Protection CEO Wilf Butcher explains the vital role played by passive fire protection within buildings, and outlines issues that must...
A scaffolding firm has been fined after untied and sheeted scaffolding fell, hitting a bus and pedestrians earlier this year…
Emperor Scaffolding Ltd has received...
James Ritchie, Architect and RIBA Specialist Practice Consultant for CDM, provides some key points of advice for clients and professionals involved with commercial projects…
There...
Stuart Goodman of Lucion Environmental looks at the responsibilities associated with reducing the risks of asbestos management…
A previous HSE asbestos safety campaign highlighted the...
A Glasgow-based demolition firm has been fined after a worker fell from a mobile scaffolding platform, sustaining serious injuries …
DSR Demolition Limited has been...
A new survey on the recent changes to the Construction Design and Management regulation has shown mixed opinions…
A survey carried out by Philip Poynter...
New guidance has been launched to prevent and reduce the number of construction workers contracting occupational diseases…
The Construction Industry Advisory Committee (ConIAC) Health Risks...
A Manchester-based building contractor has been fined for putting workers and members of the public at risk…
Brierstone Limited has been prosecuted for failing to...
Health and Safety Executive inspectors have handed out the first set of notices following changes to CDM 2015 regulations…
In April this year changes to...
A Nottingham subcontractor has been prosecuted after a worker fell from an unsafe ladder and sustained injuries…
Subcontractor Hardev Gutheran Singh was prosecuted after 57-year-old...
A building contractor who ignored enforcement notices from the Health and Safety Executive has prosecuted…
Meadowdale Homes failed to heed the warning of two Improvement...
Three companies have been sentenced after scaffolding collapsed during the construction of residential apartments…
Workers narrowly avoided injury after scaffold collapsed on a project in...
Andrew Dixon, Policy Advisor at the Federation of Master Builders provides an easy to understand breakdown of what the new regulations mean, and the...
A construction firm has been sentenced following an incident that led to a dumper truck overturning and injuring a worker…
Turner Construction (Midlands) Ltd has...
A new inspection scheme for scaffold boards will promote construction site safety and prevent avoidable deaths…
Construction is a dangerous field. Working at height is...
Steve Sadley, Chief Executive at ARCA details the legal responsibilities of Clients when appointing asbestos contractors under the CDM 2015 regulations…
The human cost of...
