Despite the on-going mental health crisis, recent talk around how builders are “going woke” is now reversing the small progress the industry had made in tackling its high suicide rates and cases of poor mental health. Lee Mills of Citation discusses the Building Minds campaign, which aims to equip construction managers with the tools to help the struggling workforce.
Nathan Gray of Reconomy explores how the construction industry currently tackles hazardous waste and considers whether a circular approach is the solution for a sustainable future.
Craig Sanders, joint managing director of Protrade, explores the topic of mental health in the construction industry, startling suicide statistics, and discusses the Lighthouse Club’s new ‘Help Inside The Hard Hat’ initiative.
Construction workers are at a far greater risk from the associated dangers of too much sun exposure and it is vital that control measures are revised to ensure site workers are kept safe in hot weather. Sophie McCormick, a solicitor at Gateley Legal, explains how.
Jonathan White, legal and compliance director at National Accident Helpline, explains how/when industry workers can claim compensation for construction site injuries, and how employers can avoid incidences in the first place.
As the intense focus on silica dust continues, Tim Turney from air monitoring equipment specialist Casella shares his insights on protecting construction workers.
Professor Peter Guthrie OBE FREng, vice-president of the Royal Academy of Engineering, discusses its call for transformational changes across the built environment and its underlying regulatory framework in response to the weaknesses uncovered by the Covid-19 pandemic.
MPA's Health & Safety Committee has launched a series of new resources that support Safe Working at Height, after identifying working at height as one of 'the fatal 6'.
During a heatwave, there are a number of health and safety hazards that construction workers need to be aware of - but when does it become too hot to work and how can we protect the wellbeing of employees?
According to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) there is no min or max temp to work, but employers are required to ensure workplaces are at a reasonable temperature during a heatwave.
Workplace fatality figures have been published by the Health and Safety Executive(HSE), reporting that a hundred and twenty-three workers were killed in work-related accidents in Great Britain in the last year.
A Blackburn based warehouse owner has been fined after an employee of a roofing contractor Nizamuddin Gorji suffered severe life changing injuries after falling approximately 30 feet through a glass skylight on a warehouse roof.
A Fairer Private Rented Sector white paper was published today, promising renters reform with greater protections and support for cost-of-living pressures for millions of tenants.
