Improving safety in the industry requires more than regulation. It requires moral leadership and a willingness to challenge unethical behaviour at every turn, says Paul Nash.

Fire chiefs have warned that the ambition to build homes quickly and sustainably using modern methods of construction (MMC) should not come at the expense of building safety.

Fire chiefs have warned that the ambition to build homes quickly and sustainably using modern methods of construction (MMC) should not come at the expense of building safety.

A group of contractors has called for a ban on the use of polyisocyanurate (PIR)-based insulation for internal applications.

A building contractor has received a £600,000 fine, while its director must complete 100 hours of unpaid work and pay £4,200 after failing to manage the risk of fire at a site.

A worker suffered serious burns when a co-worker used petrol on a bonfire at a site in Kent.

Long dry periods are leading to increasing levels of subsidence and fires, according to home insurer LV General Insurance.

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has published a revised version of its Fire safety in construction (HSG168) document.