News Council fined £2m after road worker death Newport City Council has been fined £2m after a man was killed while carrying out road repair works on 18 July 2019.
Opinion Grenfell victims deserve better than new construction product code Public confidence in construction plunged following the Grenfell fire – but the industry will still have a self-regulatory role in product safety through the new Code for Construction Product Information. That’s worrying, says David Shepherd.
News Rail workers avoid train collision by seconds The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) has released its report into two track workers who narrowly avoided being struck by a train while working close to Penkridge station on 10 July 2022.
Features How can construction protect workers from head injuries? Ahead of Hard Hat Awareness Week during 12-18 June, a panel of experts, chaired by CM editor Will Mann, discussed these issues.
News Safety campaign targets skin cancer in construction A sun safety campaign has been launched by construction charity We Build the Future to help reduce the risk and incidence of skin cancer among people working in the built environment sector.
News H&S failures result in £20,000 fine A Cheshire building company and director have been fined under the Health and Safety at Work Act following repeated H&S failures.
News Second reading for Retained EU Law Bill The controversial Bill to ‘sunset’ European legislation by the end of the year has had its second reading in the House of Lords.
News Digger ‘lift’ lands developer with £120,000 fine A building firm that allowed a digger to be used to lift a pair of workers to fit a stone on a new home has been fined £120,000.
News Work at height regulations at risk of being scrapped The government could scrap the UK’s Work at Height Regulations at the end of 2023 unless campaigners can convince ministers to retain them.
News Asbestos ‘timebomb’ for hospitals, schools and homes Managers of buildings including schools, hospitals and social housing should urgently review their management plans amid fears that asbestos left in buildings as “safe” could now be in a damaged state.
Opinion Asbestos: The killer in your workplace More than two decades after it was banned, asbestos remains an active threat to those working in construction, explains Colette Willoughby.
News Suspended prison sentence for director after worker’s fatal fall The sole director of a Wakefield roofing company has received a suspended prison sentence, after a subcontractor died when he fell 12m through a skylight.
News Suspended prison sentence for director after worker’s fatal fall The sole director of a Wakefield roofing company has received a suspended prison sentence, after a subcontractor died when he fell 12m through a skylight.
News Worker killed at Hinkley Point C A construction worker has died in a “construction traffic incident” at the construction site of nuclear power plant Hinkley Point C.
News Scaffolding firm fined after worker’s skylight fall A scaffolding company has received a £24,000 fine after a worker suffered fractures and a bruised kidney when he fell through a fibreglass skylight.
News Excavation work exposed Eddie Stobart staff to asbestos Excavation work exposed staff at one of logistics company Eddie Stobart’s sites to asbestos.
News Six-figure fine for housebuilder after multiple safety breaches A housebuilder has received a fine of £116,666 after a history of health and safety failings.
News Construction worker resuscitated after 11,000-volt shock A construction company and two workers have been sentenced after a fellow worker suffered an electric shock at a farm and had to be resuscitated.