A housebuilder has received a fine of £116,666 after a history of health and safety failings.

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.

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.

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 groundworks contractor in Kent has received a £10,000 fine after a worker was seriously burned when a co-worker used petrol on a bonfire.

Falls from an elevated platform are almost always fatal, as new analysis of accident data by the International Powered Access Federation (IPAF) illustrates.

A building firm has received a fine for putting workers working at height at risk during the refurbishment of a former warehouse building in London. The company also breached a prohibition notice.

Construction companies are being urged to follow a simple process to check for substandard PPE, amid growing evidence that PPE that isn’t fit for purpose is reaching the UK market.

Analysis of five years’ worth of inspections of tall buildings across the UK has revealed the most common risk areas and trends in construction details.

Police have handed the investigation into the death of a slinger signaller at Gatwick Airport earlier this summer over to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). Marius Badiou died on…

Two construction company employees have received suspended prison sentences, and two companies were fined, after an 18-year-old construction worker died working on a site.

Two construction company employees have received suspended prison sentences, and two companies were fined, after an 18-year-old construction worker died working on a site.

A Devon-based company has received an £80,000 fine after an employee fell through a stairwell while working on a barn conversion.

Dazzling sun was a factor in a serious road-rail vehicle collision last year in Essex, but it could have been prevented said investigators.

The BIM4 H&S Working Group has developed new guidance for those procuring projects which should enable the project and design teams to identify significant issues and risks early.

In a collaboration led by the Tideway super sewer project, immersive theatre-based health and safety training has raised standards and expectations.

In a collaboration led by the Tideway super sewer project, immersive theatre-based health and safety training has raised standards and expectations.

The ‘golden thread’ of information born out of Dame Judith Hackitt’s Grenfell report will soon be a reality. Denise Chevin asks four professionals what this means in practice.