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. 

On-site Sally warns about avoiding disasters when digging.

As Mesothelioma Awareness Day approaches on 26 September, Amanda Stubbs provides an update on the legal framework to safeguard workers from the risks of asbestos-related ill health.

Tony Abbott of ECA member firm Modus Utilities explains why contractors need to plan ahead when digging in busy towns and cities.

A civil engineering company has received a £600,000 fine after a seven-year-old boy became trapped and suffocated on a construction site.

The government has launched a consultation, which proposes a scheme of charges to clients and construction firms for the services of the new Building Safety Regulator (BSR).

The government has launched a consultation, which proposes a scheme of charges to clients and construction firms for the services of the new Building Safety Regulator (BSR).

Eurovia digitised its health and safety practices after a trial with Paperless Construction, helping the pair to win the Digital Innovation in Health, Safety & Wellbeing category.

Keltbray is taking delivery of 500 wearable safety devices from Reactec to improve health and safety.

Employers need to make sure indoor workplaces remain a “reasonable” temperature, although there is no maximum temperature for workplaces in Great Britain.

Two construction contractors have received fines totalling £135,000, while one was handed a suspended prison sentence, following the death of a roofer.

Skanska is to ban lorry loaders fitted with certain types of stabiliser legs from its UK sites, amid a warning on safety.

A demolition company has received a fine after a worker fell 9m (30ft) to his death when part of a pipe bridge platform gave way underneath him.

Two-thirds of workers say the culture on site means they can’t talk about mental health, writes Sarah Meek.

This month’s round-up of prosecutions focuses on falls from height, which continue to cause a significant proportion of the industry’s deaths and injuries.

After a series of amendments, the Building Safety Act has finally become law – though construction professional bodies have expressed concerns about its likely impact.

What is in the amended PPE regulations, who are ‘limb (b) workers’ and do they work in construction? PSJ explains.

Following the shocking death of a construction security guard at a windfarm site in Scotland, Chris Walker looks at the health and safety lessons from the incident.