Opinion Five tips to avoid digging into disaster Tony Abbott of ECA member firm Modus Utilities explains why contractors need to plan ahead when digging in busy towns and cities.
News Construction firm fined £600,000 after boy died on site A civil engineering company has received a £600,000 fine after a seven-year-old boy became trapped and suffocated on a construction site.
News Government consults on charges for Building Safety Regulator’s services 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).
News Government consults on charges for Building Safety Regulator’s services 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).
News Digital Construction Awards: Paperless Construction with Eurovia wins Health, Safety and Wellbeing award 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.
News Keltbray embraces Reactec wearable device to boost H&S Keltbray is taking delivery of 500 wearable safety devices from Reactec to improve health and safety.
News HSE issues extreme heat guidance Employers need to make sure indoor workplaces remain a “reasonable” temperature, although there is no maximum temperature for workplaces in Great Britain.
News Construction employers sentenced after roofer’s death Two construction contractors have received fines totalling £135,000, while one was handed a suspended prison sentence, following the death of a roofer.
News Skanska warns on ‘swing-up’ lorry loader stabiliser safety Skanska is to ban lorry loaders fitted with certain types of stabiliser legs from its UK sites, amid a warning on safety.
News Demolition firm fined after worker’s fatal fall 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.
Opinion Construction workers at breaking point Two-thirds of workers say the culture on site means they can’t talk about mental health, writes Sarah Meek.
News Falls from height continue to blight construction 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.
News Building Safety Act gets cautious welcome After a series of amendments, the Building Safety Act has finally become law – though construction professional bodies have expressed concerns about its likely impact.
Features Q&A: New PPE regs and limb (b) workers What is in the amended PPE regulations, who are ‘limb (b) workers’ and do they work in construction? PSJ explains.
Features An icy health and safety lesson in Ayrshire 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.
News Annual accident statistics: worrying trends beyond headline figures? The industry can learn from digging deeper into the HSE’s statistics for work-related accidents, ill health and enforcement actions.
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.