A 36-year-old father of six has lost his life in an incident on a demolition site in Paisley, Renfrewshire. The demolition worker, named Derek Russell, was injured whilst working on the Waverley Road regeneration project.
A consistent approach to supporting construction workers’ mental health is the goal of a new initiative led by the Construction Leadership Council (CLC) and CITB.
The BESA and ECA have joined forces to produce guidance for members and the wider industry alongside a warning that the pandemic has ‘still not relaxed’.
Michael Smithers, a self-employed fitter has been jailed after carrying out gas work at a residential address in the New Forest whilst he was not competent to do so, leaving a gas boiler in an ‘at risk’ condition.
Over half of fatal injuries to workers in 2020/21 were in the construction sector and agriculture, the number of work-related death in construction was 39, a decrease of 3 from the previous year.
Utility company, M&S Water (Utilities) Ltd has been fined £100,000 after a member of the public suffered fatal injuries after falling into an excavation site.
The UK’s national product safety regulator, the Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) has issued a safety alert for a chainsaw disc attachment that has been incorrectly sold with angle grinders.
Engineering work on the railway in Wales has been made safer with the end of human lookouts which are used to warn the workforce of approaching trains.
Mental health initiatives may not be reaching the right people in the construction industry, leading to an increased risk of suicide, researchers at Glasgow Caledonian University have warned.
Pimlico Plumbers has become the UK’s largest independent home services company to enforce a ‘no jab, no job’ policy as part of its latest recruitment drive.
An investigation by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) found that Dean Coslett, trading as Dorset Boiler Company, carried out illegal gas work and breached an HSE Prohibition Notice.
As people start to return to offices, George Adams, director of energy and engineering at Spie UK, looks at how technology can help make ensure buildings are safe, healthy and more sustainable places to be now and in the long term.
