12 inspectors from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) will carry out surprise inspections at construction sites in Manchester city centre on Tuesday 21 October
A construction company has been fined £1m after an employee was killed when he was struck by a reversing road-sweeper during road resurfacing works on Pemberton Road, North London.
Two companies have been fined nearly £95,000 after a man fell through a fragile rooflight at a factory in Keighley, impaling his leg on machinery below.
The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) and the Thermal Insulation Contractors Association (TICA) have joined forces to warn that operatives often working for multi-trade firms are putting lives at risk by carrying out specialist work for which they are unqualified.
The World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) have published a new joint report and guidance highlighting the growing global health challenges posed by extreme heat on workers.
Construction has one of the highest injury rates across all industries in the UK and fatal accidents remain a serious concern. Josh McNicholas of Evalu-8 EHS breaks down the recent injury trends and shares what can be done to ensure worker safety.
Following increased use of human form recognition systems (HFRS) in construction, the Construction Industry Plant Safety Group has launched a new publication entitled ‘Good Practice Guidance for the Use of Machine-Mounted Human Form Recognition Systems’.
The introduction of BS 8681:2024 marks a significant development in workplace safety at height in the United Kingdom. Alan Murray, CEO of the British Safety Industry Federation, explains more
