Interserve Facilities Management fined for safety breaches
Interserve Facilities Management has been fined after multiple safety failings at a laboratory site for the Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency in Weybridge
RICS launches series of expert thought pieces to end youth homelessness
RICS has launched a series of thought pieces from property experts and political figures to highlight solutions to eradicate homelessness.
Health and safety expert discusses asbestos risk management in schools
Louise Hosking, a chartered health and safety practitioner and director of Hosking Associates, discusses the challenges involved in identifying and monitoring asbestos in schools.
Construction industry suffers from highest number of suicides, report finds
Rubberbond's report looked at mental health in the construction industry and found the sector suffers from the most amount of suicides of any profession.
Dealing more effectively with the asbestos problem in our buildings
Charles Pickles of Lucion says the UK needs to bring its asbestos monitoring regulations in line with other countries who have more robust controls.
CIOB release report on security in the construction industry
The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) has published a new report focusing on security and the authorised use of data in the construction sector.
Poor mental health in construction industry ‘the silent epidemic’
Poor mental health in the construction industry has been described as ‘the silent epidemic’ during a speech at IOSH's first annual Construction Conference
Leeds scaffolding company fined after forklift truck crushed worker
Whiterose Scaffolding has been fined £54,270 for health and safety breaches leading to life-changing injuries for an employee.
Kent companies fined for damage, gas leak and worker injuries
Kent based Southern Gas Networks Plc (SGN) and Cliffe Contractors Ltd have been fined for damaging a main gas pipe injuring two employees.
No change in workplace injuries for construction sector
Recent statistics from the Health and Safety Executive has shown no significant change in the number of ill health and injuries in the construction sector.
Contractor receives £90k fine for unlicensed asbestos removal
Norwich-based construction firm Y Construction has been fined £90,000 for carrying out asbestos cleaning work without a license
Investigating integrated security at the design and planning stage
Stewart Liberatore, projects director at RWS discusses integrated security and working more closely with the design and planning process.
IOSH’s first annual conference to address health and safety in construction
The Institution of Occupational Safety and Health will host its first annual conference on the 7th November to address health and safety concerns.
Two Irish schools closed over health and safety fears
Two schools in Ireland have been closed due to suspected health and safety fears and are now under investigation by officials.
