Héléne Watson, safety, health, environment and quality (SHEQ) manager at Watson, argues that construction needs to broaden its definition of safety, moving beyond immediate incidents to consider what repeated exposure to risk could mean for someone’s health years from now.
The NFRC’s Cut the Dust campaign focuses specifically on eliminating exposure to silica dust, which is generated when cutting tiles, slates and mortar.
The Building Engineering Services Association has reported that sales of air conditioning to the public have been irresponsible in the midst of the third UK heatwave this year.
The Re-flow Health and Safety in Highways Report 2026 provides a clearer view of how risks are being recorded, applied, and controlled across the sector.
Analysis of data from the Health and Safety Executive shows that an estimated 79,000 construction workers are currently suffering from work-related ill health, whilst construction continues to record one of the highest non-fatal injury rates in the UK economy.
A recent Dräeger Safety & Health at Work Report found that 50% of construction workers fear the risk of a major industrial disaster is higher today than it was ten years ago.
JLM Solutions Limited, a mechanical and engineering construction company based in Manchester, has been fined after a joiner suffered life-changing injuries when he fell through a skylight opening.
