Despite the easing of some of the restrictions around Covid-19, there is still a strong emphasis on keeping workplaces Covid secure. CHAS discusses what this means for employers and explains what can be done to promote compliance throughout the supply chain.
Hinkley Point C’s supply site in Avonmouth, which is owned by Balfour Beatty, is temporarily closed as Covid-19 cases rise
Hinkley Point C’s supply site...
Safer Sphere has been appointed to provide health, safety & wellbeing support on a programme to deliver the North London Heat and Power Project (NLHPP) at Edmonton EcoPark in North London.
The Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity has published its annual impact report which has highlighted a huge increase in demand for 24/7 construction industry helpline services.
Costain has been fined £1.2m after a mobile elevated working platform (MEWP) with two workers inside was struck by a collapsing reinforcement cage during the construction of a road.
Costain and Skanska’s joint venture (CSjv) is spearheading industry change with a new hearing protection policy across all of its HS2 enabling works construction sites.
The 20-metre crane that collapsed in Bow, London, killing one person and injuring four was a “tried and tested” crane “reliable in operation worldwide”, according to supplier Wolffkran.
Around 40 people have been evacuated from their homes after a 20-metre crane fell from a construction site and crashed into terraced houses in Compton Close, Bow.
Fall protection solutions can often spoil the aesthetic of buildings and rooftops. However, with innovative fall arrest systems, they can do their job while being hidden to the naked eye, explains James Gooder, Fall Protection Business Unit manager at SFS.
40 construction workers died in 2019-20, as the fatality rate sits around four times higher than the all industry rate, according to HSE’s annual workplace fatality figures.
Pagabo has joined forces with technology brand Moodbeam to develop a wellbeing tool that looks after the mental health of workers on projects in the built environment.
To mark Men’s Health Week (15-21 June), construction company Wates has created a new initiative to encourage male industry workers to talk more and share their health experiences.
Through initiatives such as Mates in Mind, Recticel Insulation promotes mental health awareness: What more can be done to ensure employees get the message that mental health really matters?
