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A construction company has been fined £100,000 after a steel-fixer suffered life-changing injuries when a newly built blockwork wall collapsed.

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Construction site workers “risk lives” as they snub evacuation alarms

High-rise construction site workers aren’t treating evacuation alarms seriously enough and are “risking their lives” by not responding immediately, new research reveals.

Company pleads guilty after worker suffers crush injuries

A manufacturing company has been fined for safety breaches after a worker suffered severe crush injuries while fault finding on a mesh welding machine.

New charity to tackle mental health in construction

Framework organisation Pagabo is launching a new charity to address the taboo of mental health in the construction industry.

The advantages of using smart technology in commercial buildings

Frankie Bryon, senior sustainability surveyor at Lambert Smith Hampton, discusses why smart technology can help buildings improve on sustainability as well as introduce other benefits such as promoting health and wellbeing and enabling agile working.

CIOB surveys mental health within the construction industry

The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) is undertaking an extensive survey into mental health within the construction industry.

Cushioning construction with the cloud

Lucy Atkinson, business support manager at Genilogic, discusses how health and safety software helps reduce fatalities within the construction industry.

Stronger and broader training in the fire safety industry

Ian Moore, chief executive of the Fire Industry Association, discusses its efforts in raising the bar for professionalism in the fire safety industry.

Kier Highways reaches safety milestone on smart motorways

Two Kier Highways smart motorway projects have reached a safety milestone after over one million working hours without a reportable injury.

We must work together to prevent occupational lung disease

Malcolm Shiels discusses the body’s support for the HSE’s Dustbuster campaign to raise awareness of the dangers of occupational lung disease and its own efforts to tackle work-related cancers.

Spencer Group introduces mental health wellbeing device

Spencer Group has become the first engineering employer to adopt an innovative device to support the mental health wellbeing of its staff.

Construction company fined following safety and welfare failings

A construction company has been fined after failing to ensure the safety and welfare of workers on-site during the renovation of a property.

Construction company fined £1m for death of employee

A construction company and one of its employees have been sentenced for health and safety failures after another worker was struck by an excavator and sadly died.

Company fined after workers diagnosed with HAVS

Specialists in rock drilling, cliff stabilisation and rock anchors, Celtic Rock Services, has been fined £36,667 after a number of workers were diagnosed with hand arm vibration syndrome (HAVS).

Unite launches silica register to protect construction workers

Unite the union has launched an online silica register to allow construction workers who have been exposed to silica dust to register their exposure, to assist with potential future legal cases.

Summer workwear for the construction industry

James Whitaker, managing director at Dickies Workwear, offers his advice on dressing for the unpredictable British summer weather.

Reading scaffolding collapse leaves three injured

Three people have been taken to hospital after scaffolding collapsed at a site in Garrard Street in Reading.

Two construction firms fined after employee falls from height

Two companies have been fined a combined £194,000 after an employee of a construction firm fell through a roof onto a concrete floor.

Construction firms fined after director blown off roof

Three construction companies have pleaded guilty after the director of one of the firms received serious injuries after falling 11 metres off a roof.

Improving design and safety when working at height

James Gooder of SFS explains how understanding how protection works and what’s best for each situation can improve the safety of those working at height.

Hanson fined £400k after sub-contractor loses four fingers

Hanson Quarry Products Europe has been fined £400,000 after a sub-contractor lost four fingers during an unsafe lifting operation.

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