Health & Safety News

Every company knows the importance of health and safety, but fewer companies understand the role of a Permit to Work system in achieving high safety standards. When we demonstrate ShireSystem’s Permit to Work module, we’re often asked why organisations use it and its key benefits. With this in mind, we thought it would be helpful to explain the purpose of a Permit to Work system

The Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity has launched a new free e-learning programme to offer support within the construction industry.

A West Yorkshire-based electrical company was fined £120,000 after a fatal fall from a Warrington office roof killed a 36-year-old father of one.

Daniel Taylor Builder and Architectural Woodworker Limited has been fined £20,000 for several health and safety failings at a building site in Alderley Edge.

Construction has come a long way in addressing mental health in construction, yet suicide figures remain a stark reminder that there is much more to do. James Garbett, Mates in Mind, discusses how we can continue to break down the stigma.

Working at height can often generate an unnerving concern for an insurer. This is due to the increased risk of injury carrying out such activities can bring.

Kier has expanded its service offering with the Peppy digital health app, providing 2,500 Kier female employees with personalised healthcare.

HSE issued a £26,666 fine after an employee at Peel Jones Copper Products Limited fell into a moulding pit and suffered a broken rib.

Birch Brothers (Kidderminster) Ltd were charged after a 48-year-old joiner was crushed to death by a 20-tonne excavator at Monks Pond in Derbyshire.

It has been confirmed that a 52-year-old man died yesterday(18 January 2023) at the Foresterhill Health Campus site after sustaining head injuries.

Inverness company Global Energy Nigg Limited was fined after a surveyor died of his injuries caused by an electrical explosion.

Workplace pressures, complex supply chains and a macho culture have made many construction workers hard to reach when it comes to talking about mental health. Daisie Rees-Evans of the Chartered Institute of Building looks at the industry’s efforts to make changes.

Civil engineering firm Kier has been fined more than £4m after its staff twice struck overhead powerlines, causing cables to land in the path of passing vehicles on the M6.

Falling from height is the most common cause of workplace death, according to a new study. Jason Rowley looks at the findings and how the industry can improve safety when working at height.

Mike Turlin started Construction Buddies to get people open up about their mental healt in construction and to let them know that help is available. Here, he discusses his journey – and how we can get people in the industry talking.

Employee safety and welfare in the workplace, both physical and mental, should be at the forefront of every employer’s mind, says Bernard McGovern of Mobile Mini.

Robin Williamson, an asbestos surveyor employed by City Property of Glasgow, was left in a wheelchair after falling eight metres through a rooflight.

A Lusson Ltd worker fell through a collapsed floor, suffering a broken wrist and open fracture to his left leg, after it was overloaded with heavy pallets.

Health and safety inspectors believe illegal gas fitters are operating in Hampshire, after investigating multiple reports of unsafe gas work.

HSE has carried out over 1,000 inspections in six weeks, to check how workers were handling materials in construction projects.