Category: Construction
IOSH URGES BUILDERS TO SECURE SITES
Building site contractors are being urged to ensure they secure their sites when not being used to prevent people trespassing on them and putting their lives in danger. The warning has come from...
WINNING HEARTS AND MINDS ESSENTIAL FOR RETURN TO WORK
As the UK government unveils new guidelines for making workplaces ‘COVID-secure’, global health and safety expert Bureau Veritas is advising businesses that their safe return to work...
ENGINEERING SERVICES BODIES ISSUE COVID-19 SITE SAFETY GUIDES
Leading engineering services sector bodies BESA and ECA have jointly developed two new guides to help contractors to manage coronavirus-related issues on site. The new guides will be freely...
CALLS FOR GOVERNMENT TO ENHANCE SAFETY REGULATOR POWERS
As the board charged with implementing the new Building Safety Regulator meets this week and the government begins to frame its legislation, a UK construction body has called for enhanced powers for...
ARCO ADVISES ON WEATHERING THE STORM THIS WINTER
When workers are uncomfortably wet, cold or hot, it’s not only a wellbeing issue but also a safety risk. Arco, a UK-based health and safety expert, wants individuals and business owners to...
MATES IN MIND COMMITTED TO REACHING 75% OF CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY
In January, Mates in Mind joined the Industry and Parliament Trust (IPT) in a roundtable discussion exploring the prevalence and impacts of mental ill-health in the construction industry. During...
NEW BUILDING SAFETY REGULATOR TO BE ESTABLISHED
The slow pace of improving building safety standards will not be tolerated, the Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick has warned, as he announced that the government is committed to delivering the...
3M Smart Electronic Earplugs Block Only Loud Noises
3M has launched the Peltor Electronic Earplug, which reduces harmful levels of noise but maintains a good level of situational awareness for wearers. The Peltor Electronic Earplug from 3M...
INCREASE IN CONSTRUCTION INJURIES RAISES CONCERNS, SAYS UNITE
Unite, the UK’s construction union, has warned that new figures from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) of a rise in construction injuries and a fall in prosecutions is a ‘dangerous...
COMPANY FINED AFTER CARPENTER INJURED IN FALL FROM HEIGHT
A Hitchin-based construction company has been sentenced after a carpenter sustained nerve and tissue damage to his lower back after a fall from height. Luton Magistrates’ Court heard on 2...
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