The government has appointed a university professor and civil and construction engineer as its new chief construction and scientific adviser.

Oxfordshire-based contractor WG Carter has been fined £120,000 after a carpenter died when he fell through an unsafe first floor whilst working on a house refurbishment scheme in Gloucestershire.

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Legal experts have warned about the “unintended consequences” of the Building Safety Levy, a new tax on residential schemes that comes into force today.

An architect has lodged a complaint against the Building Safety Regulator over an application for a minor residential scheme which is due to take a year to complete.

Housebuilder St James and specialist contractor Lindner Prater have been fined £1.3m after a window unit fell on a luxury development and killed a coach driver. Mick Ferris, 53, was…

A housebuilder has been fined £300,000 after a labourer was severely injured after falling one storey onto concrete through a stairwell opening on a site in West Yorkshire.

A construction director was jailed this week for eight years following the death of a worker on a housing renovation project in Suffolk.

Gilbert Ash took to the road to promote its health and safety campaign

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Fatal accidents involving powered access dropped by nearly a quarter globally, according to a report issued by the International Powered Access Federation (IPAF).

Dame Judith Hackitt has criticised the industry’s continued use of outdated design and build contracts and called for a massive improvement in CPD to improve safety and quality standards.

Two contractors have been fined more than £1m after a worker was crushed to death when an unsupported trench collapsed at a site in Surrey.

62% said their projects were “significantly affected” in the survey conducted for APM.

One in 10 people are considering leaving the industry over the lack of useable on-site toilet facilities.

The Building Safety Regulator (BSR) has appointed an Arup director and former Grenfell Tower resident as chair of its residents’ panel.

Fire safety remediation works at nine residential tower blocks in Salford have been completed.

Wirral Council has been fined £6,000 after a worker suffered a fractured collarbone and broken ribs when a stepladder collapsed beneath him.