The number of fatalities in construction has risen by 55% since last year and is the highest of any industry according to HSE data.

Willmott Dixon is using new harness-based technology on its construction projects to enhance safety for workers using a boom-type MEWP.

Two access equipment firms have been fined a total of £240,000 after two men working on a construction site were involved in an incident that “could have ended in a double tragedy”.

Osprey has been fined £24,000 after two men fell from height during the assembly of a crane at the Port of Blyth, Northumberland.

Chris Wraith from Horizon Platforms on the essential health and safety rules to follow when using powered access platforms.

For Safe Working At Height Week 2023, Tim Bissett offers a perspective on risk mitigation strategies for workers on wind energy projects.

As part of Safe Working at Height Week 2023, we look at IPAF’s campaign to raise awareness of the dangers of working near power lines.

A Middlesex demolition company has been fined £60,000 after part of a building fell on a labourer during demolition work.

Tarmac has been fined £1,275,000 after a man was crushed to death during maintenance work at Mountsorrel Quarry in Leicestershire.

Time is running out for high-rise residential buildings to be registered with the Building Safety Regulator (BSR), the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) has warned.

The HSE will lead the criminal investigation into two deaths at the Teesworks site in 2019 after the safety watchdog and Cleveland Police did not find enough evidence to pursue gross or corporate manslaughter charges.

Two construction companies have been fined a combined total of £120,000 after a groundworker suffered horrific injuries when heavy drainage pipes fell on top of him.