A housebuilder has received a fine of £116,666 after a history of health and safety failings.

A construction company and two workers have been sentenced after a fellow worker suffered an electric shock at a farm and had to be resuscitated.

A building contractor has received a £600,000 fine, while its director must complete 100 hours of unpaid work and pay £4,200 after failing to manage the risk of fire at a site.

Brick manufacturer Kenoteq, which produces bricks made from recycled construction waste, is to trial exoskeleton suits in its factory.

There’s just a fortnight left to register for the Digital Construction Summit, which take place on 1-10 November. The key event for digital decision-makers in the built environment comprises five webinars, held across four days.

A groundworks contractor in Kent has received a £10,000 fine after a worker was seriously burned when a co-worker used petrol on a bonfire.

Falls from an elevated platform are almost always fatal, as new analysis of accident data by the International Powered Access Federation (IPAF) illustrates.

Construction Management is set to launch Safe Working at Height Week next month (7-13 November).

A building firm has received a fine for putting workers working at height at risk during the refurbishment of a former warehouse building in London. The company also breached a prohibition notice.

Construction companies are being urged to follow a simple process to check for substandard PPE, amid growing evidence that PPE that isn’t fit for purpose is reaching the UK market.

Analysis of five years’ worth of inspections of tall buildings across the UK has revealed the most common risk areas and trends in construction details.

Lilly Richardson works in Skanska’s occupational health team. Ahead of World Mental Health Day on 10 October, she explains why mental health first aiders are central to the company’s wellbeing policy.

Police have handed the investigation into the death of a slinger signaller at Gatwick Airport earlier this summer over to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). Marius Badiou died on…

What are the key changes concerning structural design and construction that the Building Safety Act brings in? Simon King explains

Two construction company employees have received suspended prison sentences, and two companies were fined, after an 18-year-old construction worker died working on a site.

A Devon-based company has received an £80,000 fine after an employee fell through a stairwell while working on a barn conversion.

Dazzling sun was a factor in a serious road-rail vehicle collision last year in Essex, but it could have been prevented said investigators.

Many football clubs in England’s top two tiers are considering introducing safe standing, following a government ruling this summer. Beth Thompson and Gary Lewis look at the Sports Ground Safety Authority guidance that designers and constructors will have to follow.